Safe

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing

by Papa John's Salads & Produce

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796028429 · Papa John's Salads & Produce · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796028429 · Serving size 0.5 SALAD (163 g)

The verdict

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing by Papa John's Salads & Produce scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 45 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 45-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Romano Caesar Dressing, Canola Oil. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 45 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

96028429 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 45 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 6% LEAD-RARE Mustard Flour PHOTO-FINISH Garden Salad With · ±0 BOOK-OFF …028429 · July 2026

12 of 45 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Mustard Flour). Source sheet 96028429 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing · Nearest score peer is Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Caesar Salad With Romano …100/1002. Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Garden Salad With Homesty…100/1003. Mediterranean Chicken Salad With Lite Greek Dressing: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Mediterranean Chicken Sal…100/1004. Kale Salad With Fuji Apple Vinaigrette: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Kale Salad With Fuji Appl…100/1005. Green Bean Almondine: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Green Bean Almondine100/100
High-band neighbours for Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing (100/100) outside Papa John's Salads & Produce.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing
100/100
Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing
100/100
Mediterranean Chicken Salad With Lite Greek Dressing
100/100
Kale Salad With Fuji Apple Vinaigrette
100/100
Green Bean Almondine
100/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 6,228 products we've scored in the Salted-snacks category, the average safety score is 94.1/100. Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing scores 5.9 points above that category average (100/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is a comparatively strong pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Salted-snacks products

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing lists 45 ingredients on its label

45 94th percentile a longer ingredient list than 94% of the 5,429 products we track

0–2: 3 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 222 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 793 products (15%). Below this entry. 6–8: 689 products (13%). Below this entry. 8–10: 1,036 products (19%). Below this entry. 10–12: 817 products (15%). Below this entry. 12–14: 570 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 243 products (4%). Below this entry. 16–18: 168 products (3%). Below this entry. 18–20: 67 products (1%). Below this entry. 20–22: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 22–24: 30 products (1%). Below this entry. 24–26: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 26–28: 32 products (1%). Below this entry. 28–30: 36 products (1%). Below this entry. 30–32: 41 products (1%). Below this entry. 32–34: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 34–36: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Salted-snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

5,429 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 45 (94th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
3 products (0%)
2–4
222 products (4%)
4–6
793 products (15%)
6–8
689 products (13%)
8–10
1,036 products (19%)
10–12
817 products (15%)
12–14
570 products (10%)
14–16
243 products (4%)
16–18
168 products (3%)
18–20
67 products (1%)
20–22
47 products (1%)
22–24
30 products (1%)
24–26
41 products (1%)
26–28
32 products (1%)
28–30
36 products (1%)
30–32
41 products (1%)
32–34
47 products (1%)
34–36
47 products (1%)
36–38
46 products (1%)
38–40
47 products (1%)
40 and above
407 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 5,429 Salted-snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Romano Caesar Dressing
3
Canola Oil
4
Water
5
Romano Cheese
6
Milk
7
Culture
8
Sat
9
Enzymes
10
Egg Yolk
11
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
12
Distilled Vinegar
13
Dijon Mustard
14
Mustard Seed
15
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
16
White Wine
17
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
18
Turmeric
19
Color
20
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
21
Spices
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Lemon Juice Concentrate
24
Anchovies
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Spice
28
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
29
Parmesan Cheese
30
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
31
Cheese Cultures
32
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
33
Anti-caking Agent
34
Croutons
35
Wheat Flour
36
Sunflower Oil
37
Cracked Rye
38
Cracked Wheat
39
Yeast
40
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
41
2% Or Less Of Sugar
42
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
43
Roasted Garlic
44
Olive Oil Flavor
45
Ascorbic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, romano caesar dressing (canola oil, water, romano cheese (milk, culture, sat, enzymes), egg yolk, garlic, distilled vinegar, dijon mustard [water, mustard seed, distilled vinegar, salt, white wine, citric acid, turmeric (color), tartaric acid, spices], salt, sugar, lemon juice concentrate, anchovies, dried garlic, mustard flour, spice, xanthan gum), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, and powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent)), croutons (wheat flour, sunflower oil, cracked rye, cracked wheat, yeast, sea salt, 2% or less of sugar, wheat gluten, dehydrated roasted garlic, natural olive oil flavor, ascorbic acid).

Other products containing Romano Caesar Dressing

Romano Caesar Dressing is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing

Neighbours outside Papa John's Salads & Produce with screening scores in the same high band as Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Papa John's Salads & Produce; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing has a longer ingredient list than 94% of its Salted-snacks category comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0782796028429: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.