Safe

Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing

by Papa's John's Salad & Produce

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0782796028450 · Papa's John's Salad & Produce · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0782796028450 · Serving size 198 g (198 g)

The verdict

Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing by Papa's John's Salad & Produce scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 56 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 56-component record, beginning with Iceberg & Romaine Lettuce Mix, Iceberg Lettuce, Romaine Lettuce. 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 56 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

73/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

96028450 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 56 ing. REG-SPARSE 25% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-RARE Natamycin PHOTO-FINISH Chicken Caesar Salad · ±0 BOOK-OFF …028450 · July 2026

14 of 56 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Natamycin). Source sheet 96028450 · 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: Chicken Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar Dressing · Nearest score peer is Chicken Caesar Salad With Romano Caesar 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.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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

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

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

Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing lists 56 ingredients on its label

56 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% 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: 56 (97th 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
Iceberg & Romaine Lettuce Mix
2
Iceberg Lettuce
3
Romaine Lettuce
4
Ranch Dressing
5
Canola Oil
6
Low Fat Buttermilk
7
Skim Milk
8
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
9
Water
10
Skim Milk Solids
11
Whey Solids
12
Corn Starch
13
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
14
Disodium Phosphate
15
Carrageenan Gum
16
Locus Bean Gum
17
Culture
18
Egg Yolk
19
Non Fat Sour Cream
20
Cultured Skim Milk
21
Distilled Vinegar
22
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
23
Natural Flavor
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
26
Onion
27
Spices
28
Corn Starch
29
Green Onion
30
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
31
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
32
Guar Gum
33
Hard Cooked Eggs
34
Whole Eggs
35
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
36
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
37
Grape Tomatoes
38
Cheddar Cheese
39
Pasteurized Milk
40
Cheese Cultures
41
Microbial Enzymes
42
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
43
For Color
44
Natamycin
FUMIGANT
Safe Approved
45
Croutons
46
Wheat Flour
47
Sunflower Oil
48
Cracker Rye
49
Cracked Wheat
50
Yeast
51
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
52
2% Or Less Of Sugar
53
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
54
Roasted Garlic
55
Olive Oil Flavor
56
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

Iceberg & romaine lettuce mix (iceberg lettuce, romaine lettuce), ranch dressing (canola oil, low fat buttermilk (skim milk, whey, water, skim milk solids, whey solids, corn starch, tapioca starch, disodium phosphate, carrageenan gum, locus bean gum, culture), water, egg yolk, non fat sour cream (cultured skim milk, corn starch, tapioca starch, carrageenan gum, locus bean gum), distilled vinegar, salt, natural flavor, sugar, dried garlic, dried onion, spices, modified corn starch, dried green onion, lactic acid, xanthan gum, guar gum), hard cooked eggs (whole eggs, water, citric acid, sodium benzoate), grape tomatoes, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, microbial enzymes, annatto (for color), natamycin), croutons (wheat flour, sunflower oil, cracker rye, cracked wheat, yeast, sea salt, 2% or less of sugar, wheat gluten, dehydrated roasted garlic, natural olive oil flavor, ascorbic acid).

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing

Neighbours outside Papa's John's Salad & Produce with screening scores in the same high band as Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing (100/100 here). No other Papa's John's Salad & Produce products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Garden Salad With Homestyle Ranch Dressing has a longer ingredient list than 97% 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 0782796028450: 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.