Inc, Gourmet On The Go! Salads, Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Strips, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese And Caesar Dressing

by Buy Fresh Produce

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Inc, Gourmet On The Go! Salads, Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Strips, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese And Caesar Dressing by Buy Fresh Produce receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0854556005442
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
298 g (298 g)

What the Data Says About

Inc, Gourmet On The Go! Salads, Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Strips, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese And Caesar Dressing by Buy Fresh Produce carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Inc, Gourmet On The Go! Salads, Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Strips, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese And Caesar Dressing is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Inc, Gourmet On The Go! Salads, Chicken Caesar Salad, Grilled Chicken Strips, Croutons, Parmesan Cheese And Caesar Dressing
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score Not available OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Caesar Dressing
3
Mayonnaise
4
Soybean Oil
5
Water
6
Egg Yolks
7
Distilled Vinegar
8
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Mustard Bran
11
Spice
12
Lemon Juice Concentrate
13
Calcium Disodium Edta {Added To Protect Flavor}
14
Parmesan And Romano Cheese
15
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
16
Cheese Culture
17
Enzymes
18
Vinegar
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Worcestershire Sauce
21
Molasses
22
Anchovies
23
Onion
24
Tamarind Extract
25
Organic Cloves
26
Natural Flavor
27
Chili Pepper Extract
28
Anchovy Paste
29
Olive Oil
30
Spices
31
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
32
Onion
33
Sodium Benzoate And Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor
34
Chicken Breast Strips
35
Cooked Chicken Breast
36
Potassium Lactate
FLAVOR ENHANCER
GRAS
37
Potato Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
38
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
39
Chicken Flavor
40
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
41
Chicken Stock
42
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
43
Yeast Extract
44
Natural Flavors
45
Chicken Fat
46
Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
47
Propylene Glycol Alginate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Approved
48
Corn Starch
49
Corn Syrup Solids And Tocopherol
50
Cabe Juice
51
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
52
Sodium Phosphate
53
White Pepper
54
Parmesan Cheese
55
Pasteurized Cow's Milk
56
Rennet
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
57
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
58
To Prevent Caking
59
Croutons
60
Enriched Flour
61
Wheat Flour
62
Barley Malt
63
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
64
Reduced Iron
65
Thiamin Mononitrate
66
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
67
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
68
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
69
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
70
Yeast
71
2% Or Less Of The Following: Calcium Propionate
72
Preservative
73
Dough Conditioners
74
Calcium Stearoyl
75
Calcium Iodate
DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID
GRAS
76
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
77
Dehydrated Parsley
78
Natural And Artificial Flavor
79
Parmesan Cheese And Enzyme Modified Cheese
80
Pasteurized Milk
81
Cheese Cultures
82
Cultured Nonfat Milk
83
Annatto
Coloring
Certain People Should Avoid
84
Extractives Of Turmeric And Paprika
85
TBHQ
Preservative
Avoid Approved (preservative, 21 CFR 172.185)
86
To Preserve Freshness

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, caesar dressing (mayonnaise [soybean oil, water, egg yolks, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, contains less than 2% of salt, mustard bran, spice, lemon juice concentrate, calcium disodium edta {added to protect flavor}], water, parmesan and romano cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], vinegar, garlic [garlic, water], salt, worcestershire sauce [vinegar, molasses, high fructose corn syrup, anchovies, water, onion, salt, garlic, tamarind extract, cloves, natural flavor, chili pepper extract], lemon juice concentrate, anchovy paste [anchovies, olive oil, salt, vinegar, spices], spice, citric acid, dehydrated onion, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate to protect flavor), chicken breast strips (cooked chicken breast, water, potassium lactate, potato starch, isolated soy protein, chicken flavor [maltodextrin, chicken stock, salt, sugar, yeast extract, potassium lactate, natural flavors, chicken fat, partially hydrogenated vegetable oil, propylene glycol alginate, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids and tocopherol], salt, cabe juice [natural sugar], sodium phosphate, white pepper), parmesan cheese (pasteurized cow's milk, salt, cheese culture, rennet, powdered cellulose [to prevent caking]), croutons (enriched flour [wheat flour, barley malt, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], partially hydrogenated soybean oil, water, whey, yeast, salt, high fructose corn syrup, 2% or less of the following: calcium propionate [preservative], dough conditioners [may contain one or more of the following: sodium stearoyl lactylate, calcium stearoyl, calcium iodate, ascorbic acid], dehydrated parsley, garlic, natural and artificial flavor, parmesan cheese and enzyme modified cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], cultured nonfat milk, annatto, extractives of turmeric and paprika, tbhq [to preserve freshness]),

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial