Whole foods market, petite kale caesar salad

by Whole Foods Market, Rt Wholesale Llc.

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Whole foods market, petite kale caesar salad by Whole Foods Market, Rt Wholesale Llc. receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0880066457525
Nutri-Score
d
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
6.5 ONZ (184 g)

What the Data Says About

Whole foods market, petite kale caesar salad by Whole Foods Market, Rt Wholesale Llc. carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" 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 did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, Whole foods market, petite kale caesar salad 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. The Nutri-Score grade of D reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Whole foods market, petite kale caesar salad
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score D OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Lettuce
2
Caesar Dressing
3
Just Mayo
4
Expeller-pressed Canola Oil
5
Filtered Water
6
Lemon Juice
7
White Vinegar
8
2% Or Less Of The Following: Sugar
9
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
10
Apple Cider Vinegar
11
Pea Protein
12
Spices
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Modified Food Starch
15
Beta-carotene
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
16
Parmesan Cheese
17
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
18
Cheese Culture
19
Enzymes Powdered Cellulose
20
Water
21
Red Wine Vinegar
22
Anchovy
23
Dijon Mustard
24
Vinegar
25
Mustard Seed
26
White Wine
27
Fruit Pectin
28
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
29
Tartaric acid
Preservative
Safe
30
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
31
Spice
32
Worcestershire Sauce
33
Tamarind
34
Soybean
35
Wheat
36
Molasses
37
Agave Syrup
38
Lemon Juice Concentrate
39
Ginger Puree
40
Chili Pepper
41
Garlic Powder
42
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
43
Dried Shitake Mushroom
44
Allspice
45
Organic Cloves
46
Orange Extract
47
Lemon Extract
48
Natural Smoke Flavor
49
Onion Flavor
50
White Pepper
51
Croutons
52
French Baguette
53
Enriched Flour
54
Wheat Flour
55
Malted Barley Flour
56
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
57
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
58
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
59
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
60
Biga
61
Flour
62
Yeast
63
Liquid Levain
64
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
65
Corn Flour
66
Wheat Malt Flour
67
Parmesan
68
Cultured Milk
69
Enzymes
70
Canola Oil
71
100% Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
72
Soy Lecithin
73
Pasteurized Milk
74
Annato
75
Cellulose
Emulsifier
Safe
76
Anti-caking Agent

Full Ingredient List

Lettuce, caesar dressing (just mayo (expeller-pressed canola oil, filtered water, lemon juice, white vinegar, 2% or less of the following: organic sugar, salt, apple cider vinegar, pea protein, spices, garlic, modified food starch, beta-carotene), parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes powdered cellulose), water, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, anchovy, dijon mustard (water, vinegar, mustard seed, salt, white wine, fruit pectin, citric acid, tartaric acid, sugar, spice), worcestershire sauce (apple cider vinegar, tamarind [water, soybean, wheat, salt] molasses, water, agave syrup, salt, lemon juice concentrate, ginger puree, tamarind, chili pepper, garlic powder, xanthan gum, shitake mushroom, allspice, cloves, orange extract, lemon extract, natural smoke flavor, natural onion flavor), garlic, salt, white pepper), croutons (french baguette (enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, water, biga (flour, water, yeast), liquid levain (flour, water, yeast), sea salt, yeast, corn flour, wheat malt flour), parmesan (cultured milk, enzymes, salt), canola oil (100% expeller pressed canola oil, soy lecithin), parmesan cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annato, powdered cellulose (anti-caking agent)).

Categories

Salted-snacks

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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