Caution

Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham

by Lifestyle Foods

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0898425001036 · Lifestyle Foods · Salted-snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0898425001036 · Serving size 1 PACKAGE (184 g)

The verdict

Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham by Lifestyle Foods scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 34 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 34-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Lite Ranch Dressing, Water. 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.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 34 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

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

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.

25001036 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 34 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 10% LEAD-FLAG Phosphoric Acid PHOTO-FINISH Peanut Butter & · ±0 BOOK-OFF …001036 · July 2026

9 of 34 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Phosphoric Acid). Source sheet 25001036 · 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: Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bar · Nearest score peer is Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bar at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published 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.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Salad, Chef With Ranch, R…85/1002. Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Peanut Butter & Jelly Pro…85/1003. cookies 'n' creme PROTEIN BAR: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. cookies 'n' creme PROTEIN…85/1004. PROTEIN BAR: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. PROTEIN BAR85/1005. Fruity Cereal Protein Bar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Fruity Cereal Protein Bar85/100
High-band neighbours for Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham (85/100) outside Lifestyle Foods.
Chart values as text

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

Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham
85/100
Peanut Butter & Jelly Protein Bar
85/100
cookies 'n' creme PROTEIN BAR
85/100
PROTEIN BAR
85/100
Fruity Cereal Protein Bar
85/100

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. Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham scores 9.1 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 94.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker 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

Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham lists 34 ingredients on its label

34 90th percentile a longer ingredient list than 90% 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%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 46 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 47 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 407 products (7%). Above this entry. 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: 34 (90th 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

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 34 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Lite Ranch Dressing
3
Water
4
Soybean Oil
5
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
6
Buttermilk
7
Distilled Vinegar
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Skim Milk
10
Modified Food Starch
11
Phosphoric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
Cut Back GRAS
12
Egg Yolk
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Onion
15
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
16
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
17
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
18
Spices
19
Dehydrated Parsley
20
Natural Flavor
21
Tomatoes
22
White Turkey
23
Skin
24
Corn Syrup Solids
25
Sodium Phosphate
26
Cheddar Cheese
27
Pasteurized Milk
28
Cheese Cultures
29
Enzymes
30
Turkey Ham
31
Turkey Thigh Meat
32
Brown Sugar
33
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
34
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

Romaine lettuce, lite ranch dressing (water, soybean oil, maltodextrin, buttermilk, distilled vinegar, salt, skim milk, modified food starch, phosphoric acid, egg yolk, *garlic, *onion, lactic acid, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, spices, parsley, natural flavor, *dehydrated.), tomatoes, white turkey (white turkey, water, skin, modified food starch, corn syrup solids, salt, sodium phosphate), cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), turkey ham (turkey thigh meat, water, salt, corn syrup solids, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).

Other products containing Lite Ranch Dressing

Lite Ranch Dressing is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 7 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Salted-snacks

High-score cross-brand comparables for Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham

Neighbours outside Lifestyle Foods with screening scores in the same high band as Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham (85/100 here). No other Lifestyle Foods products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Phosphoric Acid is the first flagged ingredient selected from Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 34-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Phosphoric Acid. Open Phosphoric Acid
  • Compare Salad, Chef With Ranch, Romaine, Ranch Dressing, Tomatoes, Turkey, Cheese & Turkey Ham's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

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

Barcode 0898425001036: 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.