Simply Fresh crunchy Asian style salad

by Kroger

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

Simply Fresh crunchy Asian style salad by Kroger 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
2000000145848
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1

What the Data Says About

Simply Fresh crunchy Asian style salad by Kroger 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, Simply Fresh crunchy Asian style 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.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for Simply Fresh crunchy Asian style 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 Not available OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Vegetable Mix
2
Romaine Lettuce
3
Red Cabbage
4
Carrots
5
Honey Sesame Dressing
6
Water
7
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Soybeans
10
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
11
Wheat Flour
12
Less Than 2% Of: Caramel Color
13
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
14
Sodium Benzoate As A Preservative
15
Disodium 5' Inosinate
16
Disodium 5' Guanylate As Flavor Enhancer
17
Seasoned Rice Vinegar
18
Rice Vinegar
19
Invert Sugar
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER
Cut Back GRAS
20
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
21
Diluted With Water To 4% Acidity
22
Soybean Oil
23
Canola Oil
24
Corn Oil
25
Sesame Oil
26
Honey
27
Corn Starch
28
Less Than 2% Of Following: Dehydrated Garlic
29
Sesame Seeds
30
Organic Ginger
31
Sea salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
32
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
33
Grilled Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
34
Boneless
35
Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
36
Potato Or Tapioca Starch
37
Vinegar
38
Roasted Edamame
39
Dried Cranberries
40
Dried Cranberries
41
Sunflower Oil
42
Toasted Almonds

Full Ingredient List

VEGETABLE MIX (ROMAINE LETTUCE, RED CABBAGE, CARROTS), HONEY SESAME DRESSING (WATER, SOY SAUCE [WATER, SALT, SOYBEANS, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, LESS THAN 2% OF: CARAMEL COLOR, LACTIC ACID, SODIUM BENZOATE AS A PRESERVATIVE, DISODIUM 5' INOSINATE, DISODIUM 5' GUANYLATE AS FLAVOR ENHANCER], SEASONED RICE VINEGAR [RICE VINEGAR, INVERT SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, SALT, DILUTED WITH WATER TO 4% ACIDITY], SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR CANOLA OIL AND/OR CORN OIL, SUGAR, SESAME OIL, HONEY, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, LESS THAN 2% OF FOLLOWING: DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SESAME SEEDS, GINGER, SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM), GRILLED CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT (BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, POTATO OR TAPIOCA STARCH, VINEGAR, SALT), ROASTED EDAMAME, DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), TOASTED ALMONDS.

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