Safe

Caesar Salad Kit

by Little Salad Bar by Aldi

Open Food Facts label for barcode 4061464118652 · Little Salad Bar by Aldi. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 4061464118652 · Serving size 2 cups (100 g)

The verdict

Caesar Salad Kit by Little Salad Bar by Aldi scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Romaine Lettuce, Parmesan Cheese, Pasteurized Part-skim Milk. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
4061464118652
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

67/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

64118652 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Caesar Salad Kit label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-PART 30% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 5% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Sardines in Hot · ±0 BOOK-OFF …118652 · July 2026

13 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 64118652 · 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: Sardines in Hot Sauce · Nearest score peer is Sardines in Hot Sauce 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

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. Caesar Salad Kit: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Caesar Salad Kit95/1002. Sardines in Hot Sauce: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sardines in Hot Sauce95/1003. simple nature ceaser: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. simple nature ceaser95/1004. PROTEIN PLUS with ALMOND BUTTER Chocolate Peanut Butter flavored protein shake: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. PROTEIN PLUS with ALMOND …95/1005. Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Classic Balsamic Vinaigre…95/100
High-band neighbours for Caesar Salad Kit (95/100) outside Little Salad Bar by Aldi.
Chart values as text

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

Caesar Salad Kit
95/100
Sardines in Hot Sauce
95/100
simple nature ceaser
95/100
PROTEIN PLUS with ALMOND BUTTER Chocolate Peanut Butter flavored protein shake
95/100
Classic Balsamic Vinaigrette Dressing & Marinade
95/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Caesar Salad Kit lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 95th percentile a longer ingredient list than 95% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 44 (95th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Romaine Lettuce
2
Parmesan Cheese
3
Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
4
Cheese Cultures
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Enzymes
7
Caesar Dressing
8
Soybean Oil
9
Water
10
Distilled Vinegar
11
Egg Yolk
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
14
Spice
15
Lemon Juice Concentrate
16
White Wine Vinegar
17
Anchovy
18
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
19
Molasses
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
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
22
Tamarind
23
Natural Flavor
24
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
25
Preservative
26
Calcium Disodium Edta
27
Mustard Seed
28
Onion
29
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
30
Croutons
31
Enriched Wheat Flour
32
Wheat Flour
33
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
34
Reduced Iron
35
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
36
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
37
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
38
Canola Oil
39
Yeast
40
Malted Barley Flour
41
Garlic Powder
42
Spices
43
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
44
Dough Conditioner

Full Ingredient List

romaine lettuce, parmesan cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, parmesan cheese [pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], distilled vinegar, egg yolk, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, garlic, spice, lemon juice concentrate, white wine vinegar, anchovy, xanthan gum, molasses, corn syrup, caramel color, tamarind, natural flavor, sodium benzoate [preservative], calcium disodium EDTA [to protect flavor], mustard seed, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic), croutons (enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], canola oil, salt, yeast, sugar, malted barley flour, garlic powder, spices, natural flavor, ascorbic acid [dough conditioner])

High-score cross-brand comparables for Caesar Salad Kit

Neighbours outside Little Salad Bar by Aldi with screening scores in the same high band as Caesar Salad Kit (95/100 here). No other Little Salad Bar by Aldi products are linked from this barcode; these peers compare across brands only.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Caesar Salad Kit's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Caesar Salad Kit'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 4061464118652: 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.