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Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit

Processing Score
14.4Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
4/10Fair

The processing score reflects 83 ingredients, including modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.

Fresh Express Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit Fresh Produce
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
0071279302164
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories
160
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 14g
18%
Saturated Fat 3g
15%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 10mg
3%
Sodium 390mg
17%
Total Carbohydrate 6g
2%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 2g
Includes 1g Added Sugars
2%
Protein 4g
Vitamin D 0mcg
0%
Calcium 110mg
8%
Iron 0.7mg
4%
Potassium 130mg
3%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

34 listed · 6 flagged for review

VEGETABLES: ICEBERG LETTUCE, GREEN LEAF LETTUCE, DRESSING: VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), WATER, BASIL PESTO (BASIL, CANOLA OIL, WATER, PARMESAN CHEESE [PART SKIM MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES], DRIED GARLIC, SALT), ROASTED GARLIC PUREE, PARMESAN CHEESE (PART SKIM MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WHITE WINE VINEGAR, ROMANO CHEESE (MILK, CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF EGG YOLK, SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICES, DRIED GARLIC, DIJON MUSTARD (DISTILLED VINEGAR, WATER, MUSTARD SEED, SALT, WHITE WINE, CITRIC ACID, TURMERIC, TARTARIC ACID, SPICES), XANTHAN GUM, ACACIA GUM, GROUND MUSTARD, SEASONING BLEND (DEXTROSE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH), YEAST EXTRACT, ANCHOVY PASTE (ANCHOVIES, SALT, WATER), NATURAL FLAVORS, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, GARLIC BRIOCHE CROUTONS: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SUNFLOWER OIL (SUNFLOWER OIL, ROSEMARY EXTRACT [TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS]), SEASONING (GARLIC POWDER, SEA SALT), PALM OIL, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, YEAST, CHEESE: PARMESAN CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING).

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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum, Acacia Gum, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Fresh Produce, this product is more processed than about 90% of the 6,649 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Pesto Caesar Chopped Salad Kit's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dressing: Vegetable Oil (Canola And/Or Soybean Oil), Sunflower Oil (Sunflower Oil, Rosemary Extract [To Maintain Freshness]), Palm Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Sugar, Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract, Yeast.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

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