Salad Kit

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum. Organic Cheese And Garlic Croutons: Organic Wheat Flour, Powdered Cellulose (To Prevent Caking)): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 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: Organic Radicchio*. Organic Caesar Dressing: Organic Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil, Organic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid, Lactic Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt, Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Yeast. Organic Fancy Parmesan Cheese: Organic Parmesan Cheese (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Sea Salt, Vegetable Enzymes).

Industrial fermentation for additive production.