Prepared salads
Taylor Farms Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Kit
11 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 36
Taylor Farms Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Kit scores 36 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 6 points 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: anti-caking agent, flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Mediterranean Crunch Chopped Kit
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Wine minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Powdered cellulose minus 0.5 points
- Palm oil minus 0.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 0.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 0.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
- Silicon dioxide minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 6 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 2 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 64 = 36
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 12 g |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Added sugars | 4 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Ingredients
- ESCAROLE (not recognized)
- BASIL BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (vegetable oil, balsamic vinegar, sugar, sherry cooking wine, olive pomace oil, salt, basil, spice, xanthan gan, natural flavor)
- ENDIVE
- BROCCOLI
- CAULIFLOWER
- FETA CHEESE (feta cheese, powdered cellulose (to prevent caking])
- HERB SEASONED FLATBREAD STRIPS (flatbread, herb seasoning)
- RADICCHIO
- CARROT
- RED CABBAGE
- WHEAT
Label text, as published
ESCAROLE, BASIL BALSAMIC VINAIGRETTE (vegetable oil [canola and/or soybean oil], balsamic vinegar, sugar, sherry cooking wine, olive pomace oil, salt, less than 2% of basil, spice, xanthan gan, natural flavor), ENDIVE, BROCCOLI, CAULIFLOWER, FETA CHEESE (feta cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose (to prevent caking]), HERB SEASONED FLATBREAD STRIPS (flatbread (enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yeast, palm oil, salt, Sunflower oil (sunflower oil, rosemary extract (to maintain freshness)}], herb seasoning [onion powder, salt, garlic powder, maltodextrin, spices, tomato powder, natural butter flavor (milk), carrot powder, yeast extract, powder, ascorbic acid, less than 2% silicon dioxide caking}]), RADICCHIO, CARROT, RED CABBAGE, WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Taylor Farms
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org