Fruits and vegetables based foods
Taylor Farms Caesar Chopped Kit
11.15 oz/316 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 20
Taylor Farms Caesar Chopped Kit scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Molasses: An added sugar. Strong
- 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
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Caesar Chopped Kit
Ingredients
- Molasses minus 20 points
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 0.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 0.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
- Powdered cellulose 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
- Saturated fat 3.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 190 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 80 = 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains molasses, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 190 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 16 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 4 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1 cup (100 g)
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce
- caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, parmesan cheese, egg yolks, red wine vinegar, worcestershire sauce, salt, lemon juice concentrate, garlic, spice, mustard seed, anchovy extract, xanthan gum, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic)
- croutons (wheat flour, sunflower oil, wheat flakes, palm oil shortening, sea salt, whey powder, sugar, cheese powder cheese, whey powder)
- maltodextrin
- yeast
- yeast extract
- garlic powder
- dehydrated parsley
- natural flavor
- citric acid
- malted barley flour
- spices
- rosemary extract)
- parmesan cheese (parmesan cheese, powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], potato starch [to prevent caking])
Label text, as published
Romaine lettuce, caesar dressing (soybean oil, water, parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes], egg yolks, red wine vinegar, contains less than 2% of worcestershire sauce [distilled vinegar, molasses, sugar, water, salt, onion, anchovy, garlic, spice, tamarind extract, natural flavors, chili pepper extract], salt, lemon juice concentrate, garlic, spice, mustard seed, anchovy extract, xanthan gum, dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic), croutons (wheat flour, sunflower oil, wheat flakes, palm oil shortening*, sea salt, whey powder, sugar, cheese powder cheese, whey powder], maltodextrin, yeast, yeast extract, garlic powder, dehydrated parsley, natural flavor, citric acid, malted barley flour, spices, rosemary extract), parmesan cheese (parmesan cheese [pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes], powdered cellulose [to prevent caking], potato starch [to prevent caking]).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Fish, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- 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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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