Lettuces
Member's Mark Southwest Chopped Salad Kit
12 oz/340 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 22
Member's Mark Southwest Chopped Salad Kit scores 22 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: 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
Southwest Chopped Salad Kit
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Guar gum minus 0.5 points
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Phosphoric acid minus 0.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 7 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 2 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 78 = 22
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 160 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 12 g |
| Saturated fat | 2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 11 g |
| Sugars | 3 g |
| Added sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Salt | 0.6 g |
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Ingredients
- ROMAINE LETTUCE
- MILD SOUTHWEST RANCH DRESSING (WATER, CANOLA OIL, BUTTERMILK POWDER, EGG YOLK, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SEASONING BLEND, SUGAR, CULTURED SKIM MILK POWDER, SALT, DRIED ONION, SOY SAUCE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CHILI POWDER, SPICES, ACACIA GUM, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, BUTTER, NATURAL FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, DRIED CHIPOTLE PEPPER, PHOSPHORIC ACID)
- RED CABBAGE
- GREEN CABBAGE
- SALSA CORN STICKS (YELLOW CORN MASA, SOYBEAN OIL, SALSA SEASONING)
- KALE
- CARROTS
- SEASONED CHEESE BLEND (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), ENZYMES, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), POTATO FLOUR, SALT, SPICE, SUGAR)
- FREEZE DRIED CORN
Label text, as published
ROMAINE LETTUCE, MILD SOUTHWEST RANCH DRESSING (WATER, CANOLA OIL, BUTTERMILK POWDER, EGG YOLK, LESS THAN 2% OF DISTILLED VINEGAR, SEASONING BLEND [SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, DRIED ONION, DRIED GARLIC, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICE, PARSLEY, GUAR GUM], SUGAR, CULTURED SKIM MILK POWDER, SALT, DRIED ONION, SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT], APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CHILI POWDER [SPICES, SALT, PAPRIKA, DRIED GARLIC], SPICES, ACACIA GUM, PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, BUTTER [CREAM, SALT], NATURAL FLAVOR, MUSTARD FLOUR, DRIED CHIPOTLE PEPPER, PHOSPHORIC ACID), RED CABBAGE, GREEN CABBAGE, SALSA CORN STICKS (YELLOW CORN MASA, SOYBEAN OIL, SALSA SEASONING [MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, TOMATO POWDER, DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, GREEN PEPPER, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICES, TORULA YEAST, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR)]), KALE, CARROTS, SEASONED CHEESE BLEND (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, POWDERED CELLULOSE (TO PREVENT CAKING), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), ENZYMES, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), POTATO FLOUR, SALT, SPICE, SUGAR), FREEZE DRIED CORN.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Member's Mark
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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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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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“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