Prepared salads
Marketplace Southwest Salad
12.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 44
Marketplace Southwest Salad scores 44 out of 100 (Okay) 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 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: anti-caking agent, flavoring 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
Southwest Salad
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Sunflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Safflower oil minus 1.5 points
- Powdered cellulose minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 180 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 56 = 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 180 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated fat | 3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Added sugars | 1.2 g |
| Fiber | 1 g |
| Protein | 8 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 serving (100 g)
Ingredients
- Romaine lettuce
- chipotle ranch dressing (buttermilk, soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, chipotle peppers, salt, egg yolks, sugar, natural flavor, cultured nonfat milk, spices, dried garlic, dried onion, xanthan gum, natural smoke flavor)
- grilled chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, cultured sugar, vinegar, potato starch, sea salt, natural flavorings)
- crispy red pepper
- jalapeño and Santa Fe tortilla strips (crispy red peppers, jalapeño peppers, enriched flour, sunflower oil, safflower oil, salt, corn masa flour, seasoning)
- nacho and taco cheese blend (Colby Jack cheese, cheddar cheese, powdered cellulose)
- nacho taco seasoning (spice, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, soybean oil, citric acid, lime oil)
- pico de gallo (Roma tomato, yellow onion, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, water) (not recognized)
- carrot
- red cabbage
Label text, as published
Romaine lettuce, chipotle ranch dressing (buttermilk, soybean oil, water, distilled vinegar, chipotle peppers, salt, egg yolks, sugar, natural flavor, cultured nonfat milk, spices, dried garlic, dried onion, xanthan gum, natural smoke flavor), grilled chicken breast with rib meat (chicken breast with rib meat, water, cultured sugar, vinegar, potato starch, sea salt, natural flavorings), crispy red pepper, jalapeño and Santa Fe tortilla strips (crispy red peppers, jalapeño peppers, enriched flour, sunflower oil, safflower oil, salt, corn masa flour, seasoning), nacho and taco cheese blend (Colby Jack cheese, cheddar cheese, powdered cellulose), nacho taco seasoning (spice, salt, sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, soybean oil, citric acid, lime oil), pico de gallo (Roma tomato, yellow onion, jalapeño peppers, cilantro, water), carrot, red cabbage.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“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