Salad dressings
Chosen Foods Steakhouse Caesar Dressing & Marinade
8 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 48
Chosen Foods Steakhouse Caesar Dressing & Marinade scores 48 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7 points Salt 1.8 g / 100 g: Very high in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Steakhouse Caesar Dressing & Marinade
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 52 = 48
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 40 g |
| Saturated fat | 5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.7 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 1 portion (30 ml)
Ingredients
- Avocado oil
- pear juice from concentrate (water, pear juice concentrate)
- water
- egg yolks
- white vinegar
- lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate)
- organic parmesan concentrate (organic parmesan cheese, pasteurized organic buttermilk powder, organic skim milk, lactic acid, starter culture)
- black pepper
- anchovy paste (anchovies, salt, olive oil)
- tamarind seed gum
- onion powder
- citrus fiber
- celery seed
Label text, as published
Avocado oil, pear juice from concentrate (water, pear juice concentrate), water, egg yolks, white vinegar, lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate), organic parmesan concentrate (organic parmesan cheese, pasteurized organic buttermilk powder, organic skim milk, lactic acid, starter culture), black pepper, anchovy paste (anchovies, salt, olive oil), tamarind seed gum, onion powder, citrus fiber, celery seed. Contains: egg, milk, anchovies.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Egg, Fish, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Chosen Foods
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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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