Salad dressings
Primal Kitchen Green Goddess Dressing & Marinade
8 fl oz/236 mL
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 65
Primal Kitchen Green Goddess Dressing & Marinade scores 65 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 5 points Saturated fat 5 g / 100 g: High in saturated fat. Strong
- minus 5 points Salt 1.5 g / 100 g: 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 Receipt
Green Goddess Dressing & Marinade
Ingredients
- Gum arabic (acacia) minus 2.5 points
- Guar gum minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 400 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
100 − 35 = 65
Can’t score above 79. High in fat (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [5]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 400 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 40 g |
| Saturated fat | 5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.3 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 0 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 serving (30 g)
Ingredients
- AVOCADO OIL
- WATER
- ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR
- ORGANIC DIJON MUSTARD (ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WATER, ORGANIC MUSTARD SEED, SEA SALT, ORGANIC SPICES)
- ORGANIC COCONUT AMINOS (ORGANIC COCONUT SAP, SEA SALT)
- ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR
- ORGANIC GUM ACACIA
- ORGANIC GUAR GUM
- SEA SALT
- ORGANIC EGGS
- ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE
- ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER
- ORGANIC GARLIC
- ORGANIC CHIVES
- TARRAGON
- ORGANIC PARSLEY
- ORGANIC SAVORY
- ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT
Label text, as published
AVOCADO OIL, WATER, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC DIJON MUSTARD (ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, WATER, ORGANIC MUSTARD SEED, SEA SALT, ORGANIC SPICES), ORGANIC COCONUT AMINOS (ORGANIC COCONUT SAP, SEA SALT), ORGANIC DISTILLED VINEGAR, ORGANIC GUM ACACIA, ORGANIC GUAR GUM, SEA SALT, ORGANIC EGGS, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE*, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER, ORGANIC GARLIC, ORGANIC CHIVES, TARRAGON, ORGANIC PARSLEY, ORGANIC SAVORY, ORGANIC ROSEMARY EXTRACT
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Egg, Mustard
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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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