Food
Little Salad Bar Asian Chopped Salad Kit
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 29
Little Salad Bar Asian Chopped Salad Kit scores 29 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 Corn syrup solids: 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
Asian Chopped Salad Kit
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup solids minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Canola oil minus 1.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Saturated fat 1.5 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 71.5 = 28.5 → 29
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 150 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 14 g |
| Sugars | 7 g |
| Added sugars | 4 g |
| Fiber | 3 g |
| Protein | 3 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 cup (100 g)
Ingredients
- green cabbage
- green leaf lettuce
- red cabbage
- carrots
- green onions
- wonton strips (not recognized)
- enriched wheat flour
- niacin
- reduced iron
- thiamine mononitrate
- riboflavin
- folic acid
- soybean oil
- sesame oil
- salt
- ginger
- sesame seed
- malted barley flour
- spice
- dehydrated garlic
- citric acid
- wonton wrapper (not recognized)
- canola oil
- corn starch
- sugar (high concern)
- salt
- dehydrated onion
- corn syrup solids (high concern)
- wheat
- soy sauce powder
- soybean
- salt
- wheat
- maltodextrin
- natural apple flavor
- natural tamarind flavor
- almonds
Label text, as published
green cabbage, green leaf lettuce, red cabbage, carrots, green onions, wonton strips, enriched wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, soybean oil, sesame oil, salt, ginger, sesame seed, malted barley flour, spice, dehydrated garlic, citric acid, wonton wrapper, canola oil, corn starch, sugar, salt, dehydrated onion, corn syrup solids, wheat, soy sauce powder, soybean, salt, wheat, maltodextrin, natural apple flavor, natural tamarind flavor, almonds
Allergens and diets
Contains: Tree nuts, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More from Little Salad Bar
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