Kraft NOVA 4

Classic Caesar Dressing

Classic Caesar Dressing: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

Classic Caesar Dressing by Kraft has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.2 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Classic Caesar Dressing draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 5 of its 5 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Classic Caesar Dressing sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.2 Top 40% higher than 60% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.2
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.2 out of 5
Based on 5 tracked ingredients
5
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
5
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, VINEGAR, ROMANO CHEESE MADE FROM COW'S MILK (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), SUGAR, EGG YOLKS, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF PART-SKIM MILK, DRIED GARLIC, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, SPICES (INCLUDES CELERY), CORN SYRUP, XANTHAN GUM, WHEY, DRIED ONIONS, CREAM (FROM MILK), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, BUTTERMILK, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM PHOSPHATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, TAMARIND, CHEESE CULTURE, ENZYMES, SORBIC ACID AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR). KRAFT HEINZ FOODS COMPANY, CHICAGO, IL 60601 SCAN FOR INFO. CONTAINS: MILK, EGG. 0 21000 08507 04050036535100 smartlabel® OKRAFT FOODS recipes at kraftsauces.com 1 REFRIGERATE

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Classic Caesar Dressing: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Brand
Kraft
Barcode
0021000085071
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Classic Caesar Dressing rank on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Classic Caesar Dressing's 4.2/5 average puts it in the safer 60%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Classic Caesar Dressing's 4.2/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 4.2/5 average places Classic Caesar Dressing in the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.