Q&B Foods Inc., Kewpie Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade

Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade by Q&B Foods Inc., Kewpie has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Condiments / Sauces / Salad dressings

How This Score Is Built

Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade 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). 2 of its 2 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 Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade sits nationally

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

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% 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

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
E
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

Canola oil, water, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), brown sugar, sesame seeds, distilled vinegar, salt, maltodextrin, msg, shiitake extract, soybean oil, egg yolk, sesame oil, yeast extract, xanthan gum, stevia extract, natural flavors, edta (used to protect flavor).

Product Details

Barcode
0033357052002
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Canada,United States,World

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Frequently asked questions

Is Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade above or below average on ingredient safety?

Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade scores 4.5 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, safer than 71% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Deep Roasted Sesame Dressing & Marinade's 4.5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.