Dean's Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Dip Veggie

Dip Veggie: 4.2/5 ingredient safety

Dip Veggie by Dean's has 11 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. Its Nutri-Score is D, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

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

Condiments / Sauces / Dips / Groceries

How This Score Is Built

Dip Veggie 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). 11 of its 11 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 Dip Veggie 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 11 tracked ingredients
11
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
9
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

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

Skim milk, whey (milk), palm oil, water, contains less than 2% of salt, onion*, sour cream solids, food starch-modified, lactic acid, gelatin, dextrose, red & green bell peppers*, monosodium glutamate, garlic*, citric acid, potassium sorbate (to preserve freshness), locust bean gum, sodium hexametaphosphate natural flavors, guar gum, soy lecithin, parsley*, spice, whey (milk) protein concentrate, cream, sour cream cultures, sodium citrate, autolyzed yeast extract, cultured buttermilk, propylene glycol alginate, carrageenan, nonfat dry milk solids, acetic acid, lipolyzed cream, yellow 5 & 6.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Dip Veggie: 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
Dean's
Barcode
0026700129186
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Dip Veggie's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.2/5, Dip Veggie sits ahead of 60% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Dip Veggie's 4.2/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Dip Veggie's 4.2/5 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.