Panera, Panera Bread Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing

Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing: 4.7/5 ingredient safety

Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing by Panera, Panera Bread has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.7 out of 5, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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How This Score Is Built

Fuji apple vinaigrette 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). 3 of its 3 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 Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing sits nationally

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

4.7 Top 18% higher than 82% 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

4.7
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 4.7 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
D
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, sugar, apple juice concentrate, cider vinegar, white balsamic vinegar, contains less than 2% of citric acid, dehydrated onion, garlic (garlic, water, citric acid), natural fuji apple flavor (ethyl alcohol, water and natural flavor), lemon juice concentrate, olive pomace oil, organic gum acacia, rosemary extract, salt, ginger, xanthan gum.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Fuji apple vinaigrette 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

Barcode
0018959750761
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.7/5, Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing sits ahead of 82% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.58 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.7/5 ingredient safety score mean?

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 4.7/5 average places Fuji apple vinaigrette dressing in the Generally Safe 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.