Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing
Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing by Newman's Own has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score 0.88 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
Lite Cranberry Walnut 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 Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
5 Top 15% higher than 85% 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
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
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
ALL NATURAL INGREDIENTS: WATER, SUGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), BALSAMIC VINEGAR, RED WINE VINEGAR, CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, HONEY, WALNUTS, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, PLUM JUICE CONCENTRATE, BLACKBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATERMELON JUICE CONCENTRATE, BLACK CURRANT JUICE CONCENTRATE, MUSTARD BRAN, SPICES, CITRIC ACID, MALIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, XANTHAN GUM.
Compare beyond brand
Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Lite Cranberry Walnut 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.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 5/5.
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- Strawberry banana greek nonfat yogurt, strawberry banana Δ 0.0 pts 5.0/56 additives
- Traditional Greek Nonfat Yogurt, Strawberry Banana Δ 0.0 pts · Roundy's 5.0/56 additives
- 100 calorie greek nonfat yogurt, tart cherry, tart cherry Δ 0.0 pts · Shop Rite 5.0/55 additives
Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 3.
Product Details
- Brand
- Newman's Own
- Barcode
- 0020662004215
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Where does Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing rank on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing's 5/5 average puts it in the safer 85%, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 5/5 rating on Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Lite Cranberry Walnut Dressing's 5/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it 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.