Newman's Own Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette

Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette by Newman's Own 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

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How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette 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

WATER, BALSAMIC VINEGAR, VEGETABLE OIL (CANOLA OIL AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL), SUGAR, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, ROASTED GARLIC, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, GARLIC*, SPICES, RED BELL PEPPER*, ONION*, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR. *DRIED.

Product Details

Barcode
0020662004055
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette?

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 4.5/5 average places Roasted Garlic Balsamic Lite Vinaigrette 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.