Kroger NOVA 4

Sweet cole slaw

Sweet cole slaw: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Sweet cole slaw by Kroger has 4 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.

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

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 Sweet cole slaw, 4 of its 4 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 Sweet cole slaw 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 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
4
Low Risk / Safe
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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

cabbage, mayonnaise (soybean oil, vinegar, egg yolk, sugar, water, salt, natural flavor), sugar, carrots. contains 2% or less of: salt, citric acid, palmityl ascorbic acid, sodium ascorbate, xanthan gum, ascorbic acid, white pepper, wheat germ, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives). contains: eggs, wheat.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Sweet cole slaw: 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
Kroger
Barcode
0011110032317
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Sweet cole slaw's safety score compare to other products?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Sweet cole slaw's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Sweet cole slaw's 4.5/5 score be read?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Sweet cole slaw'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.