Lipton Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing

Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing by Lipton 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

Condiments / Sauces / Groceries

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 Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing, 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 Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing 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, high fructose corn syrup, vinegar, sugar, tomato paste, modified corn starch, salt, xanthan gum, spice, propylene glycol alginate, paprika, sodium benzoate and calcium disodium edta (used to protect quality), natural flavor, colors added, soybean lecithin, dl alpha tocopheryl acetate (vitamin e).

Product Details

Brand
Lipton
Barcode
0041000301209
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.5/5 rating on Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing?

Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; Western, Fat Free Sweet & Smooth Dressing'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.