RANCH DRESSING by Walden Farms · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
Walden Farms WFWalden Farms
VerdictConsider avoidingRANCH DRESSING
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Decision lens
Focused on child exposure. Keep higher-sensitivity and child-exposure concerns in view.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- SucraloseSweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood health
High
- 1nutrition base band "moderate" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Sucralose — Sweetener; emerging genotoxicity concern around the impurity/metabolite sucralose-6-acetate.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (17)
- Triple filtered purified water55.53333333333333%—
- White vinegar22.233333333333334%—
- Vegetable fiber11.116666666666667%—
- Salt0.2%—›
- Xanthan gum0.2%—
- Cellulose gel0.2%—›
- Food color0.2%—
- Sour cream flavor0.2%—
- Non dairy0.2%—
- Garlicpowder0.2%—
- Onion0.2%—›
- Potassium sorbate0.2%—
- Sodium benzoate0.2%⚠ moderate
- To preserve freshness0.2%—
- Lactic acid0.2%—
- Parsley0.2%—›
- Natural flavors0.2%—
- Sucralose0.2%⚠ moderate
- White pepper8.516666666666637%—›
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Triple filtered purified water, white vinegar, vegetable fiber, salt, xanthan gum, cellulose gel, food color, sour cream flavor (non dairy), garlicpowder, onion powder, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate (to preserve freshness), lactic acid, parsley, natural flavors, sucralose, white pepper.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.