Classic Ranch Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix by Great Value · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingClassic Ranch Salad Dressing & Recipe Mix
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
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Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
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 healthHigh
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (16)
- Maltodextrin84.81514084507074%—›
- Salt1.01232394366195%—›
- Monosodium glutamate1.01232394366195%⚠ moderate
- Buttermilk solids1.01232394366195%—
- From milk1.01232394366195%—›
- Whey1.01232394366195%—›
- From milk1.01232394366195%—›
- Lactic acid1.01232394366195%—
- Food starch-modified1.01232394366195%—›
- Dried garlic1.01232394366195%—›
- Dried onions1.01232394366195%—
- Citric acid1.01232394366195%—
- Parsley1.01232394366195%—›
- Dry whole milk1.01232394366195%—›
- Acid1.01232394366195%—›
- Casein1.01232394366195%—›
- From milk1.01232394366195%—›
- Guar gum1.01232394366195%—
- Calcium stearate1.0123239436619258%—›
- Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose1.0123239436619258%—
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maltodextrin, salt, monosodium glutamate, buttermilk solids (from milk), whey (from milk), lactic acid, food starch-modified, dried garlic, dried onions, citric acid, dried parsley, dry whole milk, acid casein (from milk), guar gum, calcium stearate, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose. contains milk.
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