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Is Earthbound Farm Organic Caesar Salad Kit ultra-processed?

Lettuces Sold in the United States

Pack of Earthbound Farm Organic Caesar Salad Kit

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 58 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed lettuces

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

romaine lettuce, caesar dressing, soybean oil, water, romano cheese, part skim milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, vegetable enzymes, powdered cellulose, distilled vinegar, egg yolks, egg yolks, salt, salt, less than 2% dried garlic, cane sugar, natural anchovy flavor, black pepper, mustard flour, xanthan gum, acacia gum, croutons, wheat flour, water, sunflower oil, garlic powder, palm oil shortening, salt, romano cheese, milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, sweet whey, sugar, yeast, yeast, onion powder, parsley, spices, rosemary extract, parmesan cheese, parmesan hard grating cheese, milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose, caesar seasoning, sea salt, spices, red bell pepper, turmeric, sunflower oil, yeast extract, garlic oil, natural flavor

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary , E414 Acacia gum , E415 Xanthan gum , E460 Cellulose , E460ii Powdered cellulose

As written on the pack

organic romaine lettuce, organic caesar dressing, organic soybean oil, water, organic romano cheese, organic part skim milk, cheese cultures, sea salt, vegetable enzymes, powdered cellulose, organic distilled vinegar, organic egg yolks, organic egg yolks, salt, salt, less than 2% of organic dried garlic, organic cane sugar, natural anchovy flavor, organic black pepper, organic mustard flour, xanthan gum, organic acacia gum, organic croutons, organic wheat flour, water, organic sunflower oil, organic garlic powder, organic palm oil shortening, salt, organic romano cheese, pasteurized organic milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, organic sweet whey, organic sugar, organic yeast or yeast, organic onion powder, organic parsley, organic spices, organic rosemary extract, organic parmesan cheese, organic parmesan hard grating cheese, pasteurized organic milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose, organic caesar seasoning, sea salt, organic spices, organic red bell pepper, organic turmeric, organic sunflower oil, organic yeast extract, organic garlic oil, natural flavor

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • E460 Cellulose A food additive used to dissolve, dilute, disperse or otherwise physically modify a food additive or nutrient without altering its function -and without exerting any technological effect itself- in order to facilitate its handling, application or use of the food additive or nutrient.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 lettuces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 21st. 41% of the lettuces here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 22 lettuces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0032601952211, last edited 28 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.