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Salad dressing

Salad dressing is a seasoned liquid or emulsion used to flavor salads and other vegetables.

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About Salad dressing

Salad dressing is a seasoned liquid, suspension, or emulsion added to salads and other vegetables. Common preparations combine an acidic ingredient with oil, seasonings, herbs, or other flavouring components, while some are dairy-based, creamy, sweetened, or otherwise thickened. It is applied as a coating, drizzle, or accompaniment.

Flavour depends on the formula and may be sharp, savoury, herbal, creamy, sweet, or otherwise seasoned. Dressings range from thin, pourable mixtures to spoonable sauces, and are also used with cooked vegetables, grain salads, sandwiches, and other cold dishes.

Appearances include clear, translucent, opaque, and creamy forms. Commercial products may be bottled, refrigerated, shelf-stable, separated, or homogenized. Shaking, whisking, blending, or simply stirring changes the distribution of oil, suspended particles, and thickening ingredients.

Ingredient type
sauce

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salad dressing

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Salad dressing nutrition & diet

Salad dressing nutritional value

Reference: Salad dressing, packaged

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the explicitly named reference food.

Calories
303kcal
Protein
0.6g
Carbs
6.2g
Fat
30.5g

Per 100 g edible portion. ANSES Ciqual 2025; energy and protein follow EU Regulation 1169/2011 (protein = nitrogen × 6.25); carbohydrate excludes fibre. Values describe this food form, not every brand or recipe. Reused under the Etalab Open Licence 2.0: https://www.etalab.gouv.fr/licence-ouverte-open-licence/.

Portions & preparation

Use the reference portion for the dressing as served, and distinguish oil-based emulsions, creamy dressings, vinaigrettes, and reduced or powdered products. Preparation and dilution affect the serving, while added oil, sugar, salt, dairy, egg, nuts, seeds, or thickeners should be identified separately.

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Diet considerations

Origin varies because salad dressing is a formulation rather than a single food. Compatibility changes with egg, dairy, fish, meat-derived flavorings, honey, soy, wheat, other cereals, nuts, seeds, and coatings. Check the complete recipe or label; portion size and added sweeteners also affect carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: ANSES Ciqual 2025 — Sauce crudités ou sauce salade, préemballée ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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