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Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Kraft

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Kraft creamy poppyseed dressing received a Longevity Score of 32 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Sweetened, soybean-oil based dressing with high fructose corn syrup, added starch, and several additives; limited whole-food content. Strengths include small serving size, poppy seeds and dried onion, and zero protein or fiber but low calorie load, while main considerations include high fructose corn syrup is a leading ingredient, soybean oil is a prominent seed oil, and multiple additives, stabilizers, and artificial color.

Longevity Score 32/100

What helped the score?

  • Small serving size
  • Contains poppy seeds and dried onion
  • Zero protein or fiber but low calorie load

What held the score back?

  • High fructose corn syrup is a leading ingredient
  • Soybean oil is a prominent seed oil
  • Multiple additives, stabilizers, and artificial color

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing
Brand
Kraft
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Salad Dressing & Mayonnaise)
GTIN / UPC
00021000641994
Serving size
33 g (2 tbsp (33g))
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Kraft

Creamy Poppyseed Dressing

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Sweetened, soybean-oil based dressing with high fructose corn syrup, added starch, and several additives; limited whole-food content.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

Refined Grains

Refined soybean oil

Artificial Colors

Beta carotene (color)

Added Sweetener

High fructose corn syrup

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean oil

Whole Foods

Poppy seeds, Dried onions

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Small serving size
  • Contains poppy seeds and dried onion
  • Zero protein or fiber but low calorie load

Key Concerns

  • High fructose corn syrup is a leading ingredient
  • Soybean oil is a prominent seed oil
  • Multiple additives, stabilizers, and artificial color
  • Sodium around 280 mg per serving

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

Poppy seedsDried onions

Processing signals

Modified food starchHigh fructose corn syrupRefined soybean oil

Additives

Polysorbate 60Xanthan gumGuar gumPotassium sorbateCalcium disodium EDTA

Seed oils

Soybean oil

Artificial colors

Beta carotene (color)

Added sweeteners

High fructose corn syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP, WATER, VINEGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF DRIED SOUR CREAM (CREAM, CULTURED SKIM MILK, CULTURE), WHEY, POPPY SEEDS, DRIED ONIONS, MUSTARD FLOUR, POLYSORBATE 60, XANTHAN GUM, GUAR GUM, BETA CAROTENE (COLOR), POTASSIUM SORBATE AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT FLAVOR)

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

80

4% DV

Total Carbs

10g

4% DV

Protein

0g

0% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

10g

4% DV

Sugar

9g

Added Sugar

9g

18% DV

Total Fat

5g

6% DV

Sodium

280mg

12% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories804% DV
Total Carbs10g4% DV
Protein0g0% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs10g4% DV
Sugar9g—
Added Sugar9g18% DV
Total Fat5g6% DV
Sodium280mg12% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (9g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (1g)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (9g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "syrup", "fructose", "high fructose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (0g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Kraft Creamy Poppyseed Dressing: 9g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include High fructose corn syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Small serving size; Contains poppy seeds and dried onion; Zero protein or fiber but low calorie load.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High fructose corn syrup is a leading ingredient; Soybean oil is a prominent seed oil; Multiple additives, stabilizers, and artificial color.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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