Comparison of Regular Salad Dressing and Fat-Free Salad Dressing

Published:  05/12/2017

Salad Dressing

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Comparison of Regular Salad Dressing and Fat-Free Salad Dressing

  Calories Carbs Fat Sugars
Regular Italian Salad Dressing Wishbone, 2 Tbsp. 80 4g 7g 4g
Fat-Free Italian Salad Dressing Wishbone, 2 Tbsp. 15 3g 0g 2g
         
Regular Ranch Salad Dressing Hidden Valley, 2 Tbsp. 140 2 14 1
Reduced Fat Ranch Dressing Hidden Valley, 2 Tbsp. 80 3 7 2


Q: Should I avoid fat-free salad dressings? I heard that fat-free and reduced-fat salad dressings have extra sugar.
Sugar: There is minimal sugar in salad dressing. 1 teaspoon of sugar is 5 grams for reference. Note that the regular Italian dressing has more sugar than the fat-free. And the addition of 1 gram of sugar in the reduced fat ranch is negligible.

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Calories: The regular dressing has 5 times more calories than the fat-free. Salad dressing is a caloric-dense food. The extra calories in salad dressings can add up quickly. Extra calories can accumulate to contribute to obesity.

Switching to a reduced fat or fat-free salad dressing reduces the fat and calories of a salad without increasing the amount of sugar and the overall reduction of calories when switching from regular to reduced fat dressing is significant.

List of Ingredients in Hidden Valley Ranch Light Salad Dressing

Buttermilk, Water, Vegetable Oil (Soybean and/or Canola), Maltodextrin, Sugar, Salt, Modified Corn Starch, Less than 2% of: Spices, Garlic (Dried), Onion (Dried), Natural Flavors, Egg Yolk, Phosphoric Acid, Vinegar, Artificial Flavor, Disodium Phosphate, Xanthan Gum, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Inosinate & Guanylate, Sorbic Acid and Calcium Disodium EDTA Added to Preserve Freshness.
 

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