Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing

Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing is a 425 mL sweet-tart tomato vinaigrette built on sugar, vegetable oil, tomato paste and vinegar. Shoppers buy it for salads, sandwiches, wraps, pasta, marinades and dips.

Production is Canadian. Globe and Mail coverage names salad dressings among the goods from Kraft Heinz's Montreal plant, a Quebec site with about 1,000 workers. Ownership of the Kraft name sits in the United States with The Kraft Heinz Company. Crop origin for the tomato paste and oil is not given.

Each 30 mL pour has 90 calories, 6 g of fat, 7 g of sugars and 300 mg of sodium. Front of pack carries a Health Canada High in Sodium symbol. Allura Red colours the bottle, and the copy claims no artificial flavours.

Product Highlights

  • 90 calories and 6 g fat per 30 mL
  • 300 mg sodium per serving, High in Sodium FOP
  • 7 g sugars per 30 mL
  • Bottle uses 50% post-consumer recycled plastic
  • No artificial flavours, coloured with Allura Red
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Our Canadian score

Some Canadian ties

Canadian-made, imported inputs (Montreal, Quebec)

Company’s own label claim: “Proudly prepared in Canada

This Catalina bottle is processed in Canada, with Kraft Heinz's Montreal factory reported as a salad-dressing site, while ownership stays with The Kraft Heinz Company in the United States. The brand page does not say which country the tomato paste, sugar or oil come from.

Score breakdown (66% evidenced, high confidence)

Manufacturing30% of score85/100

Proudly prepared in Canada, our dressing is made with no artificial flavours.

Ingredients / Materials25% of scoreNo data
Brand Ownership20% of score0/100

The Kraft Heinz Company is the third-largest food and beverage company in North America and the fifth-largest food and beverage company in the world

Headquarters10% of score60/100

Kraft Heinz Canada ULC. 207 Queens Quay West Suite 700 Toronto ON, M5J 1A7 Canada

Canadian Workforce6% of score100/100

a complex facility that employs 1,000 people running 41 manufacturing lines, pumping out everything from peanut butter to salad dressings

Packaging5% of scoreNo data
Design & R&D4% of scoreNo data

This score is our own read of publicly available evidence, not a regulatory finding. It is not a CFIA or Competition Bureau origin determination, and it is not the same as the "Product of Canada" or "Made in Canada" claims a manufacturer prints on a label. Check the package if you need the official claim. How we score

Key Facts

Made In
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Owned By
The Kraft Heinz Company (United States)
Weight
425 mL
Key Ingredients
Sugar, vegetable oil, tomato paste, vinegar
Serving
30 mL (2 tbsp)
Colour
Allura Red

Product Information

Nutrition Facts

Per 2 tbsp (30 mL)about 14 servings per container% DV
Calories / Calories90
Fat / Lipides6g8%
Saturated / saturés1g5%
+ Trans / trans0g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol0mg
Sodium300mg13%
Carbohydrate / Glucides8g
Sugars / Sucres7g7%
Protein / Protéines0.2g
Calcium0mg0%
Iron / Fer0.1mg1%
Potassium50mg1%

Ingredients

WATER, SUGAR/GLUCOSE-FRUCTOSE, VEGETABLE OIL, TOMATO PASTE, VINEGAR, SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, PHOSPHORIC ACID, ONION, POTASSIUM SORBATE, XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC, ALLURA RED, CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA.

Warnings

  • High in sodium

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing made in Canada?

Yes. Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing is described as Proudly prepared in Canada on kraftheinz.com, and the neckband prints Prepared in Canada beside a maple leaf.

Does Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing have artificial colour?

Yes. Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing lists Allura Red. The page claims no artificial flavours, and it does not claim no artificial colours.

Why does Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing say high in sodium?

The Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing front panel shows Health Canada's High in Sodium symbol. The nutrition table lists 300 mg of sodium in a 30 mL serving, 13% of the daily value.

What size is Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing?

Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing is listed in one size on the Canadian brand page, 425 mL, or about 14 servings of 30 mL.

Where can you buy Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing?

Find Kraft Catalina Salad Dressing on the Kraft Heinz Canada site and at Food Basics under UPC 068100903614. Metro grocery search also carries the Kraft Catalina listing.