WALDEN FARMS RASPBERRY VINAIGRETTE DRESSING

Most raspberry vinaigrette salad dressings seem to just have a hint of raspberry in them but this offering from Walden Farms has an “over-the-top” raspberry taste and smell. Also, most vinaigrettes have a vinegary taste and smell but this one is just over-powered by a overly sweet raspberry essence. It is not really unpleasant but not tangy enough and the taste (like the other Walden Farms dressings) just seems shallow, not complicated and lacking in depth. These are terms not always confined to evaluating tastes but seem to relate, especially to the dressings by Walden Farms. The taste just always seems to “need something more”.

The list of ingredients is almost identical to the other Walden Farms dressings. The ingredient that provides the unique flavor for each dressing seems to be the only difference in any of their dressings. Lately I found a few of their dressings that were not calorie or fat-free and I was worried that maybe they had been guilty of false-advertising and that I would now find that none of their dressing would claim the no fat/no carbs and calorie-free status that they previously had. However, I recently found more of their products that still make that claim including this raspberry vinaigrette. So I guess my fears were unfounded. I just wish the only things lacking were the fat, calories, and cabs but I always find them lacking.



Taste Rating = 3 bottles
Overall Rating = 3 bottles
Style Category = Vinaigrette
Fat Category = fat free
Calorie Category = no calorie
Nutritional Category = none
Sodium Category = med

WALDEN FARMS CAESAR DRESSING

This is another offering by Walden Farms in their line-up of zero calories, zero sugar, and zero fat dressings. It has the distinctive smell that we automatically associate with Caesar dressings. This dressing is in the same line as the previous ones from Walden Farms that I have reviewed and but fairs a little better in the taste category than the others. It is hard to explain but the taste seems to hit farther back on the tongue rather than in the front. It is almost like an after-taste that you taste while eating. It is similar to the taste of some kind of hot spice that they just give you a hint of without actually giving it to you.

The ingredients are mostly the same as their other products and contain “Purified Triple Filtered Water”, white vinegar, cellulose gel, salt, buttermilk powder, anchovies, cheese flavor, lactic acid, onion, natural flavors, natural spices, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, sodium benzoate, food color and sucralose. The only surprises here are the buttermilk power, anchovies and cheese flavor. It may be the anchovies that give Caesar dressings their distinctive smell.

Just like the other Walden Farms dressings, this has zero of everything including fat, calories, sugars, carbs and also nutritional values. The sodium content of this is medium and not unexpected. When you are finished eating this dressing your lips still have a tingle in them caused by the small amount of heat supplied in this dressing. This is not unpleasant and helps to remind you that you have eaten something. This sets it apart from the other Walden Farms dressings I have tried. This is a better product and has enough taste to make it worth your while trying.

Taste Rating = 4 bottles
Overall Rating = 3
Style Category = Caesar
Fat Category = fat free
Calorie Category = no calorie
Nutritional Category = none
Sodium Category = med