Ranch Dressing Nutrition

Ranch dressing adds a flavorful kick to any salad. While it may bring flavor, it will also bring fat. There are multiple nutritional drawbacks to using ranch dressing on a salad.

Serving Size

• This guide focuses on the USDA information that lists a 1tbsp serving of a regular, commercial ranch dressing.

Calories

• Those who are eating a salad to lose weight should find something other than ranch for their dressing. One tablespoon of ranch dressing will add 73 calories to your salad.

Fat

• One serving of ranch dressing will add 8 g of fat to your salad. This is more than 10 percent of your daily recommended value of fat.

Sodium

• Anyone watching his sodium intake should limit his use of ranch dressing. One tablespoon has 5 percent of your daily recommended allowance of sodium.

Vitamin K

• There is one benefit to using ranch dressing on a salad. One serving has almost 25 percent of your daily recommended amount of vitamin K.