Buffalo Style Chicken Meatballs with Monterey Jack Cheese

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Meatballs with Monterey Jack Cheese scores 64/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 14g protein and 0g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Meatballs with Monterey Jack Cheese lists 23 ingredients, starting with Chicken, Monterey Jack Cheese, Milk, Cheese Cultures and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

170 kcal per serving, or 200 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Meatballs with Monterey Jack Cheese on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 64/100 Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Meatballs with Monterey Jack Cheese lands mid-scale — below the typical score in prepared meals, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in prepared meals is Amylu Organic Chicken Meatballs at 97/100.