Kefir

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's Kefir scores 73/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. 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 Kefir lists 8 ingredients, starting with Pasteurized Milk, Vitamin D3, Cultures, Non Fat Milk and Pectin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 73/100 Trader Joe's Kefir sits in our top band, among the better probiotics & gut health we have scored. A higher-scoring option in probiotics & gut health is Hayward Gut Shot at 100/100.