Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 8 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers scores 10/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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, 1g 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 Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers lists 22 ingredients, starting with Yellow Corn, Vegetable Oil, Sunflower Oil, Safflower Oil and Canola Oil. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

162 kcal per serving, or 571 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 10/100 Trader Joe's Organic Elote Corn Chip Dippers scores worse than most snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in snacks is Mary's Gone Crackers Organic SuperSeed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers at 100/100.