Peanut Butter Caramel Coated Popcorn

Breakdown

Processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Caramel Coated Popcorn scores 53/100 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. 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 Peanut Butter Caramel Coated Popcorn lists 8 ingredients, starting with Peanut Butter (Dry Roasted Blanched Peanuts), Sea Salt, Cane Sugar, Tapioca Starch and Water. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 53/100 Trader Joe's Peanut Butter Caramel Coated Popcorn lands mid-scale — below the typical score in popcorn, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in popcorn is Lesser Evil Organic Popcorn Himalayan Pink Salt at 100/100.