Plain Bagels

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 4 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Plain Bagels scores 11/100 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. 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 Plain Bagels lists 22 ingredients, starting with Unbleached Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin and Reduced Iron. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 11/100 Trader Joe's Plain Bagels scores worse than most bagels & english muffins we have scored. A higher-scoring option in bagels & english muffins is Thomas' Organic Everything Bagels at 100/100.