Potato Tots

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Potato Tots scores 27/100 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 Potato Tots lists 5 ingredients, starting with Potato, Vegetable Oil, Salt, Dextrose and Citric Acid. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 27/100 Trader Joe's Potato Tots scores worse than most frozen fruits & vegetables we have scored. A higher-scoring option in frozen fruits & vegetables is Wyman's Frozen Wild Blueberries at 100/100.