puffed peanut & corn snacks

Breakdown

Processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's puffed peanut & corn snacks scores 84/100 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. Per serving it carries 1g fiber, 5g protein and 1g 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 puffed peanut & corn snacks lists 4 ingredients, starting with Peanut Butter, Corn Grits, High Oleic Sunflower Oil and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

150 kcal per serving, or 500 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's puffed peanut & corn snacks on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 84/100 Trader Joe's puffed peanut & corn snacks sits in our top band, among the better snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in snacks is Mary's Gone Crackers Organic SuperSeed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers at 100/100.