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Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs

Shawarma Chicken Thighs

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Ingredients · 12

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs healthy?

Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs scores 36/100 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.

What is in Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs?

Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs lists 12 ingredients, starting with Boneless Skinless Chicken Thigh Meat, Olive Oil, Garlic, Lemon Juice and Ground Cumin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs compare to other poultry?

At 36/100 Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs scores worse than most poultry we have scored. A higher-scoring option in poultry is Simply Nature Organic Chicken Nuggets at 70/100.

Is Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs organic?

Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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