Sparkling Water

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's Sparkling Water scores 80/100 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 0g fiber, 0g protein and 0g 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 Sparkling Water lists 2 ingredients, starting with Spring Water and Natural Grapefruit Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

0 kcal per serving, or 0 kcal per 100ml. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Trader Joe's Sparkling Water on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 80/100 Trader Joe's Sparkling Water sits in our top band, among the better water we have scored. A higher-scoring option in water is Great Value Purified Drinking Water at 100/100.