Trader Joe's 12 mini Blueberry Scones

Breakdown

4 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's 12 mini Blueberry Scones scores 35/100 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 12 mini Blueberry Scones lists 21 ingredients, starting with Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron and Thiamine Mononitrate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 35/100 Trader Joe's 12 mini Blueberry Scones scores worse than most frozen foods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in frozen foods is Straus Family Creamery Organic Vanilla Bean Ice Cream at 100/100.