Trader Joe's Bread

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Bread scores 30/100 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 Bread lists 14 ingredients, starting with Bread Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, White Enriched and Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water and Honey. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 30/100 Trader Joe's Bread scores worse than most bread we have scored. A higher-scoring option in bread is Pacha Organic Buckwheat Bread Original at 100/100.