Trader Joe's Cracked Wheat Bread

Breakdown

Processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Cracked Wheat Bread scores 53/100 on Tallow — our okay 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 Cracked Wheat Bread lists 13 ingredients, starting with Unbleached Enriched Flour, Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Reduced Iron and Niacin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 53/100 Trader Joe's Cracked Wheat Bread lands mid-scale — below the typical score in bread, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in bread is Olivier's Breads Organic White Sourdough at 100/100.