Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce

Name: Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce
Brand: Trader Joe's

80Clean

Ingredients · 2

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce healthy?

Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce 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. 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 Organic apple sauce?

Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce lists 2 ingredients, starting with Organic Apples and Organic Natural Flavor. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce’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 Organic apple sauce?

Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce compare to other baby food & purees?

At 80/100 Trader Joe's Organic apple sauce sits in our top band, among the better baby food & purees we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baby food & purees is Beech-Nut Organics Just Apples, Stage 1 at 100/100.