Trader Joe's Spring Rolls with Shrimp and cashew dipping sauce

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Ultra-processed · 1 ingredient to avoid

Trader Joe's Spring Rolls with Shrimp and cashew dipping sauce scores 36/100 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 Spring Rolls with Shrimp and cashew dipping sauce lists 18 ingredients, starting with Water, Cooked Shrimp, Romaine Lettuce, Rice Paper and Dry-roasted Cashews. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 36/100 Trader Joe's Spring Rolls with Shrimp and cashew dipping sauce scores worse than most fruits & vegetables we have scored. A higher-scoring option in fruits & vegetables is Driscoll's Organic Strawberries at 100/100.