Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle Mix

Breakdown

3 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle Mix scores 58/100 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 Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle Mix lists 14 ingredients, starting with Sweet Rice Flour, Sugar, Tapioca Starch, Ube Puree and Purple Yam Puree. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 58/100 Trader Joe's Ube Mochi Pancake & Waffle Mix lands mid-scale — below the typical score in snacks, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in snacks is Mary's Gone Crackers Organic SuperSeed Seaweed & Black Sesame Crackers at 100/100.