Vegetable Masala Burgers

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 2 ingredients to avoid

Trader Joe's Vegetable Masala Burgers scores 18/100 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 Vegetable Masala Burgers lists 20 ingredients, starting with Potatoes, Canola Oil, Carrots, Green Beans and Bread Crumbs. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

At 18/100 Trader Joe's Vegetable Masala Burgers scores worse than most meat alternatives we have scored. A higher-scoring option in meat alternatives is Bob's Red Mill Textured Vegetable Protein at 97/100.