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Is Trader Joe's Baking Powder, Double Acting ultra-processed?

8.1 oz (230 g) Baking powders Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Trader Joe's Baking Powder, Double Acting

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 3 ingredients
  • 4 additives

Less processed baking powder or raising agent

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

monocalcium phosphate, sodium bicarbonate, corn starch

Additives: E341 Calcium phosphates , E341i Monocalcium phosphate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500ii Sodium hydrogen carbonate

As written on the pack

MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORN STARCH

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 11 baking powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 64% of the baking powders here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 11 baking powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00015165, last edited 25 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.