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Is Trader joes Belgium waffles ultra-processed?

4 Waffles Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader joes Belgium waffles

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 17 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed waffles

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

Wheat Flour, Canola OI, Margarine (Rapeseed Oil Water, mono- and Diglycerides of Fatty ACids Citric Acid, Beta-carotene (Color), Natural Flavor), Egg Yolks Sugar, Leavening Agents (Disodlum Diphosphate, Sodum Hydrogen Carbonate, Ammonlum Bicarbonate), Soy Flour, Salt, Natural Flavors, coconut

Additives: E160a Carotene , E160ai Beta-carotene , E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E502 Carbonates

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E450 Diphosphates.

As written on the pack

Wheat Flour, Canola OI, Liquid Margarine (Rapeseed Oil Water. Mono - And Diglycerides of Fatty ACids Citric Acid, Beta-carotene [Color] Natural Flavor). Egg Yolks Sugar, Leavening Agents (Disodlum Diphosphate. Sodum Hydrogen Carbonate, Ammonlum Bicarbonate), Soy Flour, Salt, Natural Flavors. CONTAINS EGG, SOY, WHEAT MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF MILK, COCONUT.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • E160a Carotene Carotenes are orange-yellow pigments, either synthesised or extracted from carrots, algae or palm oil.
  • E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
2 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sweet snacks Products in the category "Sweet snacks" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 38 waffles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 20th. 95% of the waffles 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 38 waffles, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00969673, last edited 26 May 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.