Is Trader Joe's Broccoli & Kale Slaw ultra-processed?

11 oz Lettuces Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

30 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed lettuces

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

slaw (broccoli stalks, kale, radicchio, sunflower seeds (sunflower seeds, sunflower oil (processing marker)), sweetened dried red sour cherries (cherries, cane sugar (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker)), blueberries (blueberries, cane ugar, sunflower oil (processing marker), natural lavors), blanched dry roasted livered almonds), coleslaw dressing (soybean oil (processing marker), cane sugar (processing marker), water, tarragon vinegar (white wine vinegar, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)), distilled vinegar, egg yolk, CONTAINS 2% and LESS OF CORNSTARCH, salt (processing marker), mustard seed, paprika)

As written on the pack

SLAW (BROCCOLI STALKS, KALE, RADICCHIO, ROASTED SUNFLOWER SEEDS [SUNFLOWER SEEDS, SUNFLOWER OIL], SWEETENED DRIED RED SOUR CHERRIES [CHERRIES, CANE SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL], SWEETENED DRIED BLUEBERRIES [BLUEBERRIES, CANE UGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL LAVORS], BLANCHED DRY ROASTED LIVERED ALMONDS), COLESLAW DRESSING (SOYBEAN OIL, CANE SUGAR, WATER, TARRAGON FLAVORED VINEGAR [WHITE WINE VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR], DISTILLED VINEGAR, EGG YOLK, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF CORNSTARCH, SALT, GROUND MUSTARD SEED, PAPRIKA).

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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 22 lettuces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 41% of the lettuces 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 22 lettuces, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00553865, last edited 9 June 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.