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Is Trader Joe's Chicken Spring Rolls ultra-processed?

255g Spring rolls Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Trader Joe's Chicken Spring Rolls

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:

  • 36 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed spring rolls

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

filling (white meat chicken), green cabbage, napa cabbage, carrot, green onion, sugar, basil, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, cornstarch, soy sauce (soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt), maltodextrin, salt), salt, rice wine (alcohol (distilled spirits from rice), salt, water), chili paste (red chile peppers, distilled vinegar, salt, xanthan gum), wrapper (wheat flour), water, salt, corn syrup solids, soybean oil

Additives: E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

FILLING: WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, GREEN CABBAGE, NAPA CABBAGE, CARROT, GREEN ONION, SUGAR, BASIL, GARLIC, GINGER, SESAME OIL, CORNSTARCH, SOY SAUCE POWDER (SOY SAUCE [FERMENTED SOYBEANS, WHEAT AND SALT], MALTODEXTRIN, SALT), SALT, RICE WINE (ALCOHOL [DISTILLED SPIRITS FROM RICE], SALT, WATER), CHILI PASTE (RED CHILE PEPPERS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, XANTHAN GUM). WRAPPER: WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SOYBEAN OIL.

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.

  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
6 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 18 spring rolls

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 61% of the spring rolls 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 18 spring rolls, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00555715, last edited 7 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.