Is Trader Joe's Creamy Hummus & Vegetable Wrap ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 40 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score C
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
flour spinach tortilla, flour, wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin folic acid, water, safflower oil (processing marker), baking powder, sodium acid pyrophosphate (ultra-processing marker), sodium bicarbonate, cornstarch (processing marker), monocalcium phosphatel, spinach powder, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES (ultra-processing marker), to preservel oat fiber, wheat flour, to preservel distilled white vinegar salt, spinach, turmeric (for colori cellulose gum sugar), hummus, cooked chickpeas (chickpeas, water, water, tahini (sesame seed), canola oil natural flavors, sea salt (processing marker), garlic, citric acid, acidulant), spice, cucumber, red bell pepper, carrot, baby spinach red cabbage, green onion 2200 so f
Additives: E330 Citric acid , E450 Diphosphates , E450i Disodium diphosphate , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
FLOUR SPINACH TORTILLA (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN FOLIC ACID, WATER, SAFFLOWER OIL, BAKING POWDER (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CORNSTARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATEL, SPINACH POWDER, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES (TO PRESERVEL OAT FIBER, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (TO PRESERVEL DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR SALT, DEHYDRATED SPINACH FLAKES, TURMERIC (FOR COLORI CELLULOSE GUM SUGAR), HUMMUS (COOKED CHICKPEAS (CHICKPEAS, WATER, WATER, TAHINI (GROUND SESAME SEED), CANOLA OIL NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, DRIED ROASTED GARLIC, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT), SPICE), CUCUMBER, RED BELL PEPPER, CARROT, BABY SPINACH RED CABBAGE, GREEN ONION 2200 SO F
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.
- E450 Diphosphates Diphosphates are phosphate salts used as raising agents in baking powder, and to hold water in processed meats and cheese.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
4 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.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
Among 324 sandwiches
From least to most processed, this one ranks 106th. 82% of the sandwiches here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00723305, last edited 2 August 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.