Is Trader Joe's EGGPLANT GARLIC spread with sweet red peppers ultra-processed?

340 gr Plant-based milk alternatives Sold in the United States and France

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

10 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed plant-based milk alternatives

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

eggplant, sweet red peppers, water, sunflower oil (processing marker), tomato paste, cane sugar (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), dried garlic, glucono delta-lactone (acidifier)

Additives: E575 Glucono-delta-lactone

As written on the pack

eggplant, sweet red peppers, water, sunflower oil, tomato paste, cane sugar, sea salt, dried garlic, glucono delta-lactone (acidifier),

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 593 plant-based milk alternatives

From least to most processed, this one ranks 135th. 71% of the plant-based milk alternatives 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 593 plant-based milk alternatives, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00751926, last edited 9 September 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.