Is Trader Joe's Gyro Slices ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 27 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score D
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Beef, Water, Bread Crumbs (Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Malted Barley Flour, Sugar (processing marker), Yeast, Salt (processing marker)), Onions, Lamb, Soy Protein, Seasoning Blend (Spices (Black Pepper, Spearmint, Oregano), Garlic, Garlic Powder, Sunflower Oil (processing marker)), Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice Concentrate
As written on the pack
Beef, Water, Bread Crumbs (Unbleached Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Malted Barley Flour, Sugar, Yeast, Salt), Onions, Lamb, Soy Protein Concentrate, Seasoning Blend (Spices [Black Pepper, Spearmint, Oregano], Dehydrated Garlic, Garlic Powder, Sunflower Oil), Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate.
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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00552776, last edited 6 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.
- NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.