Is Trader Joe's Indian Fare Jaipur Vegetables ultra-processed?

142 g Potatoes Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

18 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed potatoes

Russet Potatoes Goodness Unearthed 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Premium Sized Russet Potatoes Cream of the Crop 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Little Yellows The Little Potato Co. 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic Creamers Red & Yellow Potatoes Cal-Organic Farms 1 ingredient · no additives NOVA group 1

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

water, tomatoes, potatoes, green peas, carrots paneer (cheese milk, citric acid, salt (processing marker)), green beans onion, sunflower oil (processing marker), watermelon seed paste, cashew s, cream, salt (processing marker), red chilies, green spices, garlic, turmeric

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

WATER, TOMATOES, POTATOES, GREEN PEAS, CARROTS PANEER (CHEESE MILK, CITRIC ACID, SALT), GREEN BEANS ONION, SUNFLOWER OIL, WATERMELON SEED PASTE, CASHEW S, CREAM, SALT, RED CHILIES, GREEN SPICES, GARLIC, TURMERIC.

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 74 potatoes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 41st. 45% of the potatoes 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 74 potatoes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00480888, last edited 27 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.