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Is Trader Joe's Kitchari ultra-processed?

10 oz (284g) Brown rices Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Kitchari

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 35 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed brown rices

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, pearl millet, mung beans, red pumpkin, carrot, green peas, brown rice, sunflower oil, rolled oats, amaranth, finger millet, salt, ginger, green chili, spices (coriander, red chili pepper, cumin, fennel, green cardamom, cinnamon, black pepper, star anise, mace, black cardamom, fenugreek, clove), mustard seed, cumin seed, lemon juice, dried garlic, turmeric, black pepper, curry, coconut

As written on the pack

WATER, PEARL MILLET, SPLIT MUNG BEANS, RED PUMPKIN, CARROT, GREEN PEAS, BROWN RICE, SUNFLOWER OIL, ROLLED OATS, AMARANTH, FINGER MILLET, SALT, GINGER, GREEN CHILI, GROUND SPICES (CORIANDER, RED CHILI PEPPER, CUMIN, FENNEL, GREEN CARDAMOM, CINNAMON, BLACK PEPPER, STAR ANISE, MACE, BLACK CARDAMOM, FENUGREEK, CLOVE), MUSTARD SEED, CUMIN SEED, LEMON JUICE POWDER, DRIED GARLIC, GROUND TURMERIC, GROUND BLACK PEPPER, DRIED CURRY LEAVES. MAY CONTAIN MILK, SOY, SESAME, WHEAT, PEANUT, CASHEW, COCONUT.

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 31 brown rices

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 26% of the brown rices 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 31 brown rices, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00711098, last edited 21 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.