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Is Trader Joe's Organic 3 Grain Tempeh ultra-processed?

8 oz Tempeh Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Organic 3 Grain Tempeh

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 7 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Soybeans, Water, Brown Rice, Barley, Millet, Lactic Acid, Starter Culture

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Organic Soybeans, Water, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Barley, Organic Millet, Lactic Acid, Starter Culture

Among 17 tempeh

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 24% of the tempeh 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 17 tempeh, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00991254, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.