Is Trader Joe's Organic Apple Strawberry Fruit Sauce Crushers ultra-processed?

Applesauces Sold in the United States

Pack of Trader Joe's Organic Apple Strawberry Fruit Sauce Crushers

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.

  • 6 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

apple puree, strawberry puree, apple juice, black carrot juice, ascorbic acid (vitamin c for freshness)

As written on the pack

Organic apple puree, organic strawberry puree, organic apple juice concentrate, organic black carrot juice concentrate, ascorbic acid (vitamin c for freshness).

Among 36 applesauces

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 33% of the applesauces 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 36 applesauces, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00550109, last edited 18 January 2024), 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.