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Is Trader Joe's Organic Chia Seed ultra-processed?

340 g Cereal grains Sold in the United States and France

Pack of Trader Joe's Organic Chia Seed

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.

  • 1 ingredient
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

chia seed

As written on the pack

ORGANIC CHIA SEED.

Among 564 cereal grains

From least to most processed, this one ranks 44th. 25% of the cereal grains 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 564 cereal grains, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00542562, last edited 30 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.