Is Trader Joe's Organic Chunky Homestyle Guacamole ultra-processed?

10 oz Guacamoles 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

14 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed plant-based spreads

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

avocados, tomatoes (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid (acidifier)), lime juice, water, jalapeno peppers, dehydrated onion, salt (processing marker), garlic, cilantro

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

ORGANIC AVOCADOS, ORGANIC TOMATOES (ORGANIC TOMATOES, ORGANIC TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIER]), ORGANIC LIME JUICE, WATER, ORGANIC JALAPENO PEPPERS, ORGANIC DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, ORGANIC GRANULATED GARLIC, ORGANIC CILANTRO

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 guacamoles

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 32% of the guacamoles 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 34 guacamoles, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00714983, last edited 3 May 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.