Is Trader Joe's Pineapple Salsa ultra-processed?

30 g Dips 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
Sugar

17 ingredients
1 additive

Less processed dips

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

tomato puree, pineapple, onions, green bell peppers, tomatoes, vinegar, sugar (processing marker), pineapple juice concentrate, garlic puree (garlic, water, citric acid), salt (processing marker), jalapeno pepper, cumin, cilantro, red peppers

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

TOMATO PUREE, PINEAPPLE, ONIONS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, TOMATOES, VINEGAR, SUGAR, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, GARLIC PUREE (GARLIC, WATER, CITRIC ACID), SALT, JALAPENO PEPPER, CUMIN, CILANTRO, CRUSHED RED PEPPERS

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 433 dips

From least to most processed, this one ranks 185th. 43% of the dips 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 433 dips, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00142137, last edited 9 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.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.