Is Trader Joe's Pink Lady apple chips ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 7 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed dried fruits
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Raisins
Sun-Maid
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Organic Sun-Dried Dates Pitted Deglet Nour
Sunny Fruit
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Organic Raisins
Sun-Maid
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
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Freeze Dried Strawberries unsweetened & unsulfured
Trader Joe's
1 ingredient · no additives
NOVA group
1
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
ngrediente Pink Lady Apples, Canola Oil, Taploca tyrup, Cane Sugar Cinnamon, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), tural Flaver, Citric Acid Acidulan
As written on the pack
ngrediente Pink Lady Apples, Canola Oil, Taploca tyrup. Cane Sugar Cinnamon, Maltodextrin, tural Flaver, Citric Acid Acidulan)
What makes it ultra-processed
Substances rarely used in home kitchens
Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.
- Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
Among 398 dried fruits
From least to most processed, this one ranks 346th. 16% of the dried fruits here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00797221, last edited 10 March 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.