Is Trader Joe's Quiche Lorraine Uncured Ham & Cheese ultra-processed?

12 oz Lorraine quiche Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

32 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed lorraine quiche

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

Eggs, Flour (Wheat Flour Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Enzymes), Uncured Ham, No Nitrites and Nitranes added! (Pork, Water (for brine), Sea Salt (processing marker), Natural Flavors (ultra-processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Celery Powder), Cream, Swiss Cheese (processing marker) (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt (processing marker), Microbial Enzyme), Butter (processing marker) (Cream, Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker)), Milk Powder (processing marker), Sea Salt (processing marker), Red Wine Vinegar, Deactivated Yeast, White Pepper "Except for those naturally occurring in sea salt, celery powder

As written on the pack

Eggs, Unbleached Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour Niacin, Reduced Iron. Thiamine Mononitrate. Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Enzymes), Uncured Ham, No Nitrites or Nitranes added! (Pork, Water [for brine]. Sea Salt, Natural Flavors, Sugar, Celery Powder). Cream (Milk), Swiss Cheese (Pasteurized Part Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, Salt, Microbial Enzyme). Butter (Cream, Natural Flavor), Milk Powder, Sea Salt. Red Wine Vinegar, Deactivated Yeast, White Pepper "Except for those naturally occurring in sea salt and celery powder. Contains Wheat, Milk, Egg.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

6 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
Milk powder Milk powder is milk with the water evaporated off: a preserved form of a whole food rather than an industrial extract.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 lorraine quiche

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 42% of the lorraine quiche 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 12 lorraine quiche, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00586740, last edited 11 April 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 D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.