Is Trader Joe's Rice Cracker Medley ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- Colour
- Flavouring
- Maltodextrin
- E160c Paprika extract
- E414 Acacia gum
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
- 56 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score D
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
rice, soy sauce (processing marker) (water, soybeans, rice, salt (processing marker)), spicy green peas (green peas, cornstarch (processing marker), natural horseradish, flavor (ultra-processing marker), horseradish, gum arabic (ultra-processing marker), corn maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), modified corn arch sugar syrup, palm olein, salt (processing marker)), cane sugar (processing marker), salt (processing marker), vinegar seasoning (natural vinegar flavor (distilled vinegar, tapioca maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)), sugar (processing marker) (sugar, tapioca starch (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), citric acid (acidulant), yeast extract (yeast extract, salt (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker))), tapioca maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), chili flavor seasoning (sugar (processing marker) (sugar, tapioca starch (processing marker)), natural vinegar flavor (distilled vinegar, tapioca maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker)), salt (processing marker), yeast extract (yeast extract, salt (processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker)), paprika oleoresin (ultra-processing marker), capsicum oleoresin (ultra-processing marker) (capsicum oleoresin, mono- and DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker))), seaweed, salt (processing marker), paprika oleoresin (ultra-processing marker) (color (ultra-processing marker)), tapioca starch (processing marker)
Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E330 Citric acid , E414 Acacia gum , E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
As written on the pack
RICE, SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT), SPICY GREEN PEAS (GREEN PEAS, CORNSTARCH, NATURAL HORSERADISH, FLAVOR [HORSERADISH EXTRACT, GUM ARABIC, CORN MALTODEXTRIN, MODIFIED CORN ARCH SUGAR SYRUP, PALM OLEIN, SALT), CANE SUGAR, SALT AND VINEGAR SEASONING (NATURAL VINEGAR FLAVOR [DISTILLED VINEGAR, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN], SUGAR [SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH], SALT, CITRIC ACID [ACIDULANT], YEAST EXTRACT [YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL]), TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN, CHILI FLAVOR SEASONING (SUGAR [SUGAR, TAPIOCA STARCH], NATURAL VINEGAR FLAVOR [DISTILLED VINEGAR, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN], SALT, YEAST EXTRACT [YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, SUNFLOWER OIL], DRIED PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, CAPSICUM OLEORESIN [CAPSICUM OLEORESIN, MONO - AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, SUNFLOWER OIL]), SEAWEED, SALT, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN (COLOR), TAPIOCA STARCH.
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.
- E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
- E414 Acacia gum Gum arabic (acacia gum) is the hardened sap of acacia trees, used to stabilise flavour emulsions in soft drinks and to coat sweets.
- E471 Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are made from fats and glycerol.
- Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
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.
- Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
- Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.
Among 715 crackers (Appetizers)
From least to most processed, this one ranks 662nd. 61% of the crackers (Appetizers) here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00552530, last edited 24 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.