Is Trader Joe's Truly Tortilla Chips White Corn ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 23 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score C
Less processed corn chips
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Tortilla Pops Finement Salé
N.a ! Nature Addicts
10 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Organic Tortilla Chips
Kirkland Signature
5 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Sweet Potato Chips Sea Salt
Jackson's
3 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
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Grain Free Tortilla Chips
Siete
7 ingredients · no additives
NOVA group
3
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
less than 65g less than 20g 80g 25g total fat sat fat cholesterol less than 300mg sodium potassium less than 2‚400mg 2‚400mg 3‚500mg 3‚500mg 375g 30g total carbohydrate dietary fiber 300g 25g calories per gram (carbohydrates 4 protein 4 ingredients), tortillas (processing marker) (water, corn, white corn flour, lime), vegetable oil (processing marker) (sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil), sea salt (processing marker), lime seasoning (sea salt (processing marker), maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), citric acid, lime juice concentrate, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker)), dist, sold exclusively by (trader joe's monrovia), ca 91016 store in a cool, dry place 0058 0731
Additives: E330 Citric acid
As written on the pack
less than 65g less than 20g 80g 25g total fat sat fat cholesterol less than 300mg sodium potassium less than 2,400mg 2,400mg 3,500mg 3,500mg 375g 30g total carbohydrate dietary fiber 300g 25g calories per gram: carbohydrates 4 protein 4 ingredients: tortillas (water, whole corn, white corn flour, lime), vegetable oil (sunflower oil, safflower oil, canola oil), sea salt and lime seasoning (sea salt, maltodextrin, citric acid, lime juice concentrate, natural flavor), dist, , sold exclusively by: trader joe's monrovia, ca 91016 store in a cool, dry place 0058 0731
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.
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.
4 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.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
- Bread An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.
Among 359 corn chips
From least to most processed, this one ranks 220th. 46% of the corn chips here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00580731, last edited 10 June 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.