Is Trader Joe's Very Green 100% Juice Smoothie ultra-processed?

Smoothies Sold in the United States and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

16 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score D

Less processed smoothies

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

Apple juice, banana, mango puree, pineapple juice, kiwi, spirulina, chlorella, natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), dried greens blend (broccoli, spinach, barley grass, ginger, blue green algae, parsley, garlic)

As written on the pack

Apple juice, banana puree, mango puree, pineapple juice, kiwi puree, spirulina, chlorella, natural flavor, dried greens blend (broccoli, spinach, barley grass, ginger, blue green algae, parsley, garlic).

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 109 smoothies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 81st. 37% of the smoothies 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 109 smoothies, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00161954, last edited 25 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.