Frozen ravioli
Trader Joe's Thai Vegetable Gyoza
454 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Contains palm oil
Why it scores 49
Trader Joe's Thai Vegetable Gyoza scores 49 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 3 points Salt 0.9 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Thai Vegetable Gyoza
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Alcohol (ethanol) minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Palm oil minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 188 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 51 = 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 188 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Carbohydrates | 29.4 g |
| Sugars | 2.4 g |
| Added sugars | 1.2 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 3 pieces (85 g)
Ingredients
- filling: white cabbage
- carrot
- chive
- white radish
- green onion
- onion
- ginger
- garlic
- soy sauce (soybeans, wheat, salt, alcohol, water)
- wheat flour
- wheat starch
- corn flour
- soybean oil
- sesame oil
- sugar (high concern)
- salt
- pepper
- vegetable powder (onion, cabbage, carrot, spring onion, maltodextrin [corn], salt)
- dough: unbleached wheat flour
- tapioca starch
- water
- palm oil
- made on equipment shared with shelfish (not recognized)
- facility processes fish
Label text, as published
filling: white cabbage,carrot, chive, white radish, green onion, onion, ginger, garlic, soy sauce (soybeans,wheat, salt, alcohol, water), wheat flour, wheat starch, corn flour, soybean oil, sesame oil, sugar, salt, pepper, vegetable powder (onion, cabbage, carrot, spring onion, maltodextrin [corn], salt), dough: unbleached wheat flour, tapioca starch, water, palm oil, made on equipment shared with shelfish, facility processes fish, contains: soybeans,wheat,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Fish, Sesame
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Not palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
O 7 other plastics
Context only: no points in v1.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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Process contaminants in vegetable oils and foods
“The highest levels of GE, as well as 3-MCPD and 2-MCPD (including esters) were found in palm oils and palm fats, followed by other oils and fats.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“Glycidyl fatty acid esters, expressed as glycidol”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org