Vegetable based frozen ready-made meals
Trader Joe's Jumeokbap
10.58 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 24
Trader Joe's Jumeokbap scores 24 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Caramel: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
The Receipt
Jumeokbap
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Caramel minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Dextrin minus 1.5 points
- Guar gum minus 1.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 1.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 0.5 points
- Wheat gluten minus 0.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Sugars 5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.2 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Energy 190 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 76.5 = 23.5 → 24
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 190 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Added sugars | 5 g |
| Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 5 g |
| Salt | 1.2 g |
Serving: 1 pack (100 g)
Ingredients
- Water
- rice
- sugar (high concern)
- soy sauce
- onion
- garlic
- modified tapioca starch
- black pepper powder
- citric acid
- beefless bulgogi (not recognized)
- pear puree
- apple puree
- caramelized sugar syrup (high concern)
- modified cornstarch
- ginger
- green onion extract
- dextrin
- guar gum
- xanthan gum
- textured soy protein
- soy protein isolate
- rice flour
- wheat gluten
- cocoa powder
- soybean oil
- carrot
- green onion
- cabbage
- textured soybean protein concentrate
- cornstarch
- sesame oil
- salt
Label text, as published
Water, rice, sugar, soy sauce, onion, garlic, modified tapioca starch, black pepper powder, citric acid, beefless bulgogi, pear puree, apple puree, caramelized sugar syrup, modified cornstarch, ginger, green onion extract, dextrin, guar gum, xanthan gum, textured soy protein, soy protein isolate, rice flour, wheat gluten, cocoa powder, soybean oil, carrot, green onion, cabbage, textured soybean protein concentrate, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Sesame
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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“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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“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