Fruit yogurts
Trader Joe's Bananas & Cream Yogurt
4 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 45
Trader Joe's Bananas & Cream Yogurt scores 45 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 5 points Added sugars 10.6 g / 100 g: High in sugar. 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
Bananas & Cream Yogurt
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Whey protein concentrate / isolate minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Added sugars 10.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Saturated fat 3.1 g / 100 g minus 1.5 points
100 − 55.5 = 44.5 → 45
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 124 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.1 g |
| Carbohydrates | 15.9 g |
| Sugars | 14.1 g |
| Added sugars | 10.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 3.5 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 container (113.398 g)
Ingredients
- PASTEURIZED GRADE A MILK
- SUGAR (high concern)
- CREAM
- BANANA PUREE
- MODIFIED CORN STARCH
- WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
- TAPIOCA STARCH
- NATURAL FLAVORS
- KOSHER GELATIN
- TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLOR)
- CITRIC ACID ACTIE CULTURES (S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDOBACTERIUM LCASE)
Label text, as published
PASTEURIZED GRADE A MILK, SUGAR, CREAM, BANANA PUREE, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, TAPIOCA STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, KOSHER GELATIN, TURMERIC AND ANNATTO (COLOR), CITRIC ACID ACTIE CULTURES (S. THERMOPHILUS, L. BULGARICUS, L. ACIDOPHILUS, BIFIDOBACTERIUM LCASE). CULTURED AFTER PASTEURIZATION. CONTAINS MILK.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- 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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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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“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