Bagel breads
Trader Joe's Everything Bagels
18 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 53
Trader Joe's Everything Bagels scores 53 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Brown 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 Salt 1.5 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
Everything Bagels
Ingredients
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.5 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 282 kcal / 100 g minus 1 points
- Protein 11.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 47 = 53
Can’t score above 79. Contains brown sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 282 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 2.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 55.3 g |
| Sugars | 3.5 g |
| Added sugars | 2.4 g |
| Fiber | 2.4 g |
| Protein | 11.8 g |
| Salt | 1.5 g |
Serving: 1 bagel (85 g)
Ingredients
- UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID)
- WATER
- BROWN SUGAR (high concern)
- DOUGH CONDITIONER (CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR [TO PRESERVE], WHEAT GLUTEN, DEHYDRATED WHEAT SOUR [CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR])
- SEA SALT
- YEAST
- SESAME SEEDS
- POPPY SEEDS
- MINCED ONION
- MINCED GARLIC
- SOYBEAN OIL
- DISTILLED VINEGAR
- VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN
- SEMOLINA
- KOSHER SALT
- ENZYMES
Label text, as published
UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, BROWN SUGAR, DOUGH CONDITIONER (CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR [TO PRESERVE], WHEAT GLUTEN, DEHYDRATED WHEAT SOUR [CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR]), SEA SALT, YEAST, SESAME SEEDS, POPPY SEEDS, MINCED ONION, MINCED GARLIC, SOYBEAN OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SEMOLINA, KOSHER SALT, ENZYMES. CONTAINS SESAME, WHEAT.
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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More from Trader Joe's
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