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We compared Trader Joe's ultra-processed foods with similar items from larger grocery stores. Here's how they stacked up.Liam Kraker/Business InsiderTrader Joe's has a reputation for being a "healthier" grocery store.We compared its ultraprocessed items, like Joe-Joe's, to similar products from large supermarkets.Nutritionally, they were similar, with Trader Joe's offering better prices than its competitors.Trader Joe's has a reputation as a "healthier" grocery store — fewer additives, quirky private labels, smaller ingredient lists.The store chain says it's committed to using only natural ingredients in its private-label foods, including no artificial dyes, no MSG, and no high-fructose corn syrup.Does that actually translate into meaningfully healthier food?We put that reputation to the test by comparing 12 Trader Joe's own-brand products with similar products from Stop & Shop and the northeast chain Foodtown.To craft this head-to-head comparison, we selected similar products, such as vanilla ice cream, sandwich cookies, and frozen pizzas. We did not measure long-term health outcomes or blood biomarkers; instead, we focused on the sodium, added sugar, and saturated fat content of each product.All the products we looked at were ultraprocessed foods (UPFs), meaning foods that are broken down from their fresh or whole form and treated with additives, thickeners, and colors.Trader Joe's had one big advantage over its competition: its famously low prices.12 products, head-to-headProductTrader Joe'sCompetitorBrownie mixBrownie Truffle Baking Mix: Less total sugar and sodium; uses unbleached flourBetty Crocker Favorites Fudge Brownie Mix: Less total fat and saturated fat, same amount of caloriesSandwich cookiesChocolate Vanilla Creme Joe-Joe's: Less total fat, sodium, and total sugarOreos: Higher serving count (3 cookies per serving instead of 2); slightly fewer calories when adjustedTeriyaki sauceSoyaki: Less sodiumKikkoman the Original Teriyaki Marinade & Sauce: Fewer calories per servingCheese puffsWorld's Puffiest White Cheddar Corn Puffs: Calories vary by region; in some cases, slightly fewer caloriesPirate's Booty Aged White Cheddar Rice and Corn Puffs: Less total fat, saturated fat, sodium, and total sugarPita chipsPita Chips: Less total fat and sodium; uses fewer additivesStacy's Baked Sea Salt Pita Chips: Same calories and total sugarCookie butterSpeculoos Cookie Butter: Less sodiumLotus Biscoff Cookie Butter: The same amount of calories, total fat, saturated fat, and total sugarPretzel chipsPretzel Slims: Uses unbleached flour; less total sugarSnack Factory Original Pretzel Crisps: Same amount of calories; less total fat and sodiumFrozen pizzaUncured Pepperoni Pizza Less total fat, saturated fat, and sodium; fewer additivesDiGiorno Frozen Original Thin Crust Pepperoni Pizza: Fewer calories; same total sugarFrozen Indian mealsButter Chicken with Basmati Rice: Less sodium and total sugarSaffron Road Gluten Free Chicken Tikka Masala with Basmati Rice: Smaller serving, so fewer calories; less total fat and saturated fatFish sticksOven Ready Breaded Cod Filets: Uses canola oil (unsaturated fat) instead of palm oil; uses more natural ingredients (paprika extract instead of yellow dye)Gorton's Frozen Crispy Battered Portions Fish Fillets: Smaller serving, so fewer calories; less total fat, sodium, and total sugarCerealJoe's Os Cereal: Less sodiumHoney Nut Cheerios: Same amount of saturated fat and similar caloriesIce CreamFrench Vanilla Ice Cream: Less total sugar; same sodiumHäagen-Dazs Vanilla Ice Cream: Fewer additives; Smaller serving, so fewer calories; less total fat and saturated fatIn our head-to-head competition, Trader Joe's slightly edges out competitors across some factors, but not by much.All of these examples are ultraprocessed foods. As a result, most of the product differences were minimal.Often similar in calories,…