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Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-08 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Trader Joe's brownie crisp coffee ice cream sandwiches received a Longevity Score of 55 out of 100 (limit frequency). High sugar content with some whole-food elements. Strengths include protein sources and uses some whole-food flours, while main considerations include high sugar content, palm oil, and gums and emulsifiers.

Longevity Score 55/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains protein sources
  • Uses some whole-food flours

What held the score back?

  • High sugar content
  • Contains palm oil
  • Contains gums and emulsifiers

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches
Category
Sweets & Desserts (source: Desserts)
GTIN / UPC
00000000587617
Serving size
64 g (1 portion (64 g))
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Trader Joe's

Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

High sugar content with some whole-food elements.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Added Sugar

18g added sugar

36% DV

Added Sweetener

cane sugar

Contains Seed Oils

sunflower oil

Whole Foods

colombian coffee, ground coffee…

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Contains protein sources
  • Uses some whole-food flours

Key Concerns

  • High sugar content
  • Contains palm oil
  • Contains gums and emulsifiers
  • Moderate saturated fat

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

milk

Whole-food ingredients

colombian coffeeground coffee beans

Processing signals

condensed skim milkcane sugar

Additives

guar gumlocust bean gumcarrageenanxanthan gumcellulose gum

Seed oils

sunflower oilcanola oil

Added sweeteners

cane sugardextrose

Ingredients

Ingredient list

coffee ice cream (milk, cream, cane sugar, condensed skim milk, egg yolk, whey powder, coffee syrup [coffee, water], colombian coffee, ground coffee beans, dutch cocoa powder, guar gum, locust bean gum, carrageenan), brownie crisps (organic cane sugar, flour blend [oat flour, chickpea flour, sorghum flour, tapioca starch, potato starch, fava bean flour], organic soy milk, [soybeans, water, carrageenan], chocolate chips and chunks [sugar, unsweetened chocolate, dextrose, cocoa butter, soy lecithin [emulsifier], natural vanilla flavor], cocoa, palm fruit oil, sunflower oil, sunflower lecithin, organic vanilla flavor, expeller pressed canola oil, baking soda, potassium bitartrate, salt, xanthan gum, calcium carbonate, cellulose gum). rs 24% 0% 6% 4% contains milk, egg, soy.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

160

8% DV

Total Carbs

23g

8% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

3.5g

18% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

23g

8% DV

Sugar

18g

Added Sugar

18g

36% DV

Total Fat

7g

9% DV

Sodium

50mg

2% DV

Unsaturated Fat

3.5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1608% DV
Total Carbs23g8% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat3.5g18% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs23g8% DV
Sugar18g—
Added Sugar18g36% DV
Total Fat7g9% DV
Sodium50mg2% DV
Unsaturated Fat3.5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (18g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (3g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (18g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher sugar (18g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (18g of 23g carbs)

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  • Workout Recovery

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (3g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Moderately processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Brownie Crisp Coffee Ice Cream Sandwiches: 18g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include cane sugar, dextrose. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains protein sources; Uses some whole-food flours.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sugar content; Contains palm oil; Contains gums and emulsifiers.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same sweets & desserts differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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