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Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Trader Joe's buffalo style chicken wrap received a Longevity Score of 75 out of 100 (occasional choice). Whole-food based with high sodium and moderate fiber. Strengths include high protein content, moderate fiber, and whole grains, while main considerations include high sodium content, processed tortilla, and added oils.

Longevity Score 75/100

What helped the score?

  • High protein content
  • Moderate fiber
  • Contains whole grains

What held the score back?

  • High sodium content
  • Processed tortilla
  • Contains added oils

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Sandwiches)
GTIN / UPC
00000000966887
Serving size
298 g (1 container (298 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

Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Whole-food based with high sodium and moderate fiber.

What Stands Out

High Protein

40g protein

80% DV

Excellent Fiber

9g fiber

32% DV

High Sodium

1,480mg sodium

64% DV

High Sat. Fat

5g saturated fat

25% DV

Real Chicken

Primary protein source

Contains Seed Oils

canola oil

Whole Foods

chicken, tomato

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

Key Positives

  • High protein content
  • Moderate fiber
  • Contains whole grains

Key Concerns

  • High sodium content
  • Processed tortilla
  • Contains added oils

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

chicken

Whole-food ingredients

chickentomato

Processing signals

tortilladressings

Additives

xanthan gumguar gum

Seed oils

canola oilsunflower oil

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WRAP (WHITE CHICKEN MEAT WITH HOT SAUCE [WHITE CHICKEN MEAT (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, POTATO STARCH, VINEGAR POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR), BUFFALO STYLE SAUCE (RED JALAPENO PEPPER PUREE (RED JALAPENO PEPPERS, SALT), DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, COOKING OIL (CANOLA OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WATER, WHEY, ENZYME MODIFIED BUTTER OIL, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, DEHYDRATED BUTTER, GUAR GUM, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), TURMERIC OLEORESIN (COLOR), DRIED GARLIC, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, XANTHAN GUM]), FLOUR TOMATO TORTILLA [UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR {WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SUNFLOWER AND/OR CANOLA OIL, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR (TO PRESERVE), DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY LECITHIN (EMULSIFIER), TOMATO POWDER, TOMATO GRANULES, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUAR GUM, OAT FIBER, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE (LEAVENING), BAKING SODA, CORN STARCH, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE, YEAST, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER], CELERY], BLUE CHEESE DRESSING (CANOLA OIL, WATER, BLUE CHEESE [PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, MICROBIAL ENZYMES, PENICILLIUM ROQUEFORTI], SOUR CREAM [CULTURED CREAM), DISTILLED WHITE VINEGAR, BUTTERMILK POWDER, DRIED EGG YOLK, BLUE AGAVE SYRUP, SEA SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, XANTHAN GUM)

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

Macronutrients

Calories

650

33% DV

Total Carbs

69g

25% DV

Protein

40g

80% DV

Saturated Fat

5g

25% DV

Fiber

9g

32% DV

Net Carbs

60g

22% DV

Sugar

2g

Total Fat

24g

31% DV

Sodium

1,480mg

64% DV

Unsaturated Fat

19g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories65033% DV
Total Carbs69g25% DV
Protein40g80% DV
Saturated Fat5g25% DV
Fiber9g32% DV
Net Carbs60g22% DV
Sugar2g—
Total Fat24g31% DV
Sodium1,480mg64% DV
Unsaturated Fat19g—

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (60g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher saturated fat (5g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (40g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low sugar (2g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher calories per serving (650 kcal)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (69g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-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 Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap shows about 9g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Buffalo Style Chicken Wrap: 2g total sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: High protein content; Moderate fiber; Contains whole grains.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sodium content; Processed tortilla; Contains added oils.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

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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