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Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-08-07 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Trader Joe's chicken sausage breakfast burrito received a Longevity Score of 72 out of 100 (occasional choice). Contains whole-food ingredients, but high saturated fat. Strengths include protein, fiber-rich beans, and whole eggs present, while main considerations include high saturated fat, moderate sodium level, and refined flour.

Longevity Score 72/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains protein
  • Includes fiber-rich beans
  • Whole eggs present

What held the score back?

  • High saturated fat
  • Moderate sodium level
  • Refined flour

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Source data, GTIN, and Food Quality Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Sandwiches)
GTIN / UPC
00000000617710
Serving size
227 g (227 g)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Food Quality Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Trader Joe's

Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Contains whole-food ingredients, but high saturated fat.

What Stands Out

High Protein

25g protein

50% DV

High Sodium

840mg sodium

37% DV

High Sat. Fat

9g saturated fat

45% DV

Refined Grains

Refined flour

Real Chicken

Primary protein source

Contains Seed Oils

Soybean oil

Good Fiber

4g fiber

14% DV

Whole Foods

Eggs, Potatoes

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

Key Positives

  • Contains protein
  • Includes fiber-rich beans
  • Whole eggs present

Key Concerns

  • High saturated fat
  • Moderate sodium level
  • Refined flour

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Chicken

Whole-food ingredients

EggsPotatoes

Processing signals

Refined flourSoybean oil

Additives

Natural flavorsGuar gum

Seed oils

Soybean oil

Ingredients

Ingredient list

FLOUR TORTILLA (UNBLEACHED ENRICHED FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED F IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACIDI, WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, TORTILLA BASE CULTURED WHEAT, MONO-AND DIGLYCERIDES, SALT, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, CITRIC ACID, YEAST, GUAR GUM, ENZYME, OAT FIBER, SUGAR, CELLULOSE GUM, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR), SCRAMBLED EGGS (WHOLE EGGS, WATER, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, SALT, CORN OIL, CITRIC ACID, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CELLULOSE GUM), CHICKEN SAUSAGE (CHICKEN, WATER, SALT, SUGAR RUBBED SAGE, GROUND THYME, BLACK PEPPER), WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES, CELLULOSE POWDER), POTATOES, SEASONED ONIONS (ONIONS, GUM ARABIC, NATURAL FLAVORS, MEDIUM CHAIN TRIGYLCERIDES), NATURAL FLAVORS, BLACK PEPPER. CONTAINS MILK, EGG, SOY, WHEAT, per serving in D 10% 10%

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Macronutrients

Calories

550

28% DV

Total Carbs

49g

18% DV

Protein

25g

50% DV

Saturated Fat

9g

45% DV

Fiber

4g

14% DV

Net Carbs

45g

16% DV

Sugar

3g

Total Fat

26g

33% DV

Sodium

840mg

37% DV

Unsaturated Fat

17g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories55028% DV
Total Carbs49g18% DV
Protein25g50% DV
Saturated Fat9g45% DV
Fiber4g14% DV
Net Carbs45g16% DV
Sugar3g—
Total Fat26g33% DV
Sodium840mg37% DV
Unsaturated Fat17g—

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 (45g)

    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 (9g)

    This product has 2 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 (25g)

    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 (3g)

    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 (550 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 (49g)

    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 Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Highly 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 Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito shows about 4g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Chicken Sausage Breakfast Burrito: 3g 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: Contains protein; Includes fiber-rich beans; Whole eggs present.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High saturated fat; Moderate sodium level; Refined flour.

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 Food Quality Guide catalog.

Source data and Food Quality Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Food Quality 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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