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Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowl: Longevity analysis
Quick answer
Frequent Choice
Trader Joe's chicken shawarma bowl received a Longevity Score of 85 out of 100 (frequent choice). Mostly whole-food ingredients with moderate sodium. Strengths include whole grains present, good protein source, and vegetables, while main considerations include moderate sodium content and sour cream.
Longevity Score 85/100
What helped the score?
- Whole grains present
- Good protein source
- Contains vegetables
What held the score back?
- Moderate sodium content
- Contains sour cream
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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details
Product facts
- Product
- Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowl
- Brand
- Trader Joe's
- Category
- Prepared Meals (source: Entrées & Sides)
- GTIN / UPC
00000000767057- Serving size
- 320 g (1 bowl (320g))
- 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
Chicken Shawarma Bowl
KarbCoach Recommendation
Frequent Choice
Mostly whole-food ingredients with moderate sodium.
What Stands Out
High Protein
20g protein
40% DVHigh Sodium
720mg sodium
31% DVReal Chicken Meat
Primary protein source
Good Fiber
4g fiber
14% DVWhole Foods
Basmati Rice, Chicken Meat
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Key Positives
- Whole grains present
- Good protein source
- Contains vegetables
Key Concerns
- Moderate sodium content
- Contains sour cream
Ingredient Signals
Primary protein
Whole-food ingredients
Processing signals
Additives
Ingredients
Ingredient list
Cooked Basmati Rice (Water, Basmati Rice), Cooked Shawarma Seasoned Chicken Meat (Chicken Meat, Water, Contains Less Than 2% Of Potato Starch, Black Pepper, Cardamom, Cumin, Cinnamon, Coriander, Yeast Extract, Natural Flavor, Granulated Garlic, Sea Salt, Paprika, Turmeric, Cayenne Pepper Powder), Red Bell Pepper, Water, Spinach, Sour Cream (Milk, Cream, Bacterial Culture), Olive Oil, Pickled Red Onion (Red Onion, Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Cane Sugar, White Vinegar, Sea Salt), Yogurt (Milk, Skim Milk Powder, Cream, Bacterial Culture), Garlic, Spices (Cumin, Allspice, Cayenne Pepper Powder), Corn Starch, Sea Salt, Turmeric, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Garlic Powder, Xanthan Gum, Paprika, Red Chili Pepper Flakes.
Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.
Macronutrients
Calories
400
20% DVTotal Carbs
52g
19% DVProtein
20g
40% DVSaturated Fat
3.5g
18% DVFiber
4g
14% DVNet Carbs
48g
17% DVSugar
3g
Total Fat
12g
15% DVSodium
720mg
31% DVUnsaturated Fat
8.5g
DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet
Nutrition at a Glance
| Nutrient | Amount | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 400 | 20% DV |
| Total Carbs | 52g | 19% DV |
| Protein | 20g | 40% DV |
| Saturated Fat | 3.5g | 18% DV |
| Fiber | 4g | 14% DV |
| Net Carbs | 48g | 17% DV |
| Sugar | 3g | — |
| Total Fat | 12g | 15% DV |
| Sodium | 720mg | 31% DV |
| Unsaturated Fat | 8.5g | — |
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
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher net carbs (48g)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Heart-Healthy Eating
MixedMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.
A tradeoff: Higher sodium (720mg)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
GLP-1 Eating Support
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Higher protein (20g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Low Sugar Lifestyle
SupportiveMetabolic Health
For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Low sugar (3g)
Appetite & Portion Awareness
MixedMetabolic 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 (400 kcal)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Athletic Fueling
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Available carbohydrates (52g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Workout Recovery
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Recovery protein (20g)
This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.
Strength & Protein Focus
SupportiveAthletic Performance
For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: High protein (20g)
Vegetarian
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Meat/seafood ingredients (Mentions "chicken", "meat". See ingredients for details.)
Vegan
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "chicken", "meat", "milk". See ingredients for details.)
Plant-Based
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "chicken", "meat", "milk". See ingredients for details.)
Pescatarian
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Pescatarian, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Land-meat ingredients (Mentions "chicken". See ingredients for details.)
Low-Carb Lifestyle
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low-Carb Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher net carbs (48g)
Keto-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Keto-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Net carbs above typical keto snack range (48g)
Minimally Processed Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (Basmati Rice, Chicken Meat)
Whole-Food Focused Eating
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Whole-Food Focused Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (Basmati Rice, Chicken Meat)
Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Reduce Ultra-Processed Foods, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Whole-food signals (Basmati Rice, Chicken Meat)
Mediterranean-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Mediterranean-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Higher sodium (720mg)
Paleo-Style Eating
Watch-outsDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Paleo-Style Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.
A consideration: Grain/legume ingredients (Mentions "rice", "corn". See ingredients for details.)
This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.
Healthy Fat Focus
SupportiveDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Healthy Fat Focus, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.
A supportive signal: Higher unsaturated fat (8.5g)
Low Gluten Eating
NeutralDietary Patterns
For someone prioritizing Low Gluten Eating, the Longevity data do not show a strong matching signal for this product.
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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 Shawarma Bowl highly processed?
Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.
How much fiber is in one serving?
Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowl shows about 4g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.
Does it contain added sugar?
Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowl: 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: Whole grains present; Good protein source; Contains vegetables.
What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?
Key concerns noted include: Moderate sodium content; Contains sour cream.
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.
Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis
- Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
- Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
- How the Longevity Score is calculated
- How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
- Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
- Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
- 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.
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