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Trader Joe's Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-08 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Trader Joe's curry chicken salad with white chicken meat received a Longevity Score of 88 out of 100 (frequent choice). Mostly whole-food ingredients with minimal additives. Strengths include whole chicken meat, rich in protein, and carrots, raisins, while main considerations include seed oils and added sugar present.

Longevity Score 88/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole chicken meat
  • Rich in protein
  • Includes carrots, raisins

What held the score back?

  • Contains seed oils
  • Added sugar present

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Meals)
GTIN / UPC
00000000612487
Serving size
113 g (0.5 cup (113 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

Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Mostly whole-food ingredients with minimal additives.

What Stands Out

High Protein

11g protein

22% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Real Chicken

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

Honey

Contains Seed Oils

Canola and/or soybean oil

Whole Foods

Chicken breast, Carrots

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

Key Positives

  • Whole chicken meat
  • Rich in protein
  • Includes carrots, raisins

Key Concerns

  • Contains seed oils
  • Added sugar present

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Chicken

Whole-food ingredients

Chicken breastCarrotsRaisinsCashews

Processing signals

MayoPotato starch

Additives

Xanthan gum

Seed oils

Canola and/or soybean oil

Added sweeteners

Honey

Ingredients

Ingredient list

COOKED CHICKEN BREAST (BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST, CHICKEN BROTH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT, SEASONING [LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, WHITE PEPPER, DISTILLED VINEGAR]), MAYONNAISE (CANOLA AND/OR SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, EGGS, SALTED EGG YOLKS [EGG YOLKS, SALTI, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, SUGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE), CARROTS, RAISINS, WATER, HONEY, GREEN ONIONS, CASHEWS, LIME JUICE, CURRY POWDER (CUMIN, TURMERIC, CORIANDER, MUSTARD POWDER, FENUGREEK, CARDAMOM, CAYENNE PEPPER), XANTHAN GUM, SEA SALT.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

240

12% DV

Total Carbs

17g

6% DV

Protein

11g

22% DV

Saturated Fat

1.5g

8% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

16g

6% DV

Sugar

12g

Total Fat

15g

19% DV

Sodium

360mg

16% DV

Unsaturated Fat

13.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories24012% DV
Total Carbs17g6% DV
Protein11g22% DV
Saturated Fat1.5g8% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs16g6% DV
Sugar12g—
Total Fat15g19% DV
Sodium360mg16% DV
Unsaturated Fat13.5g—

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 (12g)

    This product has 2 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

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

    A consideration: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt", "sea salt". See ingredients for details.)

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (12g)

    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 (12g)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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 sugar (12g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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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 (12g of 17g carbs)

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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 Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat 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 Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat shows about 1g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Curry Chicken Salad With White Chicken Meat: 12g total sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Honey. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Whole chicken meat; Rich in protein; Includes carrots, raisins.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Contains seed oils; Added sugar present.

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.

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