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Trader Joe's Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Trader Joe's gluten free madeleine cookies received a Longevity Score of 38 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Refined rice and corn flours with sugar and glucose syrups; low fiber and protein, with seed oil and gums, so less aligned with whole-food patterns. Strengths include simple ingredient count with no artificial colors listed and single-serving portion size, while main considerations include sugar and glucose syrups are prominent ingredients, refined rice and corn flours with almost no fiber, and sunflower oil is a prominent seed oil.

Longevity Score 38/100

What helped the score?

  • Simple ingredient count with no artificial colors listed
  • Single-serving portion size

What held the score back?

  • Sugar and glucose syrups are prominent ingredients
  • Refined rice and corn flours with almost no fiber
  • Sunflower oil is a prominent seed oil

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00000000747073
Serving size
30 g (1 portion (30 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

Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Refined rice and corn flours with sugar and glucose syrups; low fiber and protein, with seed oil and gums, so less aligned with whole-food patterns.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

Real Egg

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

sugar

Contains Seed Oils

sunflower oil

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

Key Positives

  • Simple ingredient count with no artificial colors listed
  • Single-serving portion size

Key Concerns

  • Sugar and glucose syrups are prominent ingredients
  • Refined rice and corn flours with almost no fiber
  • Sunflower oil is a prominent seed oil
  • Multiple thickeners and stabilizers (guar, xanthan, glycerin)

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

egg

Whole-food ingredients

egg

Processing signals

rice flourpotato starchrice starchcorn flourdried glucose syrupglucose syrupglycerin

Additives

guar gumxanthan gumrapeseed lecithinsodium acid pyrophosphatemonocalcium phosphatebaking sodanatural flavorsmixed tocopherols

Seed oils

sunflower oilrapeseed lecithin

Added sweeteners

sugardried glucose syrupglucose syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

EGG, SUNFLOWER OIL, SUGAR, RICE FLOUR, WATER, POTATO STARCH, GLYCERIN, DRIED GLUCOSE SYRUP, CORN FLOUR, GLUCOSE SYRUP, GUAR GUM, RICE STARCH, RAPESEED LECITHIN, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE), SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVORS, XANTHAN GUM, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

140

7% DV

Total Carbs

17g

6% DV

Protein

1g

2% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

17g

6% DV

Sugar

6g

Added Sugar

6g

12% DV

Total Fat

7g

9% DV

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1407% DV
Total Carbs17g6% DV
Protein1g2% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs17g6% DV
Sugar6g—
Added Sugar6g12% DV
Total Fat7g9% DV

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

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    Metabolic Health

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

    A consideration: Low fiber (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

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    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", "baking soda". See ingredients for details.)

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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 (1g)

    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: Sweetener signals (sugar, dried glucose syrup)

    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: Sweetener/sugar ingredients (Mentions "sugar", "syrup", "glucose". See ingredients for details.)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

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    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 (1g)

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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 Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies 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 Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Gluten Free Madeleine Cookies: 6g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar, dried glucose syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Simple ingredient count with no artificial colors listed; Single-serving portion size.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sugar and glucose syrups are prominent ingredients; Refined rice and corn flours with almost no fiber; Sunflower oil is a prominent seed oil.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same snacks 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.

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