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Trader Joe's Jumeokbap: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Limit Frequency

Trader Joe's jumeokbap received a Longevity Score of 62 out of 100 (limit frequency). Rice-based bulgogi-style pack with vegetables, but added sugars, modifiers, and sodium lower its whole-food alignment. Strengths include vegetables like carrot, cabbage, and green onion, some protein from soy sources, and moderate fiber per serving, while main considerations include multiple added sugars and syrups in ingredient list, many modified starches, gums, and texturizers, and sodium is notable at 460 mg per 100 g.

Longevity Score 62/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains vegetables like carrot, cabbage, and green onion
  • Some protein from soy sources
  • Moderate fiber per serving

What held the score back?

  • Multiple added sugars and syrups in ingredient list
  • Many modified starches, gums, and texturizers
  • Sodium is notable at 460 mg per 100 g

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Jumeokbap
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Frozen Foods)
GTIN / UPC
00000000775151
Serving size
100 g (1 pack (100 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

Jumeokbap

Limit Frequency

KarbCoach Recommendation

Limit Frequency

Rice-based bulgogi-style pack with vegetables, but added sugars, modifiers, and sodium lower its whole-food alignment.

What Stands Out

High Sodium

460mg sodium

20% DV

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Added Sweetener

sugar

Contains Seed Oils

soybean oil

Good Protein

5g protein

10% DV

Whole Foods

rice, onion

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

Key Positives

  • Contains vegetables like carrot, cabbage, and green onion
  • Some protein from soy sources
  • Moderate fiber per serving

Key Concerns

  • Multiple added sugars and syrups in ingredient list
  • Many modified starches, gums, and texturizers
  • Sodium is notable at 460 mg per 100 g

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

textured soy protein

Whole-food ingredients

riceoniongarliccarrotcabbagegreen onionginger

Processing signals

modified tapioca starchmodified cornstarchtextured soy protein concentratesoy protein isolatecaramelized sugar syrup

Additives

guar gumxanthan gumcitric aciddextrin

Seed oils

soybean oil

Added sweeteners

sugarcaramelized sugar syrup

Other sweeteners

pear pureeapple puree

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Water, rice, sugar, soy sauce, onion, garlic, modified tapioca starch, black pepper powder, citric acid, beefless bulgogi, pear puree, apple puree, caramelized sugar syrup, modified cornstarch, ginger, green onion extract, dextrin, guar gum, xanthan gum, textured soy protein, soy protein isolate, rice flour, wheat gluten, cocoa powder, soybean oil, carrot, green onion, cabbage, textured soybean protein concentrate, cornstarch, sesame oil, salt.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

190

10% DV

Total Carbs

38g

14% DV

Protein

5g

10% DV

Saturated Fat

0g

0% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

36g

13% DV

Sugar

5g

Added Sugar

4g

8% DV

Total Fat

2.5g

3% DV

Sodium

460mg

20% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

2.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories19010% DV
Total Carbs38g14% DV
Protein5g10% DV
Saturated Fat0g0% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs36g13% DV
Sugar5g—
Added Sugar4g8% DV
Total Fat2.5g3% DV
Sodium460mg20% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat2.5g—

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 net carbs (36g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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 sodium (460mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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

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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, pear puree)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

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

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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 (38g)

    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 Jumeokbap 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 Jumeokbap shows about 2g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Jumeokbap: 4g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include sugar, pear puree. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains vegetables like carrot, cabbage, and green onion; Some protein from soy sources; Moderate fiber per serving.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Multiple added sugars and syrups in ingredient list; Many modified starches, gums, and texturizers; Sodium is notable at 460 mg per 100 g.

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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