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Trader Joe's Organic 3 Grain Tempeh: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Everyday Choice

Trader Joe's organic 3 grain tempeh received a Longevity Score of 96 out of 100 (everyday choice). Simple whole-food tempeh with soy, brown rice, barley, and millet; high protein and fiber with minimal processing and no added sugar. Strengths include whole-grain blend: brown rice, barley, millet, strong protein and fiber per serving, and fermented soy with simple, recognizable ingredients, while main considerations include modest processing from fermentation and lactic acid and fat content from soy, moderately calorie-dense.

Longevity Score 96/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole-grain blend: brown rice, barley, millet
  • Strong protein and fiber per serving
  • Fermented soy with simple, recognizable ingredients

What held the score back?

  • Modest processing from fermentation and lactic acid
  • Fat content from soy, moderately calorie-dense

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Organic 3 Grain Tempeh
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Plant Based Foods And Beverages)
GTIN / UPC
00000000991254
Serving size
84 g (1 serving (84 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

Organic 3 Grain Tempeh

Everyday Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Everyday Choice

Simple whole-food tempeh with soy, brown rice, barley, and millet; high protein and fiber with minimal processing and no added sugar.

What Stands Out

High Protein

16g protein

32% DV

Excellent Fiber

6g fiber

21% DV

Whole Foods

organic soybeans, organic brown…

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

Key Positives

  • Whole-grain blend: brown rice, barley, millet
  • Strong protein and fiber per serving
  • Fermented soy with simple, recognizable ingredients
  • No added sugar, very low sodium, low saturated fat

Key Concerns

  • Modest processing from fermentation and lactic acid
  • Fat content from soy, moderately calorie-dense

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

soy (tempeh)

Whole-food ingredients

organic soybeansorganic brown riceorganic barleyorganic millet

Processing signals

fermented with starter culturelactic acid added

Additives

lactic acid

Ingredients

Ingredient list

Organic Soybeans, Water, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Barley, Organic Millet, Lactic Acid, Starter Culture

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

Macronutrients

Calories

150

8% DV

Total Carbs

8g

3% DV

Protein

16g

32% DV

Saturated Fat

1g

5% DV

Fiber

6g

21% DV

Net Carbs

2g

1% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

6g

8% DV

Sodium

0mg

0% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1508% DV
Total Carbs8g3% DV
Protein16g32% DV
Saturated Fat1g5% DV
Fiber6g21% DV
Net Carbs2g1% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat6g8% DV
Sodium0mg0% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

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

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: High fiber (6g)

    This product has 3 additional signals for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Low saturated fat (1g)

    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 (16g)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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 (0g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Modest calories per serving (150 kcal)

    This product has 2 additional signals 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: Lower carbs for fueling (8g)

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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 Organic 3 Grain Tempeh highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Minimal processing. 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 Organic 3 Grain Tempeh shows about 6g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Organic 3 Grain Tempeh: 0g added 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-grain blend: brown rice, barley, millet; Strong protein and fiber per serving; Fermented soy with simple, recognizable ingredients.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Modest processing from fermentation and lactic acid; Fat content from soy, moderately calorie-dense.

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

  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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