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Trader Joe's Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Special Occasion Choice

Trader Joe's passion fruit meringue tartelettes received a Longevity Score of 34 out of 100 (special occasion choice). Contains high sugar and saturated fat, with minimal fiber. Strengths include real fruit and moderate sodium content, while main considerations include high in added sugar, high in saturated fat, and low in fiber.

Longevity Score 34/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains real fruit
  • Moderate sodium content

What held the score back?

  • High in added sugar
  • High in saturated fat
  • Low in fiber

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes
Category
Bakery & Bread (source: Tart)
GTIN / UPC
00000000798624
Serving size
100 g (1 tartelette (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

Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes

Special Occasion Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Special Occasion Choice

Contains high sugar and saturated fat, with minimal fiber.

What Stands Out

Very High Sugar

31g added sugar

62% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

High Sat. Fat

9g saturated fat

45% DV

Whole Foods

passion fruit puree, apricot

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

Key Positives

  • Contains real fruit
  • Moderate sodium content

Key Concerns

  • High in added sugar
  • High in saturated fat
  • Low in fiber

Ingredient Signals

Whole-food ingredients

passion fruit pureeapricot

Processing signals

powdered sugarcultured butterglaze

Additives

pectinxanthan gumsodium alginatecarrageenan

Ingredients

Ingredient list

PASSION FRUIT PUREE, SUGAR, WHEAT FLOUR, POWDERED SUGAR (SUGAR, CORNSTARCH), CULTURED BUTTER (CREAM, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE), CONCENTRATED BUTTER (ANHYDROUS MILK FAT), GLAZE (GLUCOSE SYRUP [WHEAT], SUGAR, WATER, PECTIN, SODIUM ALGINATE, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER)), WATER, APRICOT (APRICOT, ASCORBIC ACID TO MAINTAIN COLOR), CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER), EGG WHITE, CREAM (CREAM, CARRAGEENAN), EGG, PECTIN, ALMOND FLOUR, SALT, EGG WHITE POWDER, XANTHAN GUM

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

Macronutrients

Calories

320

16% DV

Total Carbs

44g

16% DV

Protein

3g

6% DV

Saturated Fat

9g

45% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

43g

16% DV

Sugar

31g

Added Sugar

31g

62% DV

Total Fat

15g

19% DV

Sodium

70mg

3% DV

Unsaturated Fat

6g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories32016% DV
Total Carbs44g16% DV
Protein3g6% DV
Saturated Fat9g45% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs43g16% DV
Sugar31g—
Added Sugar31g62% DV
Total Fat15g19% DV
Sodium70mg3% DV
Unsaturated Fat6g—

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 (43g)

    This product has 3 additional signals 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 saturated fat (9g)

    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: Lower protein (3g)

    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 (31g)

    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: Higher sugar (31g)

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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 (31g of 44g 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 Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes 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 Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes shows about 1g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Passion Fruit Meringue Tartelettes: 31g 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: Contains real fruit; Moderate sodium content.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High in added sugar; High in saturated fat; Low in fiber.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

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