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Trader Joe's Trail Mix Crackers: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-08 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Trader Joe's trail mix crackers received a Longevity Score of 80 out of 100 (frequent choice). Mixed whole-food and processed ingredients, moderate sodium. Strengths include seeds, mung beans, and decent protein source, while main considerations include processed cheese, uses palm oil, and added sugar.

Longevity Score 80/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains seeds
  • Includes mung beans
  • Decent protein source

What held the score back?

  • Processed cheese
  • Uses palm oil
  • Contains added sugar

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Trail Mix Crackers
Category
Snacks
GTIN / UPC
00000000654111
Serving size
34 g (4 crackers (34 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

Trail Mix Crackers

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Mixed whole-food and processed ingredients, moderate sodium.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

2g fiber

7% DV

Artificial Colors

Beta carotene

Real Mung Beans

Primary protein source

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Rice bran oil

Good Protein

5g protein

10% DV

Whole Foods

Mung beans, Sesame seeds

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

Key Positives

  • Contains seeds
  • Includes mung beans
  • Decent protein source

Key Concerns

  • Processed cheese
  • Uses palm oil
  • Contains added sugar

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Mung beans

Whole-food ingredients

Mung beansSesame seedsPumpkin seeds

Processing signals

Cheese powderSugar syrup

Additives

Sodium phosphateSoy lecithin

Seed oils

Rice bran oilSunflower oil

Artificial colors

Beta carotene

Added sweeteners

SugarGlucose syrup

Ingredients

Ingredient list

CHEESE CRACKER BLEND (WHEAT FLOUR, RICE BRAN OIL, SUGAR, CHEESE POWDER [CHEESE (MILK, SALT, STARTER CULTURE, MICROBIAL ENZYME, ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), BETA CAROTENE (COLOR)}, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, WHEY POWDER], MILK POWDER, BAKING SODA, SALT, BETA CAROTENE [COLOR], SOY LECITHIN), FRIED MUNG BEANS (MUNG BEANS, PALM OIL, SALT), CASHEWS, SUGAR SYRUP (WATER, GLUCOSE SYRUP [TAPIOCA STARCH], SUGAR), RAISINS (RAISINS, SUNFLOWER OIL), WHITE SESAME SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, BLACK SESAME SEEDS. CONTAINS MILK, SOY, SESAME, WHEAT, CASHEW MAY CONTAIN EGG, PEANUT, ALMOND.

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

Macronutrients

Calories

170

9% DV

Total Carbs

19g

7% DV

Protein

5g

10% DV

Saturated Fat

2.5g

13% DV

Fiber

2g

7% DV

Net Carbs

17g

6% DV

Sugar

4g

Added Sugar

4g

8% DV

Total Fat

8g

10% DV

Sodium

95mg

4% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5.5g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1709% DV
Total Carbs19g7% DV
Protein5g10% DV
Saturated Fat2.5g13% DV
Fiber2g7% DV
Net Carbs17g6% DV
Sugar4g—
Added Sugar4g8% DV
Total Fat8g10% DV
Sodium95mg4% DV
Unsaturated Fat5.5g—

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.

  • 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: Moderate-low sodium (95mg)

    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, Glucose syrup)

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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: Useful energy (170 kcal)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Workout Recovery

    Supportive

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Workout Recovery, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Recovery carbs (19g)

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  • Strength & Protein Focus

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Strength & Protein Focus, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower protein (5g)

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  • Vegan

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Animal-derived ingredients (Mentions "milk", "cheese", "whey". See ingredients for details.)

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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 Trail Mix Crackers 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 Trail Mix Crackers shows about 2g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Trail Mix Crackers: 4g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Glucose syrup. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Contains seeds; Includes mung beans; Decent protein source.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Processed cheese; Uses palm oil; Contains added sugar.

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.

Other published analyses in Snacks, 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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