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Trader Joe's Vegan Buttery Spread: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-08-07 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Trader Joe's vegan buttery spread received a Longevity Score of 65 out of 100 (occasional choice). High in saturated fat with modest sodium. Strengths include fava bean protein, shea butter, and no added sugar, while main considerations include high saturated fat, seed oils, and artificial flavoring.

Longevity Score 65/100

What helped the score?

  • Contains fava bean protein
  • Includes shea butter
  • No added sugar

What held the score back?

  • High saturated fat
  • Contains seed oils
  • Artificial flavoring

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Source data, GTIN, and Food Quality Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Vegan Buttery Spread
Category
Spreads & Nut Butters (source: Spreads)
GTIN / UPC
00000000717823
Serving size
14 g (14 g)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Food Quality Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Trader Joe's

Vegan Buttery Spread

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

High in saturated fat with modest sodium.

What Stands Out

Low Fiber

0g fiber

0% DV

High Sat. Fat

7g saturated fat

35% DV

Contains Seed Oils

Sunflower oil

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

Key Positives

  • Contains fava bean protein
  • Includes shea butter
  • No added sugar

Key Concerns

  • High saturated fat
  • Contains seed oils
  • Artificial flavoring

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Fava bean protein

Processing signals

Oil blendNatural flavors

Additives

Citric acid

Seed oils

Sunflower oilCanola oil

Ingredients

Ingredient list

OIL BLEND (COCONUT OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, CANOLA OIL), SHEANUT BUTTER, WATER, SALT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, FAVA BEAN PROTEIN, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), NATURAL FLAVORS, BETA CAROTENE (FOR COLOR).

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

Macronutrients

Calories

100

5% DV

Total Carbs

0g

0% DV

Protein

0g

0% DV

Saturated Fat

7g

35% DV

Fiber

0g

0% DV

Net Carbs

0g

0% DV

Sugar

0g

Added Sugar

0g

0% DV

Total Fat

11g

14% DV

Sodium

85mg

4% DV

Unsaturated Fat

4g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1005% DV
Total Carbs0g0% DV
Protein0g0% DV
Saturated Fat7g35% DV
Fiber0g0% DV
Net Carbs0g0% DV
Sugar0g—
Added Sugar0g0% DV
Total Fat11g14% DV
Sodium85mg4% DV
Unsaturated Fat4g—

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: Lower net carbs (0g)

    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 saturated fat (7g)

    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 (0g)

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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)

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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 (100 kcal)

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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 (0g)

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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 Vegan Buttery Spread 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 Vegan Buttery Spread shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Vegan Buttery Spread: 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: Contains fava bean protein; Includes shea butter; No added sugar.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High saturated fat; Contains seed oils; Artificial flavoring.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same spreads & nut butters differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Spreads & Nut Butters, selected from the same Food Quality Guide catalog.

Source data and Food Quality Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Food Quality 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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