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Trader Joe's Wine Country Chicken Salad: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-18 · Trader Joe's

Quick answer

Frequent Choice

Trader Joe's wine country chicken salad received a Longevity Score of 80 out of 100 (frequent choice). Whole-foods like chicken and pecans, but sugar is high. Strengths include whole chicken meat, pecans, and celery, while main considerations include high sugar content and seed oils present.

Longevity Score 80/100

What helped the score?

  • Whole chicken meat
  • Contains pecans
  • Includes celery

What held the score back?

  • High sugar content
  • Seed oils present

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Trader Joe's Wine Country Chicken Salad
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Meals)
GTIN / UPC
00000000570107
Serving size
113 g (113 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

Wine Country Chicken Salad

Frequent Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Frequent Choice

Whole-foods like chicken and pecans, but sugar is high.

What Stands Out

High Protein

11g protein

22% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

4% DV

Real Chicken

Primary protein source

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Whole Foods

Chicken, Celery

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

Key Positives

  • Whole chicken meat
  • Contains pecans
  • Includes celery

Key Concerns

  • High sugar content
  • Seed oils present

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Chicken

Whole-food ingredients

ChickenCeleryPecans

Processing signals

MayonnaiseSweetened cranberries

Additives

Xanthan gum

Seed oils

Canola oil

Ingredients

Ingredient list

COOKED WHITE CHICKEN MEAT (CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, CHICKEN BROTH, SEA SALT, RICE STARCH), MAYONNAISE (CANOLA OIL, WATER, EGGS, SALTED EGG YOLK (EGG YOLKS, SALT), WHITE WINE VINEGAR, SALT, CANE SUGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE), CELERY, SWEETENED DRIED CRANBERRIES (CRANBERRIES, CANE SUGAR, SUNFLOWER OIL), HONEY, PECANS, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, CANE SUGAR, POPPY SEEDS, SEA SALT, XANTHAN GUM, WHITE PEPPER

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

Macronutrients

Calories

350

18% DV

Total Carbs

16g

6% DV

Protein

11g

22% DV

Saturated Fat

2g

10% DV

Fiber

1g

4% DV

Net Carbs

15g

5% DV

Sugar

14g

Total Fat

27g

35% DV

Sodium

430mg

19% DV

Unsaturated Fat

25g

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

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories35018% DV
Total Carbs16g6% DV
Protein11g22% DV
Saturated Fat2g10% DV
Fiber1g4% DV
Net Carbs15g5% DV
Sugar14g—
Total Fat27g35% DV
Sodium430mg19% DV
Unsaturated Fat25g—

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

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (14g)

    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 sodium (430mg)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (14g)

    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 (14g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Higher sugar (14g)

    This product has 1 additional signal 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: Carbohydrate is almost entirely sugar (14g of 16g 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 Wine Country Chicken Salad 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 Wine Country Chicken Salad shows about 1g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Trader Joe's Wine Country Chicken Salad: 14g total 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 chicken meat; Contains pecans; Includes celery.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: High sugar content; Seed oils present.

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

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Sources, citations & safety

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