Safe

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce

by Trader Joe's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 00760850 · Trader Joe's · Bao. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 00760850 · Serving size 2 portion (60 g)

The verdict

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce by Trader Joe's scores 100/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 31 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 0 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 31-component record, beginning with Bao Bun, Wheat Flour, Water. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

100/100
Safe safety score
0
None flagged · of 31 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

68/100

Grade B-

Ingredient Safety

100/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00760850 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 100/100 FLAG-CLEAN 0 flagged LEN-DENSE 31 ing. REG-SPARSE 29% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 13% LEAD-RARE Tapioca Starch PHOTO-FINISH Organic Unsweetened Cocoa · ±0 BOOK-OFF …760850 · July 2026

9 of 31 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Tapioca Starch). Source sheet 00760850 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Organic Unsweetened Cocoa + Espresso · Nearest score peer is Organic Unsweetened Cocoa + Espresso at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce100/1002. Organic Unsweetened Cocoa + Espresso: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Organic Unsweetened Cocoa…100/1003. Garlic Gondolas: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Garlic Gondolas100/1004. Natural bliss real milk and cream: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Natural bliss real milk a…100/1005. Oatmilk Creamer: 100/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Oatmilk Creamer100/100
High-band neighbours for Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce (100/100) outside Trader Joe's.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce
100/100
Organic Unsweetened Cocoa + Espresso
100/100
Garlic Gondolas
100/100
Natural bliss real milk and cream
100/100
Oatmilk Creamer
100/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce lists 31 ingredients on its label

31 87th percentile a longer ingredient list than 87% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Above this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Above this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Above this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 31 (87th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Bao Bun
2
Wheat Flour
3
Water
4
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Soybean Oil
7
Yeast
8
Leavening Agents
9
Sodium Bicarbonate
EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
GRAS
10
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
11
Monocalcium Phosphate
12
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
13
Tapioca Starch
NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
14
Shrimp Filling
15
Shrimp
16
Spring Onion
17
Lemongrass
18
Shallot
19
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
20
Red Chili Pepper
21
Paprika
22
Black Pepper
23
Leavening Agent
24
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
25
Acidulant
26
Sodium Citrate
27
Lemongrass Lime Chili Sauce
28
Lime Juice
29
Rice Vinegar
30
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
31
Chili Powder

Full Ingredient List

Bao Bun (Wheat Flour, Water, Cornstarch, Sugar, Soybean Oil, Yeast, Leavening Agents [Sodium Bicarbonate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Monocalcium Phosphate], Salt, Tapioca Starch), Shrimp Filling (Shrimp, Cornstarch, Spring Onion, Lemongrass, Shallot, Water, Garlic, Sugar, Red Chili Pepper, Salt, Paprika, Black Pepper, Leavening Agent [Sodium Bicarbonate], Citric Acid [Acidulant], Sodium Citrate), Lemongrass Lime Chili Sauce (Water, Sugar, Cornstarch, Lemongrass, Lime Juice, Garlic, Rice Vinegar, Salt, Red Chili Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Chili Powder).

Categories

Bao

High-score cross-brand comparables for Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce

Neighbours outside Trader Joe's with screening scores in the same high band as Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce (100/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Trader Joe's; these peers cross brands.

Read the longer label in layers

Read the longer label in layers

Mini Shrimp Bao with Sauce has a longer ingredient list than 87% of its published comparison set. Use the ingredient table before relying on its single screening score.

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 00760850: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.