Trader Joe's Nutri-Score D NOVA 4

Sour Cream Spinach Dip

Sour Cream Spinach Dip: 5/5 ingredient safety

Sour Cream Spinach Dip by Trader Joe's has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 5 out of 5, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is D.

  • Safety score 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Condiments / Sauces / Dips

How This Score Is Built

Sour Cream Spinach Dip draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient is scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Sour Cream Spinach Dip sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

5 Top 15% higher than 85% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

5
Generally Safe
Average ingredient safety: 5 out of 5
Based on 1 tracked ingredient
1
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
D
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Sour cream, spinach, mayonnaise (expeller pressed canola oil, salted egg yolk (egg yolk, salt), lemon juice from concentrate (water, lemon juice concentrate), white wine vinegar, water, mustard flour), water chestnuts, seasoning (dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, salt, spices, mushroom powder), roasted garlic, lemon juice, minced onion, xanthan gum.

Product Details

Barcode
00061360
Nutri-Score
Grade D
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Sour Cream Spinach Dip above or below average on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 5/5, Sour Cream Spinach Dip sits ahead of 85% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.88 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Sour Cream Spinach Dip's 5/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 5/5 average places Sour Cream Spinach Dip in the Generally Safe tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.