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Kroger Shopping Guide

Navigate Kroger with confidence using our analysis of Kroger's store-brand products. From the clean Simple Truth line to the budget Kroger brand, discover which products score best.

20 min readReal Product Data4 Brands Covered

Written by Ultra Processed Food List Editorial Team

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Kroger Brand Analysis Overview

Kroger's Scale

Thousands of store-brand products analyzed across four distinct brands.

We score products one at a time, and every score on this page belongs to one product. Follow a product link to see its ingredients and how its score was reached.

Kroger Store Brands Breakdown

Kroger operates four food brands:

Simple Truth Deep Dive: Kroger's Clean-Label Brand

Brand Highlights

  • Clean-label line. Hundreds of products in our catalog.
  • A separate organic line, Simple Truth Organic
  • Available at 2,700+ Kroger family stores

Least-Processed Kroger Products

Kroger store-brand products with the lowest processing scores in our analysis, one per category:

Least-processed Kroger products by processing and nutrition score

Product
Processing
Nutrition
Gluten Free Chickpea Flour
Simple Truth • Pantry Staples
1.0
10.0
1.0
10.0
A Fat Free Food Blackeye Peas
Kroger • Protein & Meat
1.0
10.0
Blanched Almonds
Simple Truth • Snacks & Candy
1.0
8.5
Crunchy Almond Butter
Simple Truth • Condiments & Sauces
1.0
8.0
Organic Broccoli Florets
Simple Truth Organic • Produce
1.0
7.5
Leaf Spinach
Kroger • Canned & Jarred
1.0
7.5

Kroger Products to Be Cautious About

Kroger store-brand products with the highest processing scores in our analysis, one per category:

Kroger products with elevated processing scores

Product
Processing
Nutrition
Chocolate Cake
Kroger • Bakery
44.4
0.5
Boneless Wyngz
Kroger • Frozen Foods
26.3
5.0
Sprinkle Mix
Kroger • Pantry Staples
22.4
2.0
Garden Salad with Chicken & Bacon Salad Kit
Kroger • Condiments & Sauces
21.1
4.0
Fruit & Grain Cereal Bar
Kroger • Snacks & Candy
20.1
4.5

Pattern observed: the highest-processing items are assembled products, particularly bakery items, sweets and prepared foods.

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Key Takeaways for Kroger Shopping

  • Pantry basics score lowest: the least-processed Kroger store-brand products in our analysis are single-ingredient pantry and freezer staples.
  • Assembled foods score highest: cakes, mixes and prepared foods sit at the top of the table above.

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