Trader Joe’s Rants & Raves (mostly raves, a few rants)

Trader Joe’s has come out with a ton of HUMMUS varieties as you probably know from checking the shelves….

“(we’ve come out with versions like) …. Roasted Red Pepper, Olive Tapenade, and Crunchy Chili Onion. But even aside from adding flavors, just adjusting the proportions of one of the existing base ingredients yields remarkable results. Take Trader Joe’s Dreamy Creamy Hummus, for instance. Here, our supplier doubles the amount of tahini of a standard hummus recipe to create a texture so thick, rich, and exquisitely Creamy that it’s simply Dreamy.”

https://www.traderjoes.com/home/products/pdp/creamy-dreamy-hummus-080337

Ingredients as you know must be listed in order of quantity. When I looked at the label closely, I was a little surprised to see the first ingredient listed here is actually water, not chickpeas, which are listed second.

This is the reverse of (for example) the Organic Hummus which I liked (label below). As you can see in that version, chickpeas are the first ingredient. I mean, of course, right? Pretty sure any recipe witll list chickpeas as the main ingredients. The Organic Hummus list first “Fresh steamed chickpeas” with water, which is needed to smooth out the chickpeas, as the second ingredient.

Knowing that the “creamy dreamy” has more water than chickpeas in it is kind of a turn off to me. So I kind of think I would not buy this “dreamy” one again.

Creamy Dreamy Hummus $2.49

2 TBLS, about 50 cal

• WATER
• CHICKPEAS
• TAHINI (PUREED SESAME SEEDS)
• SEA SALT
• DEHYDRATED GARLIC
• CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER)
• GUAR GUM

The hummus at Trader Joe’s I usually get are the Mediterranean, Roasted Garlic and Organic hummus. I’ve found all of those pretty solid choices. I will pass on this one.