Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Crisps Snacks are a unique and interesting product that combines cauliflower with coconut milk, brown rice and various seeds to create a gluten free crisp with an oddly compelling flavor profile.
Nutrition and Ingredients
Let’s take a closer look at what comes in this 2.47 ounce pouch.
Nutrition Facts
About 12 cauliflower crisps (30g) is a single serving and you get about 2.5 servings per bag.. The nutrition facts for a single serving are:
- Calories: 180
- Fat: 9g (12% DV)
- Cholesterol: 0mg (0% DV)
- Sodium: 210mg (9% DV)
- Carbohydrates: 21g (8% DV)
- Protein: 4g
The calories are a bit high with just 12 crisps providing as many calories as two Trader Joe’s Shrimp Burgers. Once you get past the calories it looks like the cauliflower crisps are a great snack with very low fat, salt cholesterol and carbs.
Ingredient List
The Cauliflower Crisps have the following ingredients:
- Cauliflower
- Brown rice
- Tapioca starch
- Coconut milk powder
- Sunflower seeds
- Pumpkin seeds
- Sesame seeds
- Mustard powder
- Salt
- Garlic powder
- Onion powder
- Xanthan gum
Pumpkin seeds and sunflower seeds are incredibly dense in nutrients and calories so their use in the crisps helps explain the high calorie count.
Labelling
The labelling indicates that this product is Gluten Free. The ingredients appear to be completely vegetarian, even Vegan, but the product does not have these designations on its packaging.
Taste
The crisps are a snack that grew on me.
When I first poured them out of the bag both my son and I thought that they looked unappetizing and neither of us were anxious to try them. They look like rounds of brown rice and seeds and that isn’t much to get excited about.
But then we ate a few.
The first flavors that hit me were the earthy notes of the seeds and brown rice but that was quickly followed up with a strong coconut profile that brought a whole new level of richness to the party.
The crunch of the crisps was enough to make me happy but not acceptable.
After the first few crisps I wasn’t sure if I liked these or not. However, later in the day my mind kept thinking about these things and they turned into a highly filling and satisfying late night snack for the next two days.
I really came to appreciate and enjoy the two toned richness of flavor that was packed into these crisps as it created a truly enjoyable snacking experience.
This bag of crisps cost me $2.99 for a 2.47 ounce bag and it was worth the money.
I am very happy with this product and will be buying it again.
Hard is different than “crisp”, and they taste like bland coconut dirt. Aftertaste is Yukon. Terrible. Literally threw them in the trash and I never do that.
DELICIOUS! Love the back taste of coconut, very satisfying and yummy with TJs Toscano cheese with black pepper.