Trader Joes Os Organic Spaghettios Review

Trader Joe’s Os Organic Spaghettios vs Spaghettios – taste review, cost, and nutritional info for Trader Joe’s version of Spaghettios – Trader Joes Os.

I took the cost info from buying the SpaghettiOs at Meijer and the Trader Joes Os Organic Spaghettios can from Trader Joes in Rochester Hills. The nutritional info is based on 1 serving size (1 cup).

SpaghettiOs        Trader Joes Os

Servings –         About 2 per can  About 2 per can
Calories –        180                    150
Total Fat –       1g                      1g
Sat. Fat –          0g                      0g
Trans Fat –        0g                      0g
Cholesterol –     5mg                   0mg
Sodium –          630mg                680mg
Total Carb –     37g                    31g
Fiber –              3g                      less than 1g
Sugars –           13g                    11g
Protein –           4g                      6g
Vitamin A –       10%                    4%
Vitamin C –       0%                     4%
Calcium –          2%                     4%
Iron –               10%                   8%

SpaghttiOs Ingredients: Water, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Enriched Macaroni Product (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), High Fructose Corn Syrup. Contains Less than 2% of: Salt, Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese {Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes, Calcium Chloride}, Water, Disodium Phosphate, Enzymes), Flavoring, Potassium Chloride, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Canola, And/Or Soybean), Enzyme Modified Butter (Milk), Skim Milk, Paprika Extract Citric Acid

Trader Joes Os Organic Spaghettios Ingredients: Water, Organic Tomato Puree (Water, Organic Tomato Paste), Organic Macaroni (Organic Semolina (Wheat) Water), Organic Evaporated Cane, Juice, Sea Salt, Organic Corn Starch, Organic Cheddar Cheese (Organic Cultured Milk, Enzymes, Salt), Citric Acid, Organic Onion Power, Organic Paprika, Organic Garlic Power.

Trader Joes Os Organic Spaghettios Review – I thought initially that this would be a taste test and review of very similar products. Ingredients-wise, they’re very different. Trader Joe’s promises and delivers on their organic claim. This is a welcome relief for legions of parents that are looking to cut high-fructose corn syrup and preservatives out of their children’s diet. The differences weren’t limited to the ingredients. They both had what I feel are noticeably different tastes. Trader Joe’s Os Organic Spaghettios have a much sweeter taste or tang to them. By comparison, Campbell’s SpaghettiOs taste saltier to me despite having less sodium. SpaghettiOs has a noticeably thicker, heartier consistency while Trader Joe’s Os are a bit runnier and tend to slide right out of the can. Overall, I prefer the taste of Trader Joe’s Os spaghettios (as did my son). This was one taste test where “organic” trumped “artificial ingredients.” The extra 50 cents per can paid may be worth the taste and the piece of mind that comes with organic. I hope this review was helpful.

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