LEARN ABOUT EVERY NEW VEGAN FOOD AT TRADER JOE’S FOR SPRING 2021. MAKE SURE TO CHECK OUT THE VIDEO TO SEE OUR TASTE TEST REACTIONS.
We have a love for all things Trader Joe’s at this point. We love trying all the new vegan food at Trader Joe’s that they over. This is our Spring 2021 version of the brand new vegan food that we found at Trader Joe’s.
Many of these things are seasonal, so if you read something here that you like or see it in the video, we highly suggest that you head there soon before it’s gone.
Also, we want to mention that prior to going vegan, we had never been to Trader Joe’s, so sometimes things pop up that we think may be new that actually aren’t or that have been there before and coming back.
If you want to read through our other Trader Joe’s vegan food haul taste tests, you can do so here.
This time we found 20 new items. And we tasted most of them!
Read on to figure out our thoughts and make sure to watch the video for our taste test reactions.
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How did you find new vegan spring products at Trader Joes?
Our primary source was Trader Joe’s store itself. They have a large in store display with all the new fall items. From there, we just looked at the ingredients and made a decision on if we thought the items were suitable or not.
Trader Joe’s own website is also very helpful. They have a section called Dig In that gives the scoop on many of the new products.
Lastly, we looked for new and seasonal item signs when we went into the store. They are usually purple signs that say new item right in front of the item. The seasonal ones are orange.
Vegan Trader Joe’s Taste Test Spring 2021
Watch our vegan Trader Joe’s taste test!
Because we had so many items, we split them up in the video into breakfast, dinner, and snack times. We also split up the beverages.
Below we will combine the items in the sections as we tried them, except for the beverages are in their own section below.
New Vegan Breakfast Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Grainless Granola
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: We liked that these were more clusters than just broken apart pieces of granola. They upfront taste was very good, but the end taste is left with just sunflower seeds. It is very salty.
- Ingredients: ALMONDS, DRIED COCONUT, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, PUMPKIN SEEDS, COCONUT SUGAR, TAPIOCA SYRUP, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, COCONUT OIL, SEA SALT, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (TO PRESERVE)
- Top 8 Allergens: Almonds, Coconut.
- Trader Joe’s Organic Acai Bowl
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: This was okay. It tasted more watered down then the Sambazon one we tried in our Target video. We liked that it came with a package of granola/coconut mixture.
- Ingredients: ORGANIC STRAWBERRIES, ORGANIC BLUEBERRIES, ORGANIC ACAI PUREE (ORGANIC ACAI PUREE, WATER, CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIER]), ORGANIC BANANAS (ORGANIC BANANS, ASCORBIC ACID [TO MAINTAIN COLOR], CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIER]), ORGANIC GRANOLA (ORGANIC WHOLE GRAIN ROLLED OATS, ORGANIC TAPIOCA SYRUP [WATER, ORGANIC TAPIOCA STARCH], ORGANIC INVERT SUGAR SYRUP [ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, WATER], ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC CHIA SEEDS, ORGANIC FLAX SEEDS, ORGANIC BROWN RICE SYRUP, NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC BROWN RICE FLOUR, ORGANIC QUINOA FLAKES, ORGANIC MILLET FLOUR, ORGANIC QUINOA FLAKES, ORGANIC MOLASSES, ORGANIC AMARANTH FLAKES, RICE FLOUR, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS [TO PRESERVE]), ORGANIC UNSWEETENED COCONUT BEVERAGE (ORGANIC COCONUT BASE [WATER, ORGANIC COCONUT CREAM], CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF VITAMIN AND MINERAL BLEND [CALCIUM PHOSPHATE, MAGNESIUM PHOSPHATE, L-SELENOMETHIONINE, VITAMIN A ACETATE, VITAMIN D2, ZINC OXIDE, VITAMIN B12], SEA SALT, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ORGANIC CAROB BEAN GUM, GELLAN GUM), ORGANIC UNSWEETENED COCONUT CHIPS.
- Top 8 Allergens: Coconut.
- Mrs Bridges Strawberry Preserves
- Price: $3.29
- Opinion: It tastes like any normal strawberry jelly/jam/preserves. There are no chunky bits if that is a concern for you.
- Ingredients: Sugar, Strawberries, (1%), Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid, Gelling Agent: Fruit Pectin.
- Top 8 Allergens: None.
New Vegan Spices at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Za’atar Seasoning Blend
- Price: $1.99
- Opinion: We have not tried this yet
- Ingredients: toasted sesame seeds, spices (thyme, marjoram, coriander, oregano), chickpea flour, sea salt, sunflower oil, citric acid, lemon oil
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Hot Hot Crispy Habanero Peppers in Olive Oil
- Price: $3.99 for 22oz container.
- Opinion: We have not tried this yet
- Ingredients: Olive Oil, Habanero Peppers, Salt, Garlic Powder, Lemon Pepper (Black pepper, Lemon Powder).
- Top 8 Allergens: None Listed.
- Trader Joe’s Black Garlic seasoning
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: We have not tried this yet
- Ingredients: Ground Black Garlic, Rice Hull (anti-caking agent).
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Cuban Style Citrusy Garlic Seasoning Blend
- Price: $1.99
- Opinion: We have liked this on tofu, in rice and on salads. It’s a bold flavor with lots of citrus hints and a kick of spice in there too!
- Ingredients: GARLIC, CITRIC ACID (ACIDULANT), ONION POWDER, SALT, LIME OIL, LIME JUICE, RED PEPPER, BAY LEAVES, CORIANDER POWDER, CUMIN POWDER, GROUND BLACK PEPPER, RICE CONCENTRATE, BITTER ORANGE OIL, OREGANO, CILANTRO, BASIL, LEMON OIL, MARJORAM, PARSLEY.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
New Vegan Snack Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Cauliflower Crisp Snack
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: Larisha didn’t mind these and thought they’d be good with hummus; however Andrew didn’t like them at all and thinks they even just smelled really bad/overpowering.
- Ingredients: CAULIFLOWER, BROWN RICE FLOUR (BROWN RICE, STABILIZED RICE BRAN), TAPIOCA STARCH, COCONUT MILK POWDER (COCONUT MILK, TAPIOCA MALTODEXTRIN), PUMPKIN SEEDS, MUSTARD POWDER, SEA SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, XANTHAN GUM.
- Top 8 Allergens: COCONUT. MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF SOY, ALMOND, BRAZIL NUT, CASHEW, HAZELNUT, PECAN, PISTACHIO, WALNUT.
- Trader Joe’s Everything but the Gluten Crackers
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: Andrew didn’t like these at all. Larisha said the upfront taste was okay but it was not good overall. It barely has a hint of everything but the bagel seasoning.
- Ingredients: SUNFLOWER SEEDS, OAT FLAKES, WHITE SESAME : INGREDIENTS SEEDS, FLAXSEEDS, CORN FLOUR, CANOLA OIL, QUINOA FLOUR, GRANULATED ONION, DRIED MINCED GARLIC, BLACK SESAME SEEDS, SALT, POTATO FIBER, WATER.
- Top 8 Allergens: None list.
- Trader Joe’s Chili Spice Pineapple
- Price: $3.69
- Opinion: These are gross. That’s it, that’s all we have to say.
- Ingredients: pineapple (pineapple, sugar), paprika, sugar, salt, citric acid, cayenne pepper.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Cocoa Chili Spiced Pecans
- Price: $4.49
- Opinion: We liked these a lot. Nice crunch, cocoa flavor up front with the spice at the end. Would be great ground up and used as a crust for desserts.
- Ingredients: PECANS, POWDERED SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, TAPOIOCA STARCH), EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, TAPIOCA SYRUP, COCOA POWDER, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, CANE SUGAR, CINNAMON POWDER, CAYENNE PEPPER POWDER, SALT.
- Top 8 Allergens: Pecans.
- Partake Crunchy Sprinkle Cookies
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: Very crunchy, but a good boxed style cookie. We did love that there’s a vegan cookie that’s easily available that has sprinkles for kids.
- Ingredients: Gluten Free Flour Blend (Organic Light Buckwheat Flour, Cassava Flour, Gluten Free Oat Flour, Tapioca Flour), Organic Fair Trade Cane Sugar, Non GMO Sunflower Oil, Gluten Free Oats, Rainbow Sprinkles (Sugar, Potato Starch, Maltodextrin, Rice Oil, Natural Colors [paprika extract, turmeric extract, beet extract, spirulina extract], Carnauba Wax), Tapioca Starch, Water, Sea Salt, Tapioca Fiber Syrup, Baking Soda, Vanilla Extract, Rosemary Extract.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
New Vegan Drink Items at Trader Joe’s
- Plant Folk Coconut Creamer Original
- Price: $1.69
- Opinion: We have not tried this but just wanted to show that it was available.
- Ingredients: COCONUT MILK (WATER, COCONUT CREAM), CANE SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: NATURAL FLAVORS, GELLAN GUM, SODIUM BICARBONATE, POTASSIUM CITRATE, TITANIUM DIOXIDE (FOR COLOR), SEA SALT.
- Top 8 Allergens: TREE NUTS (COCONUT)
- Trader Joe’s Turmeric Ginger Coconut Beverage
- Price: $2.69
- Opinion: Very turmericky. Maybe better warmed. Not bad if you like turmeric flavored things
- Ingredients: FILTERED WATER, COCONUT CREAM (COCONUT, WATER), HONEY, TURMERIC POWDER, GINGER JUICE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, GELLAN GUM, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, CINNAMON, BLACK PEPPER.
- Top 8 Allergens: Coconut.
- Notes: THIS PRODUCT IS NOT VEGAN AS IT CONTAINS HONEY. WE DID NOT SEE THIS BEFORE CONSUMING.
- Trader Joe’s Non-Dairy Chocolate Oat Beverage
- Price: $2.49
- Opinion: This is decent. Not our favorite though. It was dark in color and the oat milk itself was thick which was enjoyable; however, it tasted a bit watered down.
- Ingredients: OAT BASE (WATER, HYDROLYZED OATS), CANE SUGAR, COCOA PROCESSED WITH ALKALI, NATURAL FLAVORS, SEA SALT, GELLAN GUM.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Organic Sparkling Ginger & Lemon Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage
- Price: $1.69
- Opinion: We liked these. They are definitely a way to get apple cider vinegar, however it does contain a lot of sugar. If you aren’t used to tasting apple cider vinegar, it probably would taste much different to you.
- Ingredients: CARBONATED WATER (WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE), ORGANIC APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC GINGER JUICE, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Organic Sparkling Lemon & Strawberry Apple Cider Vinegar Beverage
- Price: $1.69
- Opinion: We liked these. They are definitely a way to get apple cider vinegar, however it does contain a lot of sugar. If you aren’t used to tasting apple cider vinegar, it probably would taste much different to you.
- Ingredients: CARBONATED WATER (WATER, CARBON DIOXIDE), ORGANIC APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, ORGANIC LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC CRANBERRY JUICE CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVORS, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR).
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
New Vegan Dinner Items at Trader Joe’s
- Trader Joe’s Spicy Mexican-Style Rice Cauliflower
- Price: $2.99
- Opinion: Very spicy, but so good and easy to make. This is one of our new favorite products.
- Ingredients: CAULIFLOWER, TOMATOES, RED BELL PEPPERS, YELLOW BELL PEPPERS, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, WATER, PICKLED JALAPEÑO PEPPERS (JALAPEÑO PEPPERS, WATER, ALCOHOL VINEGAR, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, TURMERIC OLEORESIN [COLOR]), CILANTRO, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, TOMATO CONCENTRATE, SALT, LIME JUICE, CAYENNE PEPPER, CUMIN, GARLIC PUREE.
- Top 8 Allergens: None listed.
- Trader Joe’s Vegetable Samosa Burrito
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: We LOVED this. We don’t do a lot of prepackaged foods like this, but if we were traveling, we would totally get this. The flavors are so good together.
- Ingredients: SAMOSA FILLING (POTATOES, CAULIFLOWER, CARROTS, GREEN PEAS, CANOLA OIL, CILANTRO, GINGER PUREE [GINGER, WATER], CRUSHED GARLIC [GARLIC, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER)], NATURAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED TAPIOCA STARCH, LEMON JUICE, GARAM MASALA [SPICES, TURMERIC, CANOLA OIL], SERRANO CHILE PEPPERS, SEA SALT, CUMIN, FENUGREEK LEAVES, ANCHO CHILI POWDER), FLOUR TORTILLA (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CANOLA OIL, CONTAINS 2% OF LESS OF OAT FIBER, WHEAT GLUTEN, CANE SUGAR, CULTURED WHEAT FLOUR [TO PRESERVE], SALT, MONOGLYCERIDES, MALIC ACID, BAKING SODA, CELLULOSE GUM, GUAR GUM, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), TOMATO CHUTNEY (TOMATOES [TOMATOES, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID [ACIDIFIED], ONIONS, SUGAR, WATER, MUSTARD [WATER, MUSTARD SEEDS, DISTILLED VINEGAR, SALT, WHITE WINE, SUGAR, LACTIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR], EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, CORNSTARCH, GINGER PUREE [GINGER, WATER], NATURAL FLAVOR, SEA SALT, GARAM MASALA [SPICES, TURMERIC, CANOLA OIL], CRUSHED GARLIC [GARLIC, CITRIC ACID (ACIDIFIER)], PAPRIKA [PAPRIKA, ROSEMARY EXTRACT (TO MAINTAIN COLOR)], TURMERIC, FENUGREEK LEAVES).
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat
- Trader Joe’s Super Burrito!
- Price: $3.49
- Opinion: We liked this. It’s very green. And there’s a lot of quinoa, if you don’t like quinoa, you wouldn’t be a fan. There is a kick of heat in this one. We do like samosa one better.
- Ingredients: onion and chili flour tortilla (enriched unbleached flour wheat flour, niacin thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour], water, soybean oil, tortilla pre-mix [cultured wheat (for freshness), sea salt, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate, sugar, citric acid (for freshness), enzymes, guar gum, yeast, mono and diglycerides, onion powder, red pepper flakes, distilled white vinegar, oat fiber, cellulose gum), red quinoa, white quinoa, diced sweet potatoes, reduced fat vegan mayonnaise spread (filtered water, expeller-pressed high-oleic safflower oil, tapioca starch, olive oil, apple cider vinegar, organic soy beans, agave syrup, sea salt, cold-pressed flaxseed oil, lemon juice concentrate, mustard flour, gum arabic, guar gum, xanthan gum), kale, cilantro, onions, canola oil, jalapeno pepper, amarillo chili (amarillo chilies, citric acid, water), garlic (garlic, citric acid), lime juice, cultured dextrose (maltodextrin, cultured dextrose [for freshness)), sea salt, vinegar (water, white distilled vinegar), cumin.
- Top 8 Allergens: Wheat, Soy.
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Taco Salad Kit
- Price: $5.49
- Opinion: Andrew didn’t try this, but Larisha loved it. It tastes amazing all together and would be even better with some additional things added like more black beans and corn, avocado, and more sauce (I like sauce – even just salsa).
- Ingredients: SALAD (ROMAINE LETTUCE, CHIPOTLE SEITAN [WATER, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, SOY SAUCE [WATER, SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT, ALCOHOL), TOMATO PUREE (TOMATOES, CITRIC ACID )TO PRESERVE), ONION, CANE SUGAR, SPICES, BROWN RICE SYRUP, CANOLA OIL, CHIPOTLE PEPPER, GRANULATED ONION, WHITE VINEGAR, GRANULATED GARLIC, ANNATTO SEED POWDER, SEA SALY, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, KOMBU), PICO DE GALLO (CORN, BLACK BEANS (BLACK BEANS, WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, FERROUS GLUCONATE), TOMATO (TOMATO, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID (TO PRESERVE), CALCIUM CHLORIDE), ROMA TOMATOES, WATER, ONION, CILANTRO, SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, GARLIC, EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, GARLIC POWDER, CHILI PEPPER, CAYENNE PEPPER, PAPRIKA, ASCORBIC ACID (TO MAINTAIN COLOR), XANTHAN GUM, CUMIN, CITRIC ACID (TO PRESERVE), RED CABBAGE, GREEN CABBAGE, CARROTS, PURPLE TORTILLA CHIPS (STONE GROUND BLUE CORN, SUNFLOWER OIL, AND/OR CORN OIL, SEA SALT, WATER, TRACE OF LIME]). VEGAN JALAPENO RANCH STYLE DRESSING: EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, WATER, JALAPENO PEPPERS, BROWN RICE SYRUP, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, PEA PROTEIN ISOLATE, SUGAR, SEA SALT, WHITE DISTILLED VINEGAR, MUSTARD FLOUR, XANTHAN GUM, CUMIN, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CAYENNE PEPPER, CHILI PEPPER, DEHYDRATED ONION, DRIED GREEN ONION, DRIED OREGANO.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy, Wheat.
- Trader Joe’s Carrot Ginger Miso Dressing
- Price: $3.99
- Opinion: It’s very strong ginger wise, but overall it’s good and would make a good tofu marinade.
- Ingredients: CARROT, WATER, CANOLA OIL, GINGER PUREE, WHITE MISO (SOYBEANS, KOJI RICE [RICE, KOJI SPORES (ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE)], SEA SALT, WATER), RICE VINEGAR, SHALLOTS, SEA SALT.
- Top 8 Allergens: Soy.
What didn’t we get?
There were a few things that we didn’t get simply because we couldn’t find them, and another few that we decided that in order to do a taste test we wouldn’t really have an opinion (looking at you avocado spray oil).
Here’s the new vegan items at Trader Joe’s that we didn’t purchase, but you can look for:
- Plantain Croutons (they were out of stock and mentioned a production delay so they didn’t know when they would be back)
- Everything But The Bagel Seasoning Potato Chips
- Cold Brew Coffee & Boba Coconut Non-Dairy Dessert (this was not out yet when we went shopping, but is out now)
TL;DR. What’s your Top 5 Spring Vegan Trader Joe’s Favorites?
We understand the post is long and so is the video and maybe you just what the run down. While it’s hard to just pick a few, we don’t think you could go wrong with these vegan fall favorites from Trader Joe’s :
- Trader Joe’s Cuban Style Citrusy Garlic Seasoning Blend
- Trader Joe’s Cocoa Chili Spiced Pecans
- Trader Joe’s Spicy Mexican-Style Rice Cauliflower
- Trader Joe’s Vegetable Samosa Burrito
- Trader Joe’s Vegan Taco Salad Kit
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