Tastely tested 18 tubs of hummus-there are our favorites

I always have hummus in my fridge. Eat PitaBiscuits or fresh vegetables, which results in a pleasantly light snack or light lunch. Bar homemade It's not hard to make (and I do my best to soak and cook my chickpeas whenever possible), I often buy humms when I'm too tired or simply don't have time to beat an item. Fortunately, I have a lot of solid hummus options available in grocery stores these days. The question is, which one is worth buying?

To find the best hummus, 18 different brands of smooth hummus samples – no red peppers, olives, or other flavors outside the classics. Each was placed in bowls and then took them in random order without knowing which hummus. After tasting the road on 18 hummus tubs, we tabulated the results and crowned a winner, along with several other worthy racers, to continue to continue a snack.

The criteria

Hummus should be thick and creamy and should be like chickpeas and olive oil with rich nuts Tahini– It must be salty, but not too salty. It should be acid from lemon juice, but not enough to make your mouth a pucker. Garlic and cumin are welcome, but it should not be the dominant taste. And while the hummus bought in the store does not have to taste homemade, it should be quite delicious to eat only with a spoon.

General winner

Evening original recipe hummus

Our editors enjoyed the smooth, creamy texture of this hummus and its outstanding Tahini taste, and thought it was a nicely balanced spread with only the right acidity. “Tahini taste is very good here,” said our editorial director Daniel renowned. – Little sweets, I'm not sure I love it, but otherwise good. Associated editorial director Megan He thought it was a good hummus and he liked his cream. Our Senior Social Media Editor Outskirts I liked to taste the lemon juice, and I especially liked the velvety texture of spread.

Second -place

The best hummus for cumin lovers: Zahav's restaurant recipe for hummus

Each tasting noted the flavor of a strong cumin in this hummus. -Cumin-y, but I liked it, while Daniel wrote, “Cumin-y, okay if you wanted it. Megan thought it was” too much cumin “, but noted that this was probably the right amount for our spectacular director and the lover of the cumin, AmandaWho's jumping out of cumin love since we tested it sauces– As far as the texture of hummus is concerned, everyone agreed to be nicely creamy and smooth – only the hummus should be.

The best hummus for sesame fans: bowl and basket original hummus

Hummus fragrant sesame seeds from Shoprite's Bowl and Basket brand. Although Kelli was not a fan of seed, I liked the crunch he provided, and I thought he had highlighted the taste of Tahini. Megan, Daniel, and I all liked the taste of this hummus; Like Megan, I appreciated that it was a thick and rather creamy “Tahini Forward” hummus with “no funky taste”.

The best hummus for garlic lovers: good and collects classic hummus

If the real The lover of garlic is likely to reach roasted garlic hummus. But if you are looking for classic hummus with heavy allium notes, this store-brand can be for you. All of our tasters thought it had a strong Allium note; While Keli and I felt indifferent to the garlic forecast, others were less enthusiastic. “It tastes some garlic, but I don't think it works as well as it works,” Daniel said. But this can be very good for the best hummus for you if you like the sweet, delicious function of the garlic!

The racers

• 365 Organic Original Hummus
• 365 original hummus
• Abraham is a traditional hummo
• Boar's head is traditional hummus
• Bowl and basket original hummus
• Cava traditional hummus
• Cedar's original hummus
• Evening original recipe hummus
• Good and collect classic hummus
• Ithaca classic hummus
• Ithaca x Hummus Gaza
• Little sesame classic hummus
• Promise of Nature Bio Hummus
• Sabra Classic Hummus
• Trader Joe Creamy Dreamer Hummus
• Trader Joe organic hummus
• Trunk classic hummus
• Zahav Restaurant Recipe Hummus

By finishing

Like many in our case Taste testsEach of our editors has a different opinion of what is ideal for hummus. Some, including Kelly, enjoyed flavors such as cumin, peppers and garlic in their hummus, while others only wanted chickpeas, olive oil, lemon juice, tahini and salt. Others, including me, prefer an extra creamy and Tahini further development. We all agreed that good hummus should not be tasteful, sweet, too sour like bottled lemon juice.

Most shops purchased with hummus cooked chickpeas; water; Tahini; olives, sunflower or rapeseed oil; lemon juice concentrate; and salt. Some contain citric acid, which provides a sow and can prevent oxidation of food. GUARGMI is also a general ingredient used to thicken and emulsify the hummus and other products, including yogurtTo ice creamand sour creamOr

Our editors generally found that the hummus containing citric acid is too sour and preferred with lemon juice or lemon juice concentrate. While some tasters (including me!) Did not regret the thickness that the guargum gave some hummus, others found that the rubber hummus was slightly too dense and difficult to mocke with a chips or biscuits. Finally, we enjoyed most of the Hummus brands we tasted, and we are happy to achieve any of them with a linen.

Our testing methodology

All flavors are completely hidden and do without discussion. Tasters taste the samples in random order. For example, tasting may first taste the sample, while the B tasting will first taste the six samples. The purpose of this is to prevent the fatigue of the palate unfairly securing one pattern. The tasters are asked to fill out our tasting pages, which rank the samples to various criteria. All data are tabled and the results are calculated without an input of editors to get the least impartial representation as possible.