Fantastic World Foods Original Hummus, 6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12)

by Fantastic Foods

Product Features

• Case of 12 6-ounce packages of hummus mix (total of 72 ounces)
• Creamy Middle Eastern garbanzo bean dip made with sesame tahini, lemon, and spices
• All natural, kosher, and vegan; contains no wheat, gluten, or yeast
• Just add water and oil; try it with toasted pita strips
• Wholesome, vegetarian, all-natural foods since 1975; produced in the United States

Product Description

About the Brand

Fantastic Foods is one of the nation's leading natural foods companies, offering delicious and innovative vegetarian food choices to consumers across the country for more than 25 years. Widely recognized for vegetarian, all-natural, and convenient meal solutions, Fantastic Foods produces more than 90 products.

Fantastic Foods was founded in 1975 by Jim and Joan Rosen, starting as a small, vegetarian restaurant in Mill Valley, California. Jim Rosen, with a degree in philosophy and Montessori teaching experience, wanted to achieve two goals: provide healthy, vegetarian food while creating a socially conscious business. He aimed for quality and flavor, and soon the Rosens began selling their healthy and nourishing vegetarian specialties to stores and distributors with increasing success. Rosen later sold the restaurant and devoted himself to manufacturing the prepackaged soups and mixes that make up today's Fantastic Foods' family of products.

Product Description

All natural. The Greek islands sun warmed days encourage a late night lifestyle. Dinner may not start until after 10; The Ouzo may flow well into the wee hours. It's a way of living mad for Meze, the little dishes that are the Greek answer to Spanish Tapas. Hummus is typically part of the spread, made like our mix with Garbanzo Beans and Tahina, seasoned with Garlic, Lemon, and Savory Spices. All Fantastic Worlds Foods products are all natural or organic. In addition, this item is: Vegan, Kosher, Gluten Free, Yeast Free, 0g Trans Fat. Made in USA.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 5.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000GZUA7W
• UPC: 073825120529
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #36,675 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
  • #8 in Grocery & Gourmet Food > Sauces & Dips > Dips > Hummus

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delicious, easy, affordable (slightly lemony), February 24, 2011

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Voltaire "nonconformistx7" (The Great Pacific Northwest) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fantastic World Foods Original Hummus, 6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

Facts:
As of the time of this writing, this product is available for free shipping with Amazon Prime, and is available for their subscribe and save discount, which makes it very affordable. Each box yields roughly one pound of hummus after water and olive oil are added. For my area, this results in the cost being roughly 1/3 of store bought ready-made hummus, which is the main reason I will continue to buy it. I eat a lot of hummus, (about a pound a week), and it gets expensive. The ingredient list, as shown on box:
Garbanzo bean flour, sesame seed powder, salt, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, sea salt, citric acid, lemon juice powder, sesame oil, lemon oil, rosemary extract.

Opinions:
To me, this is well worth the savings, as the end result is a cheaper, better hummus than store-bought. As-is, the hummus is quite tasty, but still a little bland and a little lemony. (But don't let some of the reviews on here scare you - the lemon taste isn't that intense. Unless your experience with lemons is limited completely to cleaning products, it in no way tastes like "furniture polish" as one person commented on a review). I prefer to modify mine to enhance the flavor. My recommendation to reduce the lemon flavor by rounding out the flavor overall is to add garlic and shallots. Finely dice and sauté (2) cloves garlic and (1) large clove of shallots and stir them into the hummus when you first prepare it. This will enhance the flavor (not enough garlic in the box to my taste), and it feels more "homemade" this way, so you can be proud of your hummus creation. I also recommend experimenting. Maybe you like spicy hummus...dice up some jalapeño! Maybe you like sweet hummus...dice up some ginger! It's cheap enough that even if you don't like your creation, it's not that big of a loss.

If you don't agree with me on any of this, feel free to call me out...but try a box first. I bet you won't disagree with me after all.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Stuff is the Greatest!!!, October 19, 2008

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P. Brundage "sammiesmammie" (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fantastic World Foods Original Hummus, 6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

Nevermind what was said about the lemon..Hummus is supposed to be seasoned with lemon???...ans LOTS and LOTS of Olive Oil too! This is by far the BEST "instant" Hummus mix ever, and I have tried quite a few in my time. It makes a party size (15-20 peeps) serving and leaves the bowl licked clean..everytime! Try it you won't be disappointed..unless you don't like lemon??? (Who doesn't like lemon?) By the way, I squeeze a BIG OL' HUNK of lemon all over mine after it has chilled :)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars another great product I buy in bulk, January 9, 2008

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strangelittlegirl "strangelittlegirl" - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fantastic World Foods Original Hummus, 6-Ounce Boxes (Pack of 12) (Grocery)

This hummus is so great for when you just don't have the time or patience to deal with making your own. Just add water, chill, and its good to go! I use this as a dip, or as a veggie sandwich filling. It is very versatile, and the flavor is great for something that is so easy to prepare. This is a definite item to keep in stock.