Part of what makes Trader Joe's so awesome is the huge variety of affordable products. And the widely k**wn reason that a whopping 80 percent of Trader Joe's products are the company's own is that TJ's sells other brands' Products under its own name at a discounted price. Sometimes TJ's sells the exact same product, and other times it makes its own version of a popular pantry item, such as sriracha sauce. This policy inevitably leaves us with the questions: which K**ckoff Products are worth buying at Trader Joe's and which ones are better off as the original?
Thankfully, we've tried hundreds of Trader Joe's products over the years and have a pretty good idea about which ones are totally worth the purchase and which ones you might want to Skip in favor of a different brand. Ahead, discover some of our picks for Trader Joe's store-brand Products versus the brands that we think might have inspired the k**ckoffs. Full disclosure: this information is **t based on confirmation from the company - Trader Joe's has declined comment in the past - but rather from our own taste-test investigations.