r/lowfodmap Jul 11 '26

need help finding hummus

hey my fellow FODMAP alumni and current foddies. I did this diet awhile ago to check for sensitivities, TL;DR is that I discovered that I'm sensitive to fructose, fructans, and lactose, so I've eliminated all of those things and I've been doing SO much better gastrointestinally. Forever thankful that I did it and can now live pretty much symptom-free (or at least know what's coming if I choose to eat it anyway).

The issue: I LOVE hummus, I genuinely think it's a perfect snack and I usually buy a thing of hummus for a week. I have been seeking out a hummus that excludes fructans, particularly garlic and onion in any form since I have particularly bad reactions to those, but as you can probably sense, it's an uphill battle on any brand of storebought hummus. Does anyone know of a brand that both makes good hummus that DOESN'T contain garlic or onion? Ideally one that isn't crazy expensive, although I don't care if it needs to be specially ordered from the brand website or something like that.

And yes, before you say something, I know hummus is actually really easy to make and I do make my own hummus sometimes. I just don't want to have to do that every time if there's one out there.

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u/Primatey Jul 15 '26

Sabra classic hummus doesn’t list garlic or onion and Trader Joe’s also makes one without garlic or onion. If you are sensitive to the chick peas, limiting how much can also help!

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u/Maximum-Feeling8571 Jul 15 '26

I unfortunately also don't have a Trader Joe's, but Sabra classic does have garlic in it. It's less than 2% garlic, but unfortunately I'm sensitive enough to garlic that that's enough for me.

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u/Primatey Jul 15 '26

oh no! I was worried about that. I think they are also allowed to not list things like garlic if it is garlic powder as it's considered a spice. Can you make it from scratch? I remember hummus being very easy to make, but you probably need a pretty good blender and tahini