Best Grocery Store Guacamole

Don’t have time to make your own? Dig into one of the tasty store-bought options we found.

Grabbing a good-tasting dip from a grocery store can save you some work whether you’re preparing for a house party or planning snacks for binge-watching.

By Trisha Calvo

Guacamole is one of the healthiest dips you can eat—you can actually consider it a vegetable. Avocado, the main ingredient, is rich in fiber, potassium, and antioxidants.

We compared some popular supermarket guacamoles. Most of them had similar amounts of calories, fats, fiber, and sodium. (Sodium levels were generally high, with ¼ cup having between 220 and 330 mg.) What did separate the dips was how fresh they tasted and some of the ingredients they contained. Here’s the lowdown on six of the best we tasted. The nutritional information is per ¼ cup.

Pair Your Guacamole With Healthier Tortilla Chips

Look for bean-based chips. Many are made with beans, rice flour, and corn. The addition of the beans bumps up the protein and fiber content. For instance, Food Should Taste Good Black Bean Chips have double the protein and fiber as the brand’s Multigrain Chips: 4 grams of each per serving vs. 2 grams of each. You also get a little more iron and potassium in the bean chips. 

Try unsalted versions. No-salt chips have 0 mg of sodium instead of the 115 mg of sodium per 1-ounce serving (that’s seven to 10 chips) found in some regular tortilla chips. You’ll still get a hit of salt—and flavor—from most dips.

Skip baked chips. While these do contain less fat overall, the calorie count is similar to regular fried tortilla chips. And baked tortilla chips can have a little more sodium (we’ve seen an extra 20 mg per serving) to perk up the flavor.

Editor’s Note: This article also appeared in the May/June 2023 issue of Consumer Reports magazine.

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