
Not a deal breaker, but if you eat more than the serving size of noodles (which is quite easy to do) plus sauce, you can start racking up serious sodium. There are other hearts of palm noodles on the market, like the "Shark Tank"-funded Palmini, but they come with 60 milligrams sodium per serving. Like other vegetable-based noodles, hearts of palm pasta is also gluten-free and vegan. This is in comparison to linguini made from wheat, which serves up 200 calories, 0 grams of fat, 3 grams of fiber, 42 grams of carbohydrates, 0 milligrams of sodium and 7 grams of protein per serving. What’s made the Trader Joe’s noodles so popular is that each serving has a mere 20 calories, 0 grams of fat, 2 grams of fiber, 4 grams of carbs, 0 milligrams of sodium and less than 1 gram of protein. Trader Joe's Hearts of Palm Pasta Frances Largeman-Roth Trader Joe’s packages them in plastic pouches, which are shelf-stable. To make noodles from them, the hearts are cut into linguini-shaped pieces. The hearts of the trees look kind of like white asparagus but have a much subtler flavor. So, what exactly is pasta made from the hearts of palm? Hearts of palm come from the center (aka "heart") of the cabbage palm tree, which grows in Ecuador, as well as Florida and South Carolina. Hearts of palm noodles on the other hand, are super noodle-like in texture and appearance. Other veggie-based noodles, like zucchini noodles (aka zoodles) and sweet potato noodles may be noodle-shaped, but they still look and taste like vegetables. There are numerous low-carb noodle options on the market, but many of them feel like a major compromise in terms of taste and texture.
