There’s no official confirmation for this next one, but the identical ingredients make an excellent case. Thanks to Eater’s investigative dive into the brands behind your favorite Trader Joe’s snacks, the suspicions surrounding its organic animal crackers were seemingly confirmed. If the taste and consistency of TJ’s animal crackers ever reminded you of Stauffer’s, you may have been onto something. At the time of the article, Eater said that Stauffer’s offered two animal cracker varieties: original and organic. Apparently, the original shared the same ingredients minus lemon, while the organic was identical.

Stauffer’s no longer carries its organic option, so, unfortunately, we’re unable to confirm Eater’s findings. We can, however, compare the ingredients in TJ’s organic animal crackers to those in Stauffer’s original animal crackers. After examining the two, it appears that TJ’s uses different ingredients, which either means that Eater was wrong or that Stauffer’s changed its recipe. One thing’s for sure: Both are delicious. If you prefer a healthier alternative to the original, Stauffer’s released Simply Animals in 2023, which is free from high fructose corn syrup, artificial flavors, and peanuts.