Native Forest Organic Hearts of Palm

I was a little nervous from the conflicting reviews. But since stupid costco doesn't carry anymore, had little choice. It's organic and most importantly non cancerous bpa free can lining. There's twelve cans it comes to about three dollars per can so not bad price wise. Delivered to your door what more can you ask I was pleasantly surprised how good it tastes. Nice semi soft texture very tasty.

They’ve changed, and not in a good way. These have always been the best hearts of palm I could find, I’ve ordered them monthly for many years (they aren’t in stores where I live). Yes, cans have often arrived dented, and sometimes there are woody stalks or a can with an off color/texture in there (the dented ones have been fine, the “off” ones I’ve tossed out), but overall the flavor and texture have been heads above alternatives the vast majority of the time. HoP have been a favorite food of mine since I was a kid. In the last few months something has changed, either the sourcing or method of processing them. Now they’re like all the others in the store—overly pickled, fibrous, not great flavor, etc. The few times I’ve asked to return a bad batch, or contacted the company in the past about quality concerns, they’ve replaced or accepted my return for a refund. But now I’m told this item is no longer a returnable item. Perhaps because no one likes the new version and they’ve been overloaded with return requests? But really weird, since they are non-perishables. They should be returnable. But now that they’re not, I definitely don’t want to try buying more to see if they have gone back to the good ones, since I could be stuck with another bad batch. Really frustrating. Off to try and find another brand.

Living here in central Iowa, we don't have a lot of selection on hearts of palm - yea go figure huh? Lol. So we were so glad to find these available through subscribe-n-save at a significant savings over what we would spend buying a $5 can from the store. And they are great quality - that had certainly been my concern seeing the price, but these are just as good as any canned hearts of palm we've bought anywhere. We get a kick out of them being organic - we appreciate that, tho we'd probably buy them anyway. We have them pretty much nightly in our salads, and our 7-yr old loves having one as a treat - we've had him hooked since he was 3. :) We've been buying this brand thru Amazon for a couple years now, I can recommend it!

I have bought this many times so am familiar with the product. This lacked flavor. Really disappointed. Slimy and I had to throw out most of the can. Small in diameter, soft and stringy. Really disappointed. Threw them out. Opened another can and huge and tough. Zero quality control. Will not buy again

I have always trusted the Native Forest brand as they support sustainable agriculture with consideration for the environment. Hearts of palm are recommended for making vegan fish cakes. I think with the right spices and a pinch of black salt (from Amazon) they taste better and are void of mercury. Recipes are on the internet.

I like the hearts of palm in this product, but at least half the cans in the 12-can box are dented. It's not due to shipping, as the box itself arrives undamaged. It's very apparent that the cans are dented before they are placed in the box. That's significant, as severely dented cans may lead to botulism. Native Forest seriously needs to address their canning procedure.

This is the only brand that I enjoy. The other brands on the market like Goya or Reese, all have this weird taste while Native Forest's hearts of palm tastes exactly like hearts of palm should taste! Highly recommend you won't be disappointed! UPDATE! 04/13/15 As others have mentioned, the quality and taste of this product is not the same as it was a few years ago. When I originally posted this review, a few years back, I gave it a well deserved 5 stars. The hearts of palm was white, fresh and had a distinct saltier clean flavor as opposed to the more sweet tasting hearts of palm that you'll find in other brands. Things started to change about 2 years ago. At first the change was inconsistent. I would get one can that was good and one can that wasn't. As time went one, the change became permanent. Today, I no longer purchase this brand. The hearts of palm now consistently has a pinkish color and a metallic taste. I now purchase Melanie's hearts of palm which is a little more expensive, is not organic but satisfies my cravings for hearts of palm. Edit: 9/16/18 I’ve figured it out. The cans with the pull too are good and the cans that you have to use a can opener are the ones that have the pink weird metalic-y gross taste. Trust me. Bought enough of these over the years and through Whole Foods.

My whole family is hooked on palm hearts whether plain or in a variety different types of salads. We always liked the Reese brand although they were not the same as we were able to get overseas they were good until a few years ago. Now I find them all to be mushy and tasteless I have no idea what the change was, they aren't white, firm stalks any more they have a yellowish tinge and a weird texture. These are good not perfect but really good. I rarely get woody stalks and they are firm enough to slice, they don't just fall apart when you cut them. I have them set up for auto-delivery and split them with family members. The price is good compared to the grocery store although they have creeped up a little to over $4.00 a can and honestly even if they increase to over the grocery store prices I would still order these they are just better quality than I have been able to find in the stores.