Jack & Annie's Plant-Based Fish Fillets Review

EV’s Take: Time for Filet-O-Fish to debut on your plant-based menu.

I’m a big fan of Jack & Annie’s. Their Buffalo Jack Wings and Crispy Jack Nuggets were both delicious, so I knew I’d probably like their plant-based fish fillets, and I did! They’re crispy with a golden, crunchy coating and a really nice, mild yet savory flavor. Perfect with ketchup, and I will be trying them with a homemade vegan tartar sauce, soon!

My only real “issue,” and it’s hardly that, is that the texture is slightly more dense than the other vegan fish product I had, but it wasn’t greasy, and the taste and flaky texture of the coating more than make up for it. I also wish they’d just give you six in the box. Five just really irritates me for some reason.

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Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets Ingredients:

Jack & Annie’s relies on jackfruit, a popular plant-based meat substitute, as the primary ingredient, with other spices and binders. If you have allergies, one thing to note is that they do contain wheat and soy.

Here’s what’s in each plant-based fish fillet:

Jackfruit, Water, Enriched Wheat Flour (Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic ACID), Soy Flour, Canola Oil, Corn Starch, Rice Starch, 2% or Less of Salt, Methylcellulose (Plant Fiber), Leavening (Sodium ACID Pyrophosphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Calcium Lactate), Corn Flour, Dextrose, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid, Sugar, Algal Oil, Spices (Contains Mustard), Paprika Extract, Sunflower Oil, Rosemary Extract.

Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets Nutrition

Serving Size	2 pieces (91g)
Calories	180
Total Fat	9g
Saturated Fat	1g
Trans Fat	0g
Cholesterol	0mg
Sodium	580mg
Total Carbohydrates	20g
Dietary Fiber	4g
Total Sugars	2g
Protein	5g

From a nutritional standpoint (and this is personal), I think these would be fine as an occasional snack or a quick midweek meal in a pinch. I liked these better than Gardein’s plant-based fish, but I like the look of Gardein’s nutrition a bit better. At nearly the same weight, Gardein offers more protein and lower sodium. I don’t believe that everything you eat needs to be some macro superhero, but if I were going to have these for dinner, I’d pair them with something a little more nutritionally dense (chickpea salad or something like that).

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How to Cook Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets:

The package suggests the air fryer, so that’s what we did! We cooked the entire package at 400ºF for 13 minutes, and they were perfect.

How did EV eat Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets?

For our taste test, we ate them straight from the package with ketchup to dip them. I might try making them with homemade vegan tartar sauce next and have them on a sandwich with a slice of plant-based cheese.

Where can I buy Jack & Annie’s?

Many Jack & Annie’s products are available on Amazon and other online retailers. I purchased them from Sprouts, but you can use their online store locator to find a brick-and-mortar location near you.

What do you think?

Have you tried Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets? Love them or hate them? Tell us in the comments!

EV Rating

Savory with a crisp, crunchy coating, Jack & Annie’s Plant-Based Fish Fillets are perfect on sandwiches or served with French fries or chips for a quick summer meal.

Taste

The taste was the best part. They really nailed the mild yet savory and delicate flavor of fish sticks from our childhood, but with plant-based jackfruit instead. They were delicious dipped in ketchup!

Price

They’re about $7 to $8 for an 8-ounce box of 5 fillets. This is definitely on the higher end compared to traditional and other plant-based fish fillet options. While Gardein’s Ultimate Plant-Based F’sh is marginally more expensive, it also includes nearly double the amount of product.

Texture

I would almost dock a point for the texture, but the taste is so good that I still think these products, overall, are outstanding. While Jack & Annie’s product page describes the texture as flaky, I’d have to disagree there. The “meat” itself is a little denser and more like a chicken nugget compared to Gardein’s flaky fish texture, but the coating is crisp and delicious.