Is Aldi Specially Selected Extra Smooth Classic Houmous ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 13 ingredients
- 1 additive
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cooked Chickpeas (Water, Chickpeas), Rapeseed Oil, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste OLIVE OIL 5%, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker) 1.5%, Salt (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Parsley, Preservative (processing marker) (Potassium Sorbate (processing marker))
Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate
As written on the pack
Cooked Chickpeas (Water, Chickpeas), Rapeseed Oil, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste OLIVE OIL (5%), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Water, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL (1.5%), Salt, Garlic Purée, Parsley, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate. ALLERGY ADVICE:
What makes it processed
Culinary ingredients
Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.
- Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
- Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
Preservation and traditional processing
Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.
- E202 Potassium sorbate Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
- Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
Among 223 hummus
From least to most processed, this one ranks 108th. 25% of the hummus here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462876080, last edited 2 April 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
- Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.