Is Coop Sweet Chilli Houmous ultra-processed?

170 g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

E160c Paprika extract

21 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed hummus

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Cooked Chickpeas 38% (Chick Peas, Water), Rapeseed Oil, Sweet Chilli Sauce 14% (Water, Sugar (processing marker), Red Chilli, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Acetic Acid, Salt (processing marker)), Water, Sesame Seed Paste 11%, Concentrated Lemon Juice 4%, Sugar (processing marker), Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt (processing marker), Potassium sorbate (processing marker), Paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E260 Acetic acid

As written on the pack

Cooked Chickpeas (38%) (Chick Peas, Water), Rapeseed Oil, Sweet Chilli Sauce (14%) (Water, Sugar, Red Chilli, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Acidity Regulator (Acetic Acid), Salt), Water, Sesame Seed Paste (11%), Concentrated Lemon Juice (4%), Sugar, Garlic Purée, Cornflour, Salt, Preservative (Potassium sorbate), Colour (Paprika extract).

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

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.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 197th. 25% of the hummus here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 223 hummus, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000128584098, last edited 3 September 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.