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Is Deluxe Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous Topped with Paprika Chickpeas ultra-processed?

150 g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Deluxe Extra Virgin Olive Oil Houmous Topped with Paprika Chickpeas

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 12 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

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 58% (Chickpeas, Water), Water, Rapeseed Oil 9.3%, Extra Virgin Olive Oil 6%, Sesame Seed Paste 5%, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Potassium Sorbate

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate

As written on the pack

58% Cooked Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), Water, 9.3% Rapeseed Oil, 6% Extra Virgin Olive Oil, 5% Sesame Seed Paste, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 100th. 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 4056489650638, last edited 9 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.