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Is Deluxe Red Pepper Houmous ultra-processed?

Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Deluxe Red Pepper Houmous

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 50 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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 42% (chickpeas, water), rapeseed oil, red peppers 13% (red peppers, water, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid)), sesame seed paste 9%, concentrated lemon juice, water, peppadew piquante peppers 2% (piquante peppers, water, sugar, spirit vinegar, salt, antioxidants (citric acid), ascorbic acid, firming agent (calcium chloride)), chickpeas 1% (chickpeas, water), Harissa paste 1% (red pepper, sunflower oil, sugar, onion, concentrated lemon juice, salt, coriander, paprika, chilli, Cumin, dried garlic, caraway, black pepper, co colour (paprika extract)), garlic purée, salt, red pepper, olive oil, coriander, preservative (potassium sorbate)

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E202 Potassium sorbate , E300 Ascorbic acid , E330 Citric acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

42% cooked chickpeas (chickpeas, water), rapeseed oil, 13% roasted red peppers (red peppers, water, salt, acidity regulator: citric acid). 9% sesame seed paste, concentrated lemon juice, water, 2% peppadew piquante peppers (piquante peppers, water, sugar, spirit vinegar, salt, antioxidants: citric acid, ascorbic acid; firming agent: calcium chloride), 1% whole chickpeas (chickpeas, water), 1% Harissa paste (red pepper purée, sunflower oil, sugar, onion purée, concentrated lemon juice, salt, ground coriander, ground paprika, ground chilli, ground Cumin, dried garlic, ground caraway, ground black pepper, co colour: paprika extract), garlic purée, salt, red pepper purée, olive oil, coriander, preservative: potassium sorbate.

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.
  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
6 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 220th. 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 4056489198321, last edited 3 March 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.