Is Eat real HUMMUS CHIPS with rich TOMATO and aromatic BASIL flavour ultra-processed?

45 g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom and Morocco

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

17 ingredients
1 additive
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

Chickpeas, rapeseed oil, potato flakes, potato starch (processing marker), rice flour, dried onion, dried garlic, parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, garlic, natural flavouring (ultra-processing marker), maize flour, potassium chloride, salt (processing marker), rosemary extract

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Chickpeas, rapeseed oil, potato flakes, potato starch, rice flour, dried onion, dried garlic, dried parsley, garlic powder, onion powder, parsley, garlic concentrate, natural flavouring, maize flour, potassium chloride, salt, rosemary 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.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salty snacks Products in the category "Salty snacks" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 174th. 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 5060878780539, last edited 13 August 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.