Is Fresh Cravings Lemon Garlic Hummus ultra-processed?

10 oz Hummus Sold in the United States

Pack of Fresh Cravings Lemon Garlic Hummus

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:

  • 23 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, oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil (processing marker)), tahini (sesame), water, garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sea salt (processing marker), garlic, lemon peel (lemon peel, water, citric acid), lemon garlic seasoning (garlic, spices), dehydrated onion, citric acid, potassium sorbate (processing marker), sodium benzoate, lemon oil

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E211 Sodium benzoate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Cooked chickpeas, oil blend (canola oil, extra virgin olive oil), tahini (ground sesame), water, garlic, lemon juice concentrate, sea salt, garlic, lemon peel (lemon peel, water, citric acid), lemon garlic seasoning (dehydrated garlic, spices), dehydrated onion, citric acid, potassium sorbate, sodium benzoate, lemon oil. Contains: sesame.

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 153rd. 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 0854135008260, last edited 18 December 2025), 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.