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Is Lidl Houmous topped with pesto & parmigiano reggiano ultra-processed?

150 g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Lidl Houmous topped with pesto & parmigiano reggiano

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 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 45% (Chickpeas, Water), Rapeseed Oil, Water, Sesame Seed Paste 11%, Basil In Sunflower Oil 3% (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Sodium Carbonate)), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, Medium Fat Hard Cheese 1% (Regato Cheese, Anti-caking Agent (Potato Starch)), Parmigiano Reggiano P.D.O, Hard Cheese Shavings, Pine Nuts, Cornflour, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E500 Sodium carbonates , E500i Sodium carbonate

As written on the pack

45% Cooked Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), Rapeseed Oil, Water, 11% Sesame Seed Paste, 3% Basil In Sunflower Oil (Basil, Sunflower Oil, Salt, Acidity Regulator: Sodium Carbonate), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic Purée, 1% Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Regato Cheese (Milk), Anti - caking Agent: Potato Starch), Parmigiano Reggiano P.D.O. Hard Cheese Shavings (Milk), Pine Nuts, Cornflour, Preservative: Potassium Sorbate

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

Culinary ingredients

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

  • Anti-caking agent Anti-caking agents are substances which reduce the tendency of individual particles of a foodstuff to adhere to one another.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 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 4056489198314, last edited 27 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.