Is Lidl Paprika houmous ultra-processed?

200 g Hummus Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

20 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed hummus

Hummus Traditional Fontaine Santé 7 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Moroccan Style Houmous Marks & Spencer 15 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Hummus Roasted Red Pepper Fontaine Santé 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2
Hummus Roasted Garlic Aioli Farmers Garden 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 2

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 36% (Chickpeas, Water), Water, Pepper Paste 15% (Red Peppers, Red Cherry Peppers, Sugar (processing marker), Spirit Vinegar, Salt (processing marker)), Rapeseed Oil, Broad Bean Protein 7%, Sesame Paste 4%, Spirit Vinegar, Spices, Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice, Sugar (processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

36% Cooked Chickpeas (Chickpeas, Water), Water, 15% Pepper Paste (Red Peppers, Red Cherry Peppers, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Salt), Rapeseed Oil, 7% Broad Bean Protein, 4% Sesame Paste, Spirit Vinegar, Spices, Salt, Lemon Juice, Sugar, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid. Allergy Advice: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. May also contain Crustaceans, Egg,

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 123rd. 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 4335619114036, last edited 20 May 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.