Is Marks & Spencer Moroccan Style Houmous ultra-processed?

170g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Marks & Spencer Moroccan Style Houmous

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Cooked Chickpeas 38% (Water, Chickpeas), Red Onions 16%, Rapeseed Oil Water Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste), Onions Dried Apricots 4%, Concentrated Lemon Juice Salt Ginger Purée Ground Spices (Coriander, Turmeric, Smoked Paprika, Cumin, Paprika, Cinnamon), Garlic Cumin Seeds Rice Flour Onion Seeds Garlic Purée Red Chilli Purée

As written on the pack

Cooked Chickpeas (38 %) (Water, Chickpeas) Red Onions (16%) Rapeseed Oil Water Tahini (Sesame Seed Paste) (8%) Onions Dried Apricots (4%) Concentrated Lemon Juice Salt Ginger Purée Ground Spices (Coriander, Turmeric, Smoked Paprika, Cumin, Paprika, Cinnamon) Garlic Cumin Seeds Rice Flour Onion Seeds Garlic Purée Red Chilli Purée.

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 00465182, last edited 28 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.