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Is Morrisons Reduced Fat Red Pepper Houmous ultra-processed?

200 g Red pepper hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Morrisons Reduced Fat Red Pepper Houmous

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
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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

200ge Ingredients Cooked chickpeas 57% (chickpeas, water), Fire roasted red pepper 13% (red pepper, water, salt, citric acid), Water, Sesame seed paste 7%, Rapeseed oil, Concentrated lemon juice, Garlic purée, Salt, potassium sorbate, RED PEPPER HOUMOUS Reduced Fat Red Pepper Houmous A Greek-style dip made with chickpeas, fire roasted red peppers, sesame seed paste, lemon juice, garlic, less fat than Morrisons standard Red Pepper Houmous 30%, Made to a recipe in a food preparation area that uses non- ingredients, Nutrition Typical values Energy Fat

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

200ge Ingredients Cooked chickpeas (57%) (chickpeas, water), Fire roasted red pepper (13%) (red pepper, water, salt, acidity regulator (citric acid)), Water, Sesame seed paste (7%), Rapeseed oil, Concentrated lemon juice, Garlic purée, Salt, Preservative (potassium sorbate). RED PEPPER HOUMOUS Reduced Fat Red Pepper Houmous A Greek-style dip made with chickpeas, fire roasted red peppers, sesame seed paste, lemon juice and garlic. 30% less fat than Morrisons standard Red Pepper Houmous. ALLERGY ADVICE For allergens, see ingredients in bold. Made to a vegan recipe in a food preparation area that uses non-vegan ingredients. Nutrition Typical values Energy Fat

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.

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 8 red pepper hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 25% of the red pepper 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 8 red pepper hummus, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 09015043, last edited 9 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.