Is Sainsbury's Organic Houmous ultra-processed?
It's processed, but not ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Whole foods combined with:
- 9 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score B
Less processed hummus
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NOVA group
1
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Hummus Traditional
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Hummus Roasted Garlic Aioli
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Cooked Chickpeas 43% (Water, Chickpeas), Water, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Tahini Sesame Seed Paste 14%, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sea Salt (processing marker), Garlic
As written on the pack
Cooked Chickpeas (43%) (Water, Organic Chickpeas), Water, Organic Sunflower Oil, Organic Tahini Sesame Seed Paste (14%), Organic Concentrated Lemon Juice, Sea Salt, Organic Garlic.
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.
Among 25 classic hummus
From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 16% of the classic hummus here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00349222, last edited 29 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 B (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.