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Is Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Extra Smooth Red Pepper Houmous ultra-processed?

170g Red pepper hummus Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives

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 32% (Water, Chickpeas), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste 12%, Red Pepper 9% (Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil), Piquillo Peppers, Extra Virgin Olive Oil 5%, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Salt, Sugar, Paprika

As written on the pack

Cooked Chickpeas (32%) (Water, Chickpeas), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Tahini Sesame Seed Paste (12%), Roasted Red Pepper (9%) (Red Pepper, Rapeseed Oil), Piquillo Peppers, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (5%), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Garlic, Salt, Sugar, Paprika Flakes.

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.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 8 red pepper hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 5063334001278, 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.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.