Is Trader Joe's Hummus Dip ultra-processed?

16 oz (454 g) Hummus Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil

23 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score A

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

garbanzo beans (garbanzo beans, water, salt (processing marker)), tahini (sesame seeds), canola oil, water, garlic (garlic, citric acid), salt (processing marker), lemon juice concentrate, cultured dextrose (to preserve), spices, acid blend (phosphoric acid, acetic acid, water), olive oil (processing marker), malic acid (acidifier)

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E296 Malic acid , E330 Citric acid , E338 Phosphoric acid

As written on the pack

GARBANZO BEANS (GARBANZO BEANS, WATER, SALT), TAHINI (PUREED SESAME SEEDS), CANOLA OIL, WATER, GARLIC (GARLIC, CITRIC ACID), SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, CULTURED DEXTROSE (TO PRESERVE), SPICES, ACID BLEND (PHOSPHORIC ACID, ACETIC ACID, WATER), OLIVE OIL, MALIC ACID (ACIDIFIER).

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 165th. 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 00204118, last edited 1 April 2025), 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.