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Is Waitrose Zesty and arimartic lemon abd coriander houmoys ultra-processed?

Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Waitrose Zesty and arimartic lemon abd coriander houmoys

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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 48% (chickpeas, water), water, rapeseed oil, tahini 12% (sesame seed paste), concentrated lemon juice 4%, coriander 3%, salt, garlic, sugar, green chilli, coriander, paprika allergy advice

As written on the pack

cooked chickpeas (48%) (chickpeas, water), water, rapeseed oil, tahini (12%) (sesame seed paste), concentrated lemon juice (4%), coriander (3%), salt, garlic, sugar, green chilli purée, ground roasted coriander, paprika allergy advice: for allergens see ingredients in bold,

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 62nd. 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 5000169090350, last edited 23 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.