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Is Zeina's Hummus Tabbouleh ultra-processed?

200 g Hummus Sold in Sweden

Pack of Zeina's Hummus Tabbouleh

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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

Kokta kikärtor 44%, vegetabiliska oljor (rapsolja, olivolja), vatten, sesampasta 13.4% (sesamfrön, salt), tomater 5.4%, citronjuice 4%, rödlök 3.6%, persilja 1.9%, salt, surhetsreglerande medel (citronsyra), mynta 0.5%, vitlök 0.4%, peppar, konserveringsmedel (kaliumsorbat)

Additives: E202 Potassium sorbate , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Kokta kikärtor 44%, vegetabiliska oljor (rapsolja, olivolja), vatten, sesampasta 13,4% (sesamfrön, salt), soltorkade tomater 5,4%, citronjuice 4%, rödlök 3,6%, persilja 1,9%, salt, surhetsreglerande medel: citronsyra, mynta 0,5%, vitlök 0,4%, peppar, konserveringsmedel: kaliumsorbat.

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.

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.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 145th. 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 7350113940414, last edited 2 April 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.