hommus dip & spread by Chris' · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidinghommus dip & spread
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthHigh⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthHigh
AdditivesModerate
1 flagged additive(s), worst MODERATE
- 1no nutri-score — nutrition contributes the lowest band
- 2MODERATE-concern additive floors band at "moderate"
- 3ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 4final band "high" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sodium benzoate — Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (21)
- Cooked chickpeas63%—
- Chickpeas47.25%—›
- Water15.75%—›
- Tahini16.973684210526315%—
- Sesame paste16.973684210526315%—
- Canola oil10.513157894736842%—›
- Food acids5.256578947368425%—›
- 3302.794956140350879%—
- 5751.230811403508773%—
- 2621.2308114035087732%—
- Salt2.6282894736842124%—›
- Vinegar1.3141447368421098%—›
- Garlic0.31414473684210975%—›
- Preservatives—
- 202—
- 211—
- Vegetable gum—
- 415—
- Per pack—
- 3 i serving size—
- Avg—›
- Qty—
- Per avg—
- Qty—
- Serving 60g per 100g 1160kj c1969 167—
- Cal—
- 278—
- Cal—
- 7—
- Not detected not detected 14.0g 1.5g 3.9g 0.2g 3.9g 231mg 23.4g 2.5g 6.6g 0.3g 6.5g ate chris' foods 46northgate drive—
- Thomastown—
- Vic 3074 australia tel—
- 9465 7777 chrisfoods.com.au reg no 2865 made in australia from at least 81% australlan keep refrigerated 1°c to 4°c—
- Consume after opening 2726 000778 ingredients—
- Sodium benzoate (E211)⚠ moderate
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cooked chickpeas (63%) [chickpeas, water], tahini [sesame paste], canola oil, food acids (330, 575, 262), salt, vinegar, garlic (<1%), preservatives (202, 211), vegetable gum (415). per pack: 3 i serving size: 60g avg. qty. per avg. qty. serving 60g per 100g 1160kj c1969 167(cal) 278(cal) 7.4g allergen advice: contains sesame. may be present: tree nuts. 4.4g not detected not detected 14.0g 1.5g 3.9g 0.2g 3.9g 231mg 23.4g 2.5g 6.6g 0.3g 6.5g ate chris' foods 46northgate drive, thomastown, vic 3074 australia tel: (03) 9465 7777 chrisfoods.com.au reg no 2865 made in australia from at least 81% australlan keep refrigerated 1°c to 4°c. consume after opening 2726 000778 ingredients.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall high safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.