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Hummus
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 3 Nov 2017
Why it's rated this way
1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.
Sodium benzoateModerate concernPreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Regulatory basis
- Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
- How sure we are
- High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
Ingredients
- Cooked chickpeas56%No flag
- Sesampuré9%No flag
- Acidity regulatorNo flag
- E330No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- E202No flag
- E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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56% kogte kikærter (kikærter, vand), solsikkeolie, vand, 9% _sesampuré_, citronsaft, sukker, salt, hvidløg, peber, spidskommen, surhedsregulerende middel (E330), konserveringsmidler (E202, E211).
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Contains additive of concern
- Sodium benzoatePreservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- CuminHigh concern
- Sunflower OilLow concern
- WaterLow concern
2 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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