Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026
Hummus natur
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Sesame
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Apr 2026
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 chickpeas69%No flag
- Sesame paste15.5%No flag
- Concentrated lemon juice0.6%No flag
- Citronensäure · E3300.6%No flag
- Preservative0.6%No flag
- Kaliumsorbat · E2020.6%No flag
- Natriumbenzoat · E2110.6%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
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69% Gekochte Kichererbsen (Kichererbsen, Wasser), 15,5% SESAMPASTE, Sonnenblumenöl, Salz, Knoblauch, Pfeffer, Zitronensaftkonzentrat, Säuerungsmittel: Citronensäure, Konservierungsstoffe: Kaliumsorbat, Natriumbenzoat.
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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
- Sunflower OilLow concern
- SaltLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
2 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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