Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Jul 2025
Mediterranean Hummus
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Sesame
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Jul 2025
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 chickpeas52.6%No flag
- Tahini5.9%No flag
- Tahini5.9%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Kalamata olive0.2%No flag
- Kalamata olive<0.1%No flag
- Lactic acid · E270<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Extra virgin olive oil<0.1%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202No flag
- PreservativeNo flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- PreservativeNo flag
Show original label text
COOKED CHICKPEAS (CHICKPEAS, WATER), CANOLA OIL, WATER, TAHINI (GROUND SESAME), ROASTED RED BELL PEPPERS (RED PEPPERS, WATER, CITRIC ACID, SALT), SEA SALT, GARLIC POWDER, DRIED RED BELL PEPPERS, KALAMATA OLIVES (KALAMATA OLIVES, WATER, SALT, DISTILLED VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID), GARLIC, CITRIC ACID, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, SPICES, BASIL, POTASSIUM SORBATE (MAINTAINS FRESHNESS), SODIUM BENZOATE (MAINTAINS FRESHNESS), PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY.
Alerts
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
- WaterModerate concern
- Canola OilLow concern
- Sea SaltLow concern
3 of 9 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
Alternatives
No lower-concern alternatives are available for this product yet.
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