Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame, Soy.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 2025
Roasted Garlic Hummus
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Sesame
- Soy
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 28 Jun 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
- Oil blend11.5%No flag
- Extra virgin olive oil1.4%No flag
- Tahini5.7%No flag
- Tahini5.7%No flag
- Less than 1% of0.2%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.2%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E202<0.1%No flag
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E211<0.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative<0.1%No flag
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CHICKPEAS, WATER, OIL BLEND (CANOLA OIL, SOYBEAN OIL AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL), TAHINI (GROUND SESAME), ROASTED GARLIC, GARLIC, DRIED GARLIC, SEA SALT, LESS THAN 1% OF: CITRIC ACID, SPICES, POTASSIUM SORBATE (MAINTAINS FRESHNESS), SODIUM BENZOATE (MAINTAINS FRESHNESS), CONTAINS SESAME
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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
- WaterLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
- Dried GarlicLow concern
2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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