Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Houmus dip
Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium benzoate).
- Moderate
Allergens
- Sesame
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are 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.
Calcium propionateMinor concernPropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- What it is
- Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
- Why it's flagged
- Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- 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
- Sesame Paste7.5%No flag
- Citric Acid · E3300.4%No flag
- Preservative0.4%No flag
- E2020.2%No flag
- E2110.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- E2820.1%Low
Propionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
- Allergy odvice0.4%No flag
- Please see the underlined ingredients for allergens0.4%No flag
- Sannel Foods Ltd0.4%No flag
- London N9 OBJ T0.4%No flag
- 020 8807 7373 Net weight0.4%No flag
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Chickpeas(58%), Water, Sesame Paste(7.5%), Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Garlic Powder, Citric Acid, Preservatives (E202, E211, E282). ALLERGY ODVICE: Please see the underlined ingredients for allergens. May contain gluten, nuts fish and milk. Sannel Foods Ltd. London N9 OBJ T:020 8807 7373 Net weight: 454ge PRODUCED IN UK www.gamauk.com [email protected]
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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.
- Calcium propionatePropionate preservatives have been associated in limited studies with behavioural/irritability effects in children and with migraine in sensitive individuals; evidence is weak.
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
What drives this
- WaterLow concern
- Rapeseed oilLow concern
- SaltLow concern
1 of 5 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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