Declared allergens
This product declares Sesame.
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
Hummus
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 1 additive of concern (Sodium benzoate).
- High
Allergens
- Sesame
Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 23 Apr 2020
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
- Citric acid · E3305.1%No flag
- Sesame tahini11.5%No flag
- Piquante pepper2.9%No flag
- Sweet piquante pepper1.4%No flag
- Citric acid · E330<0.1%No flag
- Ascorbic acid · E300<0.1%No flag
- Calcium chloride · E509<0.1%No flag
- Citric acid · E3300.7%No flag
- Potassium sorbate · E2020.2%No flag
- Sodium benzoate · E2110.1%Moderate
Preservative; can form trace benzene (a carcinogen) when combined with ascorbic acid; implicated in child hyperactivity studies.
- Preservative0.1%No flag
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Chickpeas (water & chickpeas), roasted red pepper (diced red pepper, water, salt, citric acid), sesame tahini, canola oil, piquante pepper (sweet piquante pepper, water, sugar, vinegar, salt, citric acid, ascorbic acid, calcium chloride), sea salt, citric acid, garlic, paprika, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate (added to maintain freshness), modified food starch, parsley.
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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
- Canola OilLow concern
- Sea SaltLow concern
- GarlicLow concern
3 of 8 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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