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Giant Couscous, chickpea and feta
WaitroseCouscous Salad · 5000169601822

Giant Couscous, chickpea and feta

Greenveil's read: acceptable. Food health moderate · 1 additive of concern (Sodium metabisulphite).

Food health
Moderate
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Dairy
  • Gluten
  • Sesame

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium metabisulphiteModerate concernSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.
    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.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Giant couscous52.5%No flag
  • Water27.5%No flag›
  • Wheat flour25%No flag›
  • Hummus23.8%No flag
  • Water11.9%No flag›
  • Chickpeas5.9%No flag›
  • Sesame seed paste3%No flag
  • Rapeseed oil1.5%No flag›
  • Concentrated lemon juice0.7%No flag
  • Extra virgin olive oil0.4%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Chickpeas11.9%No flag›
  • Beetroot5.9%No flag
  • Beetroot3%No flag
  • Balsamic vinegar1.5%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil0.7%No flag›
  • Salf0.4%No flag
  • Black pepper0.4%No flag›
  • Feta cheese3%No flag
  • Courgette1.5%No flag
  • Carrot0.7%No flag›
  • Pomegranate seeds0.4%No flag
  • Spinach0.2%No flag›
  • Radish<0.1%No flag›
  • Sunflower oil<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • Lemon peel<0.1%No flag›
  • SaltNo flag›
  • PreservativeNo flag
  • Sodium metabisulphite · E223Moderate

    Sulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

  • Dill<0.1%No flag›
  • MintNo flag›
  • ParsleyNo flag›
  • CorianderNo flag›
  • Beetroot juice from RI = % of your daily reference int concentrateNo flag
  • Cumin seeds ALLERGY ADVICENo flag
  • Including cereals containing glutenNo flag
  • TYPICAL VALUES AS SOLD PER P 100g PA Energy kJ Energy kcal FatNo flag
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Giant couscous (water, wheat flour), reduced fat houmous (water, chickpeas, sesame seed paste,rapeseed oil, concentrated lemon juice, extra virgin olive oil, salt, garlic), chickpeas, roasted beetroot (beetroot, balsamic vinegar, sunflower oil, salf, black pepper), feta cheese (milk) (5%), Courgette, carrot, pomegranate seeds, spinach, radish, sunflower oil, lemon peel (lemon peel, salt, preservative sodium metabisulphite), dill, mint, parsley, ground coriander, beetroot juice from RI = % of your daily reference int concentrate, cumin seeds ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. May contain: peanuts and nuts. TYPICAL VALUES AS SOLD PER P 100g PA Energy kJ Energy kcal Fat

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Dairy, Gluten, Sesame.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 27 Mar 2026

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium metabisulphiteSulphite; asthma/allergic-type reactions.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

4 low · 6 not assessed

6 of 10 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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