Zesty Lemon Hommus

Name: Zesty Lemon Hommus
Brand: Cedar's

23Avoid

Contaminants · 1

From lab tests of this product’s family

Cedar's Hommus (conventional, sunflower/olive oil)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Glyphosate8.95 ppbof 160 ppb

6% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Original Hommus

Ingredients · 13

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Common questions

Is Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus healthy?

Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus scores 23/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Cedar's Hommus (conventional, sunflower/olive oil). It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus?

Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus lists 13 ingredients, starting with Chickpeas, Water, Sunflower Oil, Olive Oil and Organic Tahini (100% Stone Ground Sesame Seeds). Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus contain seed oils?

Yes. Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus lists Sunflower Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus?

Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus compare to other dips & salsas?

At 23/100 Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus scores worse than most dips & salsas we have scored. A higher-scoring option in dips & salsas is Kirkland Signature Organic Roasted Pine Nut Hummus at 97/100.

Is Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus organic?

Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus is not certified organic in our data.

Has Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Conventional chickpeas, tahini, sunflower and olive oil, citric acid; no cocoa, nuts, spinach, organic) with the other products in its family, Cedar's Hommus (conventional, sunflower/olive oil), and 1 product in its family has been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus contain glyphosate?

Cedar's Zesty Lemon Hommus itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected glyphosate at 8.95 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Original Hommus. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.