Hummus est-il végétalien ?

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Verdict

Généralement végétalien

Catégorie

Aliments emballés

Également listé comme

Hummus

Meilleure alternative

Houmous classique au tahini

Pourquoi

Le houmous classique est entièrement végétal. Les variantes de supermarché sont celles où les produits laitiers s'infiltrent : yaourt ou crème pour une texture plus légère, garnitures de feta et de halloumi, et miel dans certaines saveurs sucrées ou façon harissa.

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What is actually in it

Hummus bi tahini is chickpeas blended with sesame paste, lemon juice, garlic and salt, finished with olive oil. Nutritionally it pairs legume and seed proteins, which together cover the amino acids each lacks, and a 100 g serving gives roughly 8 g protein, 6 g fibre and a good dose of iron, folate and copper. The texture argument matters for authenticity and for vegan status: traditional recipes get smoothness from over-cooking the chickpeas with a pinch of bicarbonate of soda and from generous tahini, while industrial 'light' recipes cut the tahini and oil and compensate with dairy, starch or emulsifiers. That is why the reduced-fat tub is the one to read. Flavoured tubs add their own risks — caramelised onion versions sometimes use honey, and dessert-style chocolate hummus can contain milk chocolate. Toppings sold on the surface (feta, pine nuts in butter, spiced lamb) are the clearest non-vegan case and are usually visible.

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