Daily Mail

Should you swap classic HUMMUS FOR PERI-PERI OR CHOCOLATE?

- MANDY FRANCIS

Britain has taken hummus to its heart. apparently, 41 per cent of us have a pot of the stuff in the fridge, and we spend around £60 million a year on it. Earlier this month, singer robbie Williams revealed he eats it every day. Made by blending cooked chickpeas with olive oil, tahini (sesame seed paste), garlic, cumin, lemon and salt, hummus has much to recommend it for your health. Chickpeas are a protein-rich legume high in fibre — important for digestive health, lower blood sugar and cholestero­l levels — and a good source of iron and other minerals. there are ever more sophistica­ted versions of hummus available, but not all are equal nutritiona­lly. noor al refae, a dietitian in Yorkshire, assessed 12, we then rated them.

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