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Hodmedod’s British Chickpeas & Green Lentils

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About Hodmedod’s British Chickpeas & Green Lentils

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Materials and composition 2 of 25
H3 Q8: Materials (adapts to brand: 100% cotton? / where is the linen from? / hemp?) Is Hodmedod's worth it?
Single ingredient 1
Scan result 13 of 61
Scan note (above product table) 331 SKUs scanned, 0 filtered, 331 in the score result. 193 of 331 included SKUs have composition evidence; no score is published below 100%.
Total styles scanned 331
Last scanned 2026-09-11
Full catalogue scan? no
Reason / scan status 193 of 331 included SKUs have composition evidence; no score is published below 100%.
Publication status withheld
Method version Throne Standard full-catalogue 2026.09
In-scope catalogue total 331
Products read 193
Products unresolved 138
Products in catalogue 331
Catalogue read % 58
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Health and safety 1 of 3
H3 Q6: Is [Brand] non-toxic / PFAS-free? Is Hodmedod's pre-harvest desiccated with glyphosate?
Certification 2 of 6
H3 Q7: Is [Brand] GOTS / certified? Where can I buy Hodmedod's and how much?
Grade / certification Organic (select imported lines only)
Sourcing and supply chain 4 of 43
Single origin 1
Traceable supply chain
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Ownership and legal entity 2 of 19
owner name Independent (Hodmedod Ltd, Suffolk, company no. 08151811; founders Josiah Meldrum & Nick Saltmarsh, with William Hudson)
Identity 14 of 24
Brand name Hodmedod's British Chickpeas & Green Lentils
H3 Q1: Is [Brand] sustainable / ethical? Is Hodmedod's glyphosate-free?
Answer 1 No Hodmedod's is not certified organic. Hodmedod's British chickpeas (a British-grown trial crop from Throws Farm, Essex; first UK crop harvested by farmer Henry Raker) and British green lentils (Olive/Speckled) are British-grown and NOT ce
H3 Q2: Where is [Brand] made? Is Hodmedod's organic?
Answer 2 Hodmedod's is not certified organic.
H3 Q3: Who owns [Brand]? Where are Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans grown?
Answer 3 Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans are single-origin from British farms (diverse rotations); organic black lentils from France.
H3 Q4: Is [Brand] legit / worth it? Is Hodmedod's a whole food / single ingredient?
Answer 4 Yes. Hodmedod's is whole, single-ingredient dried chickpeas / fava beans / beans with nothing added.
H3 Q5: Is [Brand] fast fashion? Are Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans traceable?
Answer 5 Yes. Hodmedod's publishes where its chickpeas / fava beans / beans are grown.
Answer 6 Hodmedod's British chickpeas (a British-grown trial crop from Throws Farm, Essex; first UK crop harvested by farmer Henry Raker) and British green lentils (Olive/Speckled) are British-grown and NOT ce
Answer 7 From £3.79 / 500g. Ships to UK, EU, worldwide.
Answer 8 Hodmedod's is one of the genuinely glyphosate-conscious, traceable chickpeas / fava beans / beans options, which is the main reason to choose it over commodity pulses.
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Delivery and shipping 1 of 3
Packaging Unknown
Price and commerce 4 of 13
Price tier $$
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Price From £3.79 / 500g
Further detail 13 of 87
NOVA processing class 1 Unprocessed / minimally processed hodmedods.co.uk
Grown In British farms (diverse rotations); organic black lentils from France
Country United Kingdom
Positive note 1 Traceable / single-origin
Positive note 2 Pioneer of British-grown lentils and chickpeas with strong farm-level traceability and diverse-rotation agroecological farming; the EU banned pre-harvest glyphosate in 2023 and UK-grown pulses are not routinely desiccated
Negative note 1 Most British lines not organic-certified; verification rests on provenance not a lab result
Negative note 2 Not glyphosate-tested or organic-certified
Ships to UK, EU, worldwide
Whole food 1
Processing level Unprocessed
Additives None
Regenerative organic 1
Last checked 2026-07-28
Filed under 9 terms held

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✓ Pioneer of British-grown lentils and chickpeas with strong farm-level traceability and diverse-rotation agroecological farming; the EU banned pre-harvest glyphosate in 2023 and UK-grown pulses are not routinely desiccated

Why we rate it

  • Traceable / single-origin
  • Pioneer of British-grown lentils and chickpeas with strong farm-level traceability and diverse-rotation agroecological farming; the EU banned pre-harvest glyphosate in 2023 and UK-grown pulses are not routinely desiccated

Worth checking

  • Most British lines not organic-certified; verification rests on provenance not a lab result
  • Not glyphosate-tested or organic-certified

Where to buy

Harvested / grown in British farms (diverse rotations); organic black lentils from France

UK, EU, worldwide

Questions

Is Hodmedod's glyphosate-free?

No Hodmedod's is not certified organic. Hodmedod's British chickpeas (a British-grown trial crop from Throws Farm, Essex; first UK crop harvested by farmer Henry Raker) and British green lentils (Olive/Speckled) are British-grown and NOT ce

Is Hodmedod's organic?

Hodmedod's is not certified organic.

Where are Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans grown?

Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans are single-origin from British farms (diverse rotations); organic black lentils from France.

Is Hodmedod's a whole food / single ingredient?

Yes. Hodmedod's is whole, single-ingredient dried chickpeas / fava beans / beans with nothing added.

Are Hodmedod's's chickpeas / fava beans / beans traceable?

Yes. Hodmedod's publishes where its chickpeas / fava beans / beans are grown.

Is Hodmedod's pre-harvest desiccated with glyphosate?

Hodmedod's British chickpeas (a British-grown trial crop from Throws Farm, Essex; first UK crop harvested by farmer Henry Raker) and British green lentils (Olive/Speckled) are British-grown and NOT ce

Where can I buy Hodmedod's and how much?

From £3.79 / 500g. Ships to UK, EU, worldwide.

Is Hodmedod's worth it?

Hodmedod's is one of the genuinely glyphosate-conscious, traceable chickpeas / fava beans / beans options, which is the main reason to choose it over commodity pulses.