Is it ultra-processed?
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Bean dishes, from least to most processed

We track 12 bean dishes, 42% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Three Bean Chilli.

What makes bean dishes ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of bean dishes that contain each:

Processed food (7)

  1. 1 Three Bean Chilli Free and Easy 3
  2. 2 5 Bean Medley Merchant Gourmet · 240 g 3
  3. 3 Spanish butter bean stew BOL · 450g 3
  4. 4 Sweet Potato & Black Bean Protein Veggie Burger All Plants · 200g 3
  5. 5 4 Bean Salad M&S · 250 g 3
  6. 6 Three bean chilli Plant Menu · 300 g 3
  7. 7 Giant Bean & Aubergine Salad The Real Greek 3

Ultra-processed food (5)

  1. 8 Squash orzotto Jamie Oliver · 250g 4
  2. 9 Borlotti Beans In Water Essential Waitrose & Partners · 400g 4
  3. 10 Red Beans & Rice Zatarain's · 226 g 4
  4. 11 Middle Eastern Harissa Stew BOL 4
  5. 12 Matpaj - Cheesy Bean NZ Pies · 250 g 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.