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Butter beans, from least to most processed

We track 25 butter beans, 40% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Butter Beans.

What makes butter beans ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (9)

  1. 1 Butter Beans Biona Organic · 400 g e 1
  2. 2 So Organic Butter Beans So Organic · 380g 1
  3. 3 Butter Beans in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 240g) 1
  4. 4 Butter Beans in water Campo Largo · 400 g 1
  5. 5 Butter Beans Duchy · 244g 1
  6. 6 Organic butter beans Mr. Organic · 400g (240g drained) 1
  7. 7 Butter Beans H&B 1
  8. 8 Butter Beans Morrisons · 400 g 1
  9. 9 Butter Beans In Water M&s Food 1

Processed food (6)

  1. 10 Queen Butter Beans Bold Beans · 570 g 3
  2. 11 Butter Beans KTC · 400g 3
  3. 12 Butter beans Cirio · 380 g 3
  4. 13 Mixed bean salad in a smoky paprika dressing Waitrose 3
  5. 14 5 Bean Medley Merchant Gourmet · 240 g 3
  6. 15 Butter Beans in salted water Seasons Harvest · 400g 3

Ultra-processed food (10)

  1. 16 Butter Beans In Water Tesco · 400 g 4
  2. 17 Butter Beans in water Summer Pride · 400 g net (240 g drained) 4
  3. 18 Butter beans Aldi · 400g 4
  4. 19 Butter Beans Freshona · 400 g 4
  5. 20 Butter Beans in Water Essential Waitrose 4
  6. 21 Butter beans in water Sainsbury's · 400g 4
  7. 22 Butter Beans Asda · 400g 4
  8. 23 Butter beans Coop · 235g 4
  9. 24 Butter Beans in Water Napolina · 400g 4
  10. 25 Butter Beans Bush's Best · 130 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.