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Canned black beans, from least to most processed

We track 17 canned black beans, 24% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Organic black beans.

What makes canned black beans ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (5)

  1. 1 Organic black beans Biona Organic · 400 g 1
  2. 2 Organic Black Beans Macro · 420g 1
  3. 3 Black Beans O organics (in-house Safeway brand) · 15oz 1
  4. 4 Black Beans in Water Freshona · 240 gram 1
  5. 5 Black beans Waitrose 1

Processed food (8)

  1. 6 Black Beans Organic S&W · 15 oz (425g) 3
  2. 7 Organic Black Beans Aldi 3
  3. 8 Black Beans Great Value Organic · 15 oz 3
  4. 9 Beans, Black American Beauty · 425g 3
  5. 10 Black Beans Dakota's Pride · 15 oz 3
  6. 11 Black Beans Trader Joe's · 439 g 3
  7. 12 Chilli Black Beans Biona Organic · 410 3
  8. 13 Svarta bönor Go Green · 380g 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 14 Black beans Tesco · 400 g 4
  2. 15 black beans in water Sainsbury's · 400g 4
  3. 16 Black Beans in water Asda 4
  4. 17 Black beans in water Ocado · 400g 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.