Canned legumes, from least to most processed

We track 318 canned legumes, 41% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Chickpeas In Water.

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What makes canned legumes ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (71)

  1. 1 Chickpeas In Water Ocado · 400 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 Oggs Aquafaba Oggs · 200 ml NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Organic chickpeas in water Tesco · 400g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Butter Beans Biona Organic · 400 g e NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Chickpeas in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 265g) NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Green Lentils In Water Sainsburys SO Organic · 380 g NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Chickpeas Marks & Spencer · 400 g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 Butter Beans in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 240g) NOVA group 1
  9. 9 Organic Black Beans Macro · 420g NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Butter Beans in water Campo Largo · 400 g NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Mixed Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411 g) NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Garden Peas in Water Everyday Essentials NOVA group 1
  13. 13 Organic Chick Peas in water Windmill Organics Limited · 400 g NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Cannellini Beans in Water Freshona · 400g NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Garden peas Tesco · 290 g NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Organic Chickpeas Mr Organic · 240g NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Chickpeas no added salt Woolworths · 420 g NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Organic Butter Beans 400 g NOVA group 1
  19. 19 British garden peas in water Sainsbury's · 185 g NOVA group 1
  20. 20 High Fibre Chick Peas In Water Co Op · 400g / 242g drained weight NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Butter Beans Duchy · 244g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Organic butter beans Mr. Organic · 400g (240g drained) NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Garden peas Freshona · 265 g NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Morrisons organic cannelloni beans Morrissons · 400 g NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Chickpeas in water Marks & Spencer · 400g NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Organic kidney beans Morrisons NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Organic Cannellini Beans Macro NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Cut green beans Stokely's · 14.5 oz (411 g) NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Chick Peas Compliments NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Pois Chiches MENU Bleu · 540 ml NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Black Beans O organics (in-house Safeway brand) · 15oz NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Butter Beans H&B NOVA group 1
  33. 33 La preferida, chick peas La Preferida NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Garden Peas Batchelors · 400 g NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Organic red kidney beans Asda NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Black Beans Kroger NOVA group 1
  37. 37 Cannelini beans Epicure · 400 g NOVA group 1
  38. 38 Great Value Organic Sweet Peas No Salt Added, 15 Oz Great Value NOVA group 1
  39. 39 Low Sodium Chick Peas King Cole · 15.5 oz NOVA group 1
  40. 40 Organic Lentils Macro · 425g NOVA group 1

Showing the first 40 of 71. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed food (116)

  1. 72 Chick Peas in Salted Water KTC · 400g NOVA group 3
  2. 73 Black Beans Organic S&W · 15 oz (425g) NOVA group 3
  3. 74 Black Beans Goya · 15.5 oz NOVA group 3
  4. 75 Queen Chickpeas Bold Bean Co · 400g NOVA group 3
  5. 76 Organic Garbanzo Beans Trader Joe's · 130 g NOVA group 3
  6. 77 Cut Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411g) NOVA group 3
  7. 78 ktc red kidney beans Ktc · 400g NOVA group 3
  8. 79 Queen Butter Beans Bold Beans · 570 g NOVA group 3
  9. 80 Organic Chick Peas Macro · 425g NOVA group 3
  10. 81 Organic White Beans Bold Bean Co · 570g net weight 400g drained weight NOVA group 3
  11. 82 Organic Garbanzos Chick Peas S&W NOVA group 3
  12. 83 Lentils Trader Joe's · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  13. 84 Black Beans Great Value · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  14. 85 Organic Great Northern Beans Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  15. 86 Cut green beans Great value · 14.5 oz (411g) NOVA group 3
  16. 87 Organic garbanzo beans 365 Everyday Value NOVA group 3
  17. 88 CHICKPEAS in salted water summer PRIDE · 380g NOVA group 3
  18. 89 Butter Beans KTC · 400g NOVA group 3
  19. 90 Organic Black Beans 365 Whole Foods Market · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  20. 91 Rode kidneybonen Freshona · 240 gram NOVA group 3
  21. 92 Black Eye Beans KTC · 240g (Drained) NOVA group 3
  22. 93 organic garbanzo beans low sodium Simple Truth · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  23. 94 Queen Black Beans Bold Bean Co · 700 g NOVA group 3
  24. 95 Butter beans Cirio · 380 g NOVA group 3
  25. 96 Black beans NOVA group 3
  26. 97 Chick Peas In Salted Water BUNALUN Organic NOVA group 3
  27. 98 Gungo Peas Tropical Sun · 400g (240g drained) NOVA group 3
  28. 99 Chick Peas Picked & Soaked Edgell · 400g NOVA group 3
  29. 100 Ceci Annalisa · 400g NOVA group 3
  30. 101 Organic Cannellini Beans 365 Whole Foods Market NOVA group 3
  31. 102 Organic Black Beans Aldi NOVA group 3
  32. 103 Organic Kidney Beans Trader Joe's · 130 g NOVA group 3
  33. 104 Organic Chick Peas President's Choice · 398 ml NOVA group 3
  34. 105 Organic garbanzo beans Whole Some Pantry NOVA group 3
  35. 106 Chick peas H-E-B NOVA group 3
  36. 107 Chick Peas Coles · 420 g NOVA group 3
  37. 108 Black Beans Simply nature · 425 g NOVA group 3
  38. 109 Black Beans Great Value Organic · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  39. 110 French Style Green Beans Great Value NOVA group 3
  40. 111 Black Beans organic Low Sodium Simple Truth · 15 oz NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 116. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (131)

  1. 188 Organic lentils Great Value NOVA group 4
  2. 189 Organic Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 130 g NOVA group 4
  3. 190 Chick Peas Garbanzos Great Value NOVA group 4
  4. 191 Black Beans S&W NOVA group 4
  5. 192 Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 16 oz (454g) NOVA group 4
  6. 193 Light Red Kidney Beans Great Value NOVA group 4
  7. 194 Vita bönor i tomatsås Eldorado · 420 g NOVA group 4
  8. 195 Beanz in a rich tomato sauce H J Heinz Foods UK Ltd · 415g NOVA group 4
  9. 196 Refried Beans Smoky & Textured Tesco NOVA group 4
  10. 197 Seasoned Black Beans Great Value · 15 oz NOVA group 4
  11. 198 Traditional Refried Beans Old El Paso · 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g NOVA group 4
  12. 199 Smoky Black Turtle Beans Merchant Gourmet · 240g NOVA group 4
  13. 200 Organic Refried Beans Frontera · 16oz NOVA group 4
  14. 201 Organic Refried Beans Traditional Rosarita · 16 oz (454g) NOVA group 4
  15. 202 Heinz Beanz Tikka 390g Heinz · 390g NOVA group 4
  16. 203 Vegetarian Refried Beans Old El Paso · 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g NOVA group 4
  17. 204 Dark Red Kidney Beans Dakota's Pride · 15.5 oz NOVA group 4
  18. 205 Harvest Best Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce Harvest Best · 420 g NOVA group 4
  19. 206 Low Fat Black Beans Refried Beans Rosarita NOVA group 4
  20. 207 Jalfrezi Beans Heinz · 390g NOVA group 4
  21. 208 green lentils in water Sainsbury's · 400g NOVA group 4
  22. 209 Black beans Tesco · 400 g NOVA group 4
  23. 210 black beans in water Sainsbury's · 400g NOVA group 4
  24. 211 Red Kidney Beans In Water Grower's Harvest · 400g NOVA group 4
  25. 212 Black Beans in Water Four Seasons · 1 NOVA group 4
  26. 213 Borlotti Beans in water Tesco · 400g NOVA group 4
  27. 214 Red Kidney Beans in Water Asda · 410 g ou 255g NOVA group 4
  28. 215 Borlotti Beans in Water Freshona · 400g NOVA group 4
  29. 216 Borlotti beans in water Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  30. 217 Red Kidney Beans M&s Food · 400 g NOVA group 4
  31. 218 sainsburys haricot beans in water Sainsburys · 400g NOVA group 4
  32. 219 Black eyed beans in water Sainsburys · 400g NOVA group 4
  33. 220 Borlotti Beans In Water Essential Waitrose & Partners · 400g NOVA group 4
  34. 221 Red Kidney Beans In Water Lidl · 400 g NOVA group 4
  35. 222 Haricot Beans Freshona · 400g NOVA group 4
  36. 223 Three Bean Salad in Water Tesco · 246g (Drained) NOVA group 4
  37. 224 Cannellini Beans Napolina · 400g NOVA group 4
  38. 225 Cannellini Beans in water Asda NOVA group 4
  39. 226 Cannellini beans Dakota's Pride NOVA group 4
  40. 227 Refried Beans Old El Paso · 435g NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 131. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

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.