Canned plant-based foods, from least to most processed

We track 818 canned plant-based foods, 31% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Tomato Passata.

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What makes canned plant-based foods ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (255)

  1. 1 Tomato Passata Baresa · 500 g NOVA group 1
  2. 2 100% Pure Pumpkin Libby's · 425g NOVA group 1
  3. 3 Tomato Puree Double Concentrate Sainsbury's · 312 g NOVA group 1
  4. 4 Chickpeas In Water Ocado · 400 g NOVA group 1
  5. 5 Oggs Aquafaba Oggs · 200 ml NOVA group 1
  6. 6 Organic Pumpkin Puree Farmer's Market · 15 oz NOVA group 1
  7. 7 Sliced Beetroot in Vinegar Asda · 440g NOVA group 1
  8. 8 100% Pure Pumpkin Great Value · 15 oz NOVA group 1
  9. 9 pure tomato paste No Name · 156 mL NOVA group 1
  10. 10 Finely Chopped Tomatoes Consorzio Casalasco Del Pomodoro S.A.C. · 26.46oz NOVA group 1
  11. 11 Tomatpuré Coop · 200 g NOVA group 1
  12. 12 Tomatpuré ICA · 200 g NOVA group 1
  13. 13 China green tea Ever-Green NOVA group 1
  14. 14 Saltgurka Plivit NOVA group 1
  15. 15 Tomatpuré, dubbelt koncentrerad Eldorado · 800 g NOVA group 1
  16. 16 Lychees Rewe · 560g NOVA group 1
  17. 17 Rödbetor Änglamark · 350g NOVA group 1
  18. 18 Chopped Garlic Very Lazy · 200g NOVA group 1
  19. 19 Sweet Corn Green Giant · 198 g NOVA group 1
  20. 20 Organic chickpeas in water Tesco · 400g NOVA group 1
  21. 21 Pineapple Chunks Del Monte · 350g NOVA group 1
  22. 22 Sweetcorn in Water Freshona · 299g NOVA group 1
  23. 23 Pomodorini Cherry Tomatoes Specially Selected · 400 g NOVA group 1
  24. 24 Sweetcorn In Water Tesco · 200 g NOVA group 1
  25. 25 Butter Beans Biona Organic · 400 g e NOVA group 1
  26. 26 Sweet Pineapple Slices In Juice Four Seasons NOVA group 1
  27. 27 Chickpeas in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 265g) NOVA group 1
  28. 28 Green Lentils In Water Sainsburys SO Organic · 380 g NOVA group 1
  29. 29 Chickpeas Marks & Spencer · 400 g NOVA group 1
  30. 30 Sweetcorn In Water - 260g Drained Weight Tesco · 260 g NOVA group 1
  31. 31 Pineapple Rings in syrup Del Monte · 435g NOVA group 1
  32. 32 Butter Beans in Water Aldi · 400g (drained 240g) NOVA group 1
  33. 33 Organic Black Beans Macro · 420g NOVA group 1
  34. 34 Butter Beans in water Campo Largo · 400 g NOVA group 1
  35. 35 Mixed Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411 g) NOVA group 1
  36. 36 Biona: Organic Chopped Tomatoes - 400G Biona · 400 g NOVA group 1
  37. 37 Naturally sweet sweetcorn in water Sainsbury's NOVA group 1
  38. 38 Tesco pinapple slices in juice Tesco · 425g NOVA group 1
  39. 39 Garden Peas in Water Everyday Essentials NOVA group 1
  40. 40 Organic Chick Peas in water Windmill Organics Limited · 400 g NOVA group 1

Showing the first 40 of 255. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Processed food (308)

  1. 256 Polpa Mutti · 1600 g (4×400 g) NOVA group 3
  2. 257 Sauerkraut Kühne · 796 mL NOVA group 3
  3. 258 Traditional german barrel sauerkraut Carl Kuhne Kg NOVA group 3
  4. 259 Tomato Paste Double Concentrated Durra · 800 g NOVA group 3
  5. 260 tomato PASTE Leggo's · 500 g NOVA group 3
  6. 261 Chick Peas in Salted Water KTC · 400g NOVA group 3
  7. 262 Green Giant Original Naturally Sweet Corn Green Giant · 198g NOVA group 3
  8. 263 Canned Corn Del Monte · 432g NOVA group 3
  9. 264 Sauerkraut Baxters NOVA group 3
  10. 265 Black Beans Organic S&W · 15 oz (425g) NOVA group 3
  11. 266 Black Beans Goya · 15.5 oz NOVA group 3
  12. 267 Green Giant Green giant · 340g net (285g drained) NOVA group 3
  13. 268 Queen Chickpeas Bold Bean Co · 400g NOVA group 3
  14. 269 Organic Garbanzo Beans Trader Joe's · 130 g NOVA group 3
  15. 270 Cut Green Beans Del Monte · 14.5 oz (411g) NOVA group 3
  16. 271 ktc red kidney beans Ktc · 400g NOVA group 3
  17. 272 Queen Butter Beans Bold Beans · 570 g NOVA group 3
  18. 273 Sauerkraut Wildbrine · 1418g NOVA group 3
  19. 274 Organic Sauerkraut Biona NOVA group 3
  20. 275 Organic Chick Peas Macro · 425g NOVA group 3
  21. 276 Organic White Beans Bold Bean Co · 570g net weight 400g drained weight NOVA group 3
  22. 277 Organic Garbanzos Chick Peas S&W NOVA group 3
  23. 278 Sauerkraut Dawtona · 500 g (drained : 335 g) NOVA group 3
  24. 279 German Style Sauerkraut Deutsche Küche · 24 oz NOVA group 3
  25. 280 Golden Sweet Whole Kernel Corn Great Value · 1 NOVA group 3
  26. 281 Green Giant Sweetcorn 4x198g Green Giant · 4 x 198 g NOVA group 3
  27. 282 Niblets Géant Vert · 341 mL NOVA group 3
  28. 283 Lentils Trader Joe's · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  29. 284 Black Beans Great Value · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  30. 285 Organic Great Northern Beans Trader Joe's NOVA group 3
  31. 286 Peaches and Cream Corn Green Giant · 341 ml NOVA group 3
  32. 287 Cut green beans Great value · 14.5 oz (411g) NOVA group 3
  33. 288 Sainsbury's Organic Sweetcorn Sainsbury's · 150g NOVA group 3
  34. 289 Organic garbanzo beans 365 Everyday Value NOVA group 3
  35. 290 Original Naturally Sweet Green Giant NOVA group 3
  36. 291 CHICKPEAS in salted water summer PRIDE · 380g NOVA group 3
  37. 292 Whole Kernel Sweet Corn Green Giant · 15.25 oz NOVA group 3
  38. 293 Butter Beans KTC · 400g NOVA group 3
  39. 294 Organic Black Beans 365 Whole Foods Market · 15 oz NOVA group 3
  40. 295 Rode kidneybonen Freshona · 240 gram NOVA group 3

Showing the first 40 of 308. The narrower categories above, or search, find the rest.

Ultra-processed food (255)

  1. 564 Pears Oregon Trail · 425g NOVA group 4
  2. 565 Sliced Peaches Del Monte · 425 g NOVA group 4
  3. 566 Sweet Corn Cream Style Del Monte · 418 g NOVA group 4
  4. 567 Organic lentils Great Value NOVA group 4
  5. 568 Organic Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 130 g NOVA group 4
  6. 569 Ekologisk Gurka Inlagd Ikea · 185 g (330 g) / 370 ml NOVA group 4
  7. 570 Small new potatoes Four Seasons · 345 NOVA group 4
  8. 571 Chick Peas Garbanzos Great Value NOVA group 4
  9. 572 Black Beans S&W NOVA group 4
  10. 573 Creamed corn Coles NOVA group 4
  11. 574 Chick Peas Garbanzo Beans Bush's Best · 16 oz (454g) NOVA group 4
  12. 575 Original Pickle Onions 454G Garner's NOVA group 4
  13. 576 Light Red Kidney Beans Great Value NOVA group 4
  14. 577 Vita bönor i tomatsås Eldorado · 420 g NOVA group 4
  15. 578 Beanz in a rich tomato sauce H J Heinz Foods UK Ltd · 415g NOVA group 4
  16. 579 Cornichons Tesco · 340 g NOVA group 4
  17. 580 Refried Beans Smoky & Textured Tesco NOVA group 4
  18. 581 pickled cabbage Garner's NOVA group 4
  19. 582 Seasoned Black Beans Great Value · 15 oz NOVA group 4
  20. 583 Pepinillos con Miel Freshona · 330g NOVA group 4
  21. 584 Truffle and pecorino nut mix Belazu NOVA group 4
  22. 585 Mandarin oranges in 100% fruit juice Del Monte Foods NOVA group 4
  23. 586 Traditional Refried Beans Old El Paso · 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g NOVA group 4
  24. 587 Smoky Black Turtle Beans Merchant Gourmet · 240g NOVA group 4
  25. 588 Cucumber baby Always Fresh NOVA group 4
  26. 589 Krispiga cornichoner ICA · 340 g NOVA group 4
  27. 590 Pickled Pink slaw Sainsburys NOVA group 4
  28. 591 Organic Refried Beans Frontera · 16oz NOVA group 4
  29. 592 Fruit Cocktail NOVA group 4
  30. 593 Organic Refried Beans Traditional Rosarita · 16 oz (454g) NOVA group 4
  31. 594 Heinz Beanz Tikka 390g Heinz · 390g NOVA group 4
  32. 595 Vegetarian Refried Beans Old El Paso · 16 oz (1 lb) 453 g NOVA group 4
  33. 596 Dark Red Kidney Beans Dakota's Pride · 15.5 oz NOVA group 4
  34. 597 Cornichons with chilli Tesco NOVA group 4
  35. 598 Harvest Best Baked Beans In Tomato Sauce Harvest Best · 420 g NOVA group 4
  36. 599 Sweet Pickle Sainsbury's NOVA group 4
  37. 600 Low Fat Black Beans Refried Beans Rosarita NOVA group 4
  38. 601 Jalfrezi Beans Heinz · 390g NOVA group 4
  39. 602 Peach Halves in Grape Juice Freshona · 810g NOVA group 4
  40. 603 green lentils in water Sainsbury's · 400g NOVA group 4

Showing the first 40 of 255. 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.