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Is Aldi Red Kidney Beans ultra-processed?

400 g Red beans Sold in the United Kingdom and Romania

Pack of Aldi Red Kidney Beans

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed red beans

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Red Kidney Beans, Water, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Firming Agent (Calcium Chloride), sources, lupin, mustard, sesame, soya, caution (Care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans, High in fibre 210a)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Red Kidney Beans, Water, Antioxidant: Ascorbic Acid; Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride. ALLERGY ADVICE: May contain nuts, peanuts, gluten sources, lupin, mustard, sesame and soya. CAUTION: Care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans. High in fibre 210a

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 red beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 48% of the red beans here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 44 red beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4061462249662, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.