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Is Amy's Vegetarian Organic Refried Black Beans (Light In Sodium) ultra-processed?

15.4oz (437g) Refried beans Sold in the United States

Pack of Amy's Vegetarian Organic Refried Black Beans (Light In Sodium)

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed prepared vegetables

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

filtered water, onions, bell peppers, tomato puree, high oleic oil (safflower oil, sunflower oil), garlic, sea salt, spices, green chiles, cilantro

As written on the pack

(VEGAN): ORGANIC BLACK BEANS, FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC BELL PEPPERS, ORGANIC TOMATO PUREE, ORGANIC HIGH OLEIC SAFFLOWER AND/OR SUNFLOWER OIL, ORGANIC GARLIC, SEA SALT, ORGANIC SPICES, ORGANIC GREEN CHILES, ORGANIC CILANTRO.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 refried beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 52% of the refried 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 23 refried beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0042272005581, last edited 8 May 2025), 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.