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Is Asda Taco mixed beans in spicy tomato sauce ultra-processed?

Pulses Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Asda Taco mixed beans in spicy tomato sauce

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed pulses

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

Dry place Mixed Beans 43% (Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Openect Once Cannellini Beans, Haricot Beans, Black Eyed Beans), transfer unused Water, Tomato Purée 22%, Red Peppers, Onions, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Extract, NUTRITION We suggest this product provides 2 servings ypical Values ob-heated) Energy kJ Energy kcal

As written on the pack

Dry place Mixed Beans (43%) [Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Openect Once Cannellini Beans, Haricot Beans, Black Eyed Beans], transfer unused Water, Tomato Purée (22%), Red Peppers, Onions, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper Extract. Suitable for vegetarians. NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVOURINGS. NUTRITION We suggest this product provides 2 servings ypical Values ob-heated) Energy kJ Energy kcal

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.

  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
3 ingredients that would only make it processed

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 377 pulses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 266th. 34% of the pulses 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 377 pulses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5054781874430, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.