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Is BOL One Pot Meal Texan Smoky BBQ Beans ultra-processed?

450g Legumes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of BOL One Pot Meal Texan Smoky BBQ Beans

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed legumes

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

Water, Cannellini Beans 18%, Black Turtle Beans 10%, Sweet Potato 6%, Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Red Kidney Beans, Lentils, Tomato Paste, Water, Cider Vinegar, Molasses, Garlic Puree, Smoked Paprika, Carrot, Salt, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Cumin, Parsley, Chilli, Black Pepper

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Cannellini Beans (18%), Black Turtle Beans (10%), Sweet Potato (6%), Tomatoes (Tomatoes, Acidity Regulator: Citric Acid), Red Kidney Beans, Lentils, Tomato Paste, Smoked Water, Cider Vinegar, Molasses, Garlic Puree, Smoked Paprika, Caramelised Carrot, Salt, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Cumin, Parsley, Chilli Powder, Black Pepper.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 679 legumes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 403rd. 39% of the legumes 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 679 legumes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430292883, 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.