Is Bush's Best Cannellini Beans ultra-processed?

130 g Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent

8 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

cannellini beans (white kidney beans), water, salt (processing marker), calcium chloride (firming agent (ultra-processing marker)), and CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (promotes color retention)

Additives: E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

PREPARED CANNELLINI BEANS (WHITE KIDNEY BEANS), WATER, SALT, CALCIUM CHLORIDE (FIRMING AGENT), AND CALCIUM DISODIUM EDTA (PROMOTES COLOR RETENTION).

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.

1 ingredient 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.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0039400018704, last edited 22 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.