Is Cannellini Beans in water ultra-processed?

White beans Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Firming agent

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed white beans

Organic Cannellini Beans in Water Biona Organic 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cannellini Beans Sainsbury's 4 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 1
Cannellini beans in water Essential Waitrose & Partners 4 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 1
Haricot Beans In Water Tesco 3 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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

Cannellini Beans, Water, Firming Agent (ultra-processing marker) (Calcium Chloride), Antioxidant (Sodium Metabisulphite ALLERGY ADVICE), caution (Care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans, nutrition typical values (drained), Energy)

Additives: E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

Cannellini Beans, Water, Firming Agent: Calcium Chloride; Antioxidant: Sodium Metabisulphite ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. CAUTION: Care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans. NUTRITION TYPICAL VALUES (drained) Energy

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 42 white beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 35th. 43% of the white 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 42 white beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600316550, 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.