Is Casa Mamita Refried beans ultra-processed?

16 oz Canned common beans 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:

Colour
Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

18 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned common beans

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

pinto beans, water, contains less than 2% of (salt (processing marker)), tomato paste, chili pepper, cumin oregano, onion, garlic, paprika, spices, paprika oleoresin (ultra-processing marker) (for color (ultra-processing marker)), black pepper, red pepper, bay leaves, capsicum (for flavor (ultra-processing marker))

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

prepared pinto beans, water, contains less than 2% of: salt, tomato paste, chili pepper, cumin oregano, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, spices, paprika oleoresin (for color), black pepper, red pepper, bay leaves, extractives of capsicum (for flavor)

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

2 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.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 175 canned common beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 154th. 47% of the canned common 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 175 canned common beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100126747, last edited 30 July 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.