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Is Charlie Bingham's Chilli Con Carne & Mexican Rice ultra-processed?

840g Chili con carne Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Charlie Bingham's Chilli Con Carne & Mexican Rice

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:

  • 79 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed chili con carne

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

Cooked rice (water, rice), British beef 16%, tomatoes, onions, red kidney beans, red peppers, black-eye beans, white wine, sweetcorn, carrots, Cheddar cheese, rapeseed oil, lemon juice, chorizo (pork, pork fat, paprika, salt, garlic), celery, tomato purée, lime juice, garlic purée, soy sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), honey, chicken stock (chicken, potatoes, water, yeast extract, salt, chicken fat), red pepper, tomatoes, beef stock (yeast extract, water, beef bone stock, salt, molasses, tomato purée, dried onions, sunflower oil, black pepper), cornflour, salt, oregano, cumin, parsley, sunflower oil, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), chipotle peppers, white wine vinegar, coriander, smoked paprika, tomato paste, chillies, black pepper, thyme, sugar, dried oregano, star anise, extra virgin olive oil, bay leaves, colour (paprika extract), garlic, onion

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

Cooked rice (water, rice), British beef (16%), tomatoes, onions, red kidney beans, red peppers, black-eye beans, white wine, sweetcorn, carrots, Cheddar cheese (milk), rapeseed oil, lemon juice, chorizo (pork, pork fat, paprika, salt, garlic), celery, tomato purée, lime juice, garlic purée, soy sauce (water, soya beans, wheat, salt), honey, chicken stock (chicken, dried potatoes, water, yeast extract, salt, chicken fat), red pepper flakes, semi-dried tomatoes, beef stock (yeast extract, water, beef bone stock, salt, molasses, tomato purée, dried onions, sunflower oil, black pepper), cornflour, salt, oregano, ground cumin, parsley, sunflower oil, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), chipotle peppers, white wine vinegar, ground coriander, smoked paprika, tomato paste, chillies, black pepper, thyme, sugar, dried oregano, ground star anise, extra virgin olive oil, ground bay leaves, colour: paprika extract, garlic, onion.

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.
7 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.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.
  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 16 chili con carne

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 69% of the chili con carne 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 16 chili con carne, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5033665209810, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.