Is Dakota's Pride Cannellini beans ultra-processed?

White 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:

Firming agent

7 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

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

White Kidney Beans, Water, Salt (processing marker), Calcium Chloride (Firming Agent (ultra-processing marker)), Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Color)

Additives: E385 Calcium disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate

As written on the pack

Prepared White Kidney Beans, Water, Salt, Calcium Chloride (Firming Agent), Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Color).

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

Among 42 white beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 33rd. 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 4099100078152, last edited 12 September 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.