Is Dakota's Pride Dark Red Kidney Beans ultra-processed?

15.5 oz Red 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

14 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed red 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

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As written on the pack

PREPARED DARK RED KONE BEANS, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, CALCUM |CHLORIDE (FIRMING AGENT), CALCUM Container DISODIUM EDTA (TO PROTECT COLOR Facts Zoup (130g) 100 SDely Value 0% 0% 17% 79% DIST. & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY: ALDI, BATAVIA, IL 60510 ALDI TMice s Nice GUARANTEE item replaced Omoney refunded Can Rne It Li MICROWAVE: Eng cowzve safe dish cover k On hioh ower 3 METAL CAN lner not derived tan PREPARATION INSTRU UCTIONS

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.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 red beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 48% of the red 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 44 red beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4099100222463, last edited 13 April 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.