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Is Edgell Four bean mix ultra-processed?

400g Canned legumes Sold in Australia

Pack of Edgell Four bean mix

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned legumes

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

legumes 60% (butter beans, chick peas, red kidney beans (small red variety), baby lima beans), water, sugar, salt, acetic acid, 509

Additives: E260 Acetic acid , E509 Calcium chloride

As written on the pack

legumes (60%) [butter beans, chick peas, red kidney beans (small red variety), baby lima beans], water, sugar, salt, food acid (acetic acid), firming agent (509)

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 318 canned legumes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 185th. 41% of the canned legumes 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 318 canned legumes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9310082116522, last edited 10 August 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.