Is Fiid Smoky Black Bean Chilli Bowl ultra-processed?

275 g Plant-based meals Sold in the United Kingdom and Ireland

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Vegetable fiber

19 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed plant-based meals

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

Black beans 37%, water, tomato 11%, onions 10%, bell pepper 7%, peas 7%, tomato puree 7%, corn 5%, red pepper, spices, maize starch (processing marker), sea salt (processing marker), garlic, mushroom, lemon juice concentrate, herbs, salt (processing marker), vinegar, citrus fibre (ultra-processing marker)

As written on the pack

Black beans (37%), water, tomato (11%), onions (10%), bell pepper (7%), peas (7%), tomato puree (7%), corn (5%), red pepper, spices, maize starch, sea salt, garlic, mushroom concentrate, lemon juice concentrate, herbs, salt, vinegar, citrus fibre.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

3 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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 65 plant-based meals

From least to most processed, this one ranks 34th. 49% of the plant-based meals 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 65 plant-based meals, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391530980227, last edited 28 July 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.