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Is Free and Easy Three Bean Chilli ultra-processed?

Common beans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Free and Easy Three Bean Chilli

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed common 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

Water, Red Kidney Beans 26%, Tomatoes 15%, Carrots 12%, Onions 8%, Tomato Purée, Canne!lini Beans 3%, Haricot Beans 3%, Rice Flour, Sea Salt, Paprika", Chili 0.1%, Coriander, Oregano, Cumin

As written on the pack

Water, Red Kidney Beans (26%), Tomatoes (15%), Carrots (12%), Onions (8%), Tomato Purée, Canne!lini Beans (3%), Haricot Beans (3%). Rice Flour, Sea Salt, Paprika", Chili Powder (0.1%), Coriander, Oregano, Cumin

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 169 common beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 89th. 39% of the common 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 169 common beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5015285810898, 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.