Is Freshona Taco Mixed Beans ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 15 ingredients
- No additives
- Nutri-Score A
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mixed Beans 43% (Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Pea Beans, Cannellini Beans, Black Eyed Peas), Tomatoes 35%, Red Pepper 4.4%, Onion, Sugar (processing marker), Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Black Pepper, Flavouring (ultra-processing marker)
As written on the pack
43% Mixed Beans (Red Kidney Beans, Pinto Beans, Pea Beans, Cannellini Beans, Black Eyed Peas), 35% Tomatoes, 4.4% Red Pepper, Onion, Sugar, Modified Maize Starch, Salt, Yeast Extract, Ground Black Pepper, Flavouring.
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.
- Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
- Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4056489594277, last edited 21 May 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.