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Is Goya Chickpea ultra-processed?

122 g Canned chickpeas Sold in the United States

Pack of Goya Chickpea

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:

  • 5 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed canned chickpeas

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

chickpeas, water, salt, potassium chloride, disodium edta added to promote color retention

As written on the pack

CHICKPEAS, WATER, SALT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE AND DISODIUM EDTA ADDED TO PROMOTE COLOR RETENTION.

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 45 canned chickpeas

From least to most processed, this one ranks 40th. 2% of the canned chickpeas 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 45 canned chickpeas, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0041331123334, last edited 7 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.