Is Heinz Beans no added sugar ultra-processed?

600g Hummus Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Modified flour
E960 Steviol glycosides

16 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed hummus

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

beans 50%, tomatoes 37%, water, modified cornflour (ultra-processing marker), spirit vinegar, salt (processing marker), natural flavouring spice extracts, herb extract 2contains naturally occurring sugars, sprotein contributes to a growth % in muscle mass, 1 of your 5 a day when eaten as 6 part of a balanced diet, how to cook microwave (850w, use a covered microwaveable container, heat or 1 minute), stir, heat for a urther 30 seconds

Additives: E960 Steviol glycosides

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E960 Steviol glycosides.

As written on the pack

beans (50%), tomatoes (37%). water, modified cornflour, spirit vinegar, salt, natural flavouring spice extracts, sweetener-steviol glycosides, herb extract 2contains naturally occurring sugars. sprotein contributes to a growth % in muscle mass. 1 of your 5 a day when eaten as 6 part of a balanced diet. how to cook microwave (850w): use a covered microwaveable container. heat or 1 minute, stir. heat for a urther 30 seconds.

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.

E960 Steviol glycosides Steviol glycosides are sweet compounds extracted and purified from the leaves of the stevia plant.

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.

Modified flour An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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 223 hummus

From least to most processed, this one ranks 202nd. 25% of the hummus 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 223 hummus, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157078766, last edited 20 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.