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Is Heinz Beanz Curry ultra-processed?

390g Canned legumes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Heinz Beanz Curry

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned legumes

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 52%, Tomatoes 25%, Water, Sugar, Apple, Curry, Modified Cornflour, Salt, Colour-Plain Caramel, Herb Extract

Additives: E150a Plain caramel

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150a Plain caramel.

As written on the pack

Beans (52%), Tomatoes (25%), Water, Sugar, Apple, Curry Powder (contains Wheat, Mustard, Celery), Modified Cornflour, Salt, Colour-Plain Caramel, Herb Extract.

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.

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.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 318 canned legumes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 265th. 41% of the canned legumes 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 318 canned legumes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157072917, 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.