Is HEINZ BEANZ THE ONE FOR ONE Baked beans in a deliciously rich tomato sauce ultra-processed?

Canned legumes Sold in Australia

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate

16 ingredients
3 additives
Nutri-Score B

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

Tomato Sauce (processing marker) 51%, Heins, Tomatoes 26%, Water, Sugar (processing marker), Maize Thickener (1422), Salt (processing marker), Food Acids (260, 330), Flavours (ultra-processing marker), Navy Beans 49%, wave (1000w), ms into a AUSTRALIA 2 SOUTHBANK VICTORIA 3006 www.heinz.com

Additives: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate , E260 Acetic acid , E330 Citric acid

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate.

As written on the pack

Tomato Sauce (51%) Heins (Tomatoes (26%), Water, Sugar, Maize Thickener (1422), Salt, Food Acids (260, 330), Flavours], Navy Beans (49%). WAVE (1000W) May Contain: Soy. ms into a AUSTRALIA 2 SOUTHBANK VICTORIA 3006 www.heinz.com

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.

E1422 Acetylated distarch adipate Acetylated distarch adipate is a chemically modified starch that holds up to heating, freezing and acidity, used to thicken sauces and fillings.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 317 canned legumes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 274th. 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 317 canned legumes, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 9300657018276, last edited 9 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.