Is Heinz Beanz Tikka 390g ultra-processed?

390g Canned white common beans Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Modified flour

13 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned white common beans

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 51%, Tomatoes 30%, Whipping Cream 4%, Sugar (processing marker), Tomato Paste 2%, Modified Cornflour (ultra-processing marker), Spice Extracts 1%, Onion, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic Puree, Salt (processing marker), Cayenne Pepper, Coriander Leaf

As written on the pack

Beans 51%, Tomatoes 30%, Whipping Cream 4% (Milk), Sugar, Tomato Paste 2%, Modified Cornflour, Spice Extracts 1%, Onion Powder, Spirit Vinegar, Garlic Puree, Salt, Cayenne Pepper, Dried Coriander Leaf.

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 canned white common beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 79% of the canned white common beans 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 14 canned white common beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157154323, last edited 6 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.