Is Heinz Curry Chickpeaz ultra-processed?

250g White beans Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

21 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score C

Less processed white beans

Organic Cannellini Beans in Water Biona Organic 2 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Cannellini Beans Sainsbury's 4 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 1
Cannellini beans in water Essential Waitrose & Partners 4 ingredients · 2 additives NOVA group 1
Haricot Beans In Water Tesco 3 ingredients · 1 additive NOVA group 1

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 50%, Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (Tomatoes, Tomato Juice), Coconut M 10% (Gacad Extract, Water), Onion, Water, Spinach 5%, Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Pare, Ginger Pune, Sea Salt (processing marker), Cumin, Mustard Seeds, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Chilli, Cinnamon

As written on the pack

Chickpeas (50%), Tomatoes in Tomato Juice (Tomatoes, Concentrated Tomato Juice), Coconut M (10%, Gacad Extract, Water), Onion, Water, Spinach (5%), Cornflour, Rapeseed Oil, Garlic Pare, Ginger Pune, Sea Salt, Cumin, Mustard Seeds, Turmeric, Black Pepper, Chilli, Cinnamon. May Contain Wheat, Rye, Barley

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 42 white beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 19th. 43% of the white 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 42 white beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000157158857, last edited 25 September 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.