Is Holland & Barrett Baked Beans ultra-processed?

Canned common 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
Starch

29 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned 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

Water, Haricot Beans 23%, Tomato Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Corn Starch (processing marker), Herbs, Spices Mix (Sea Salt (processing marker), Corn Starch (processing marker), Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Parsley, Chilli, Dried Thyme, Natural Plant Extracts (Marjoram, Cumin, Oregano, Parsley, Black Pepper, Pimento, Basil, Sage, Coriander, Garlic)), Onion Powder, Sea Salt (processing marker), Garlic Powder

As written on the pack

Water, Haricot Beans (23%), Tomato Juice, Rapeseed Oil, Corn Starch, Herbs and Spices Mix (Sea Salt, Corn Starch, Paprika Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Dried Parsley, Chilli Powder, Dried Thyme, Natural Plant Extracts (Marjoram, Cumin, Oregano, Parsley, Black Pepper, Pimento, Basil, Sage, Coriander, Garlic)), Onion Powder, Sea Salt, Garlic Powder.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 175 canned common beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 83rd. 47% of the canned 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 175 canned common beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5059604639821, last edited 13 August 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.