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Is Hurst's HamBeens 15 Bean Soup ultra-processed?

20 oz (567 g) Pulses Sold in the United States

Pack of Hurst's HamBeens 15 Bean Soup

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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed pulses

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

northern beans, pinto beans, large lima beans, yelloweye beans, barbanzo beans, baby lima beans, green split pea beans, kidney beans, cranberry beans, small white beans, pink bean beans, small red beans, yellow split pea beans, lentils, navy beans, white kidney beans, black beans, seasoning packet (yeast extract, salt, maltodextrin, NATURAL and ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (canola oil, smoke), triethyl citrate, dl-alpha-tocopherol)

Additives: E1505 Triethyl citrate , E307 Alpha-tocopherol

As written on the pack

NORTHERN BEANS, PINTO BEANS, LARGE LIMA BEANS, YELLOWEYE BEANS, BARBANZO BEANS, BABY LIMA BEANS, GREEN SPLIT PEA BEANS, KIDNEY BEANS, CRANBERRY BEANS, SMALL WHITE BEANS, PINK BEAN BEANS, SMALL RED BEANS, YELLOW SPLIT PEA BEANS, LENTILS, NAVY BEANS, WHITE KIDNEY BEANS, BLACK BEANS, SEASONING PACKET (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS (CANOLA OIL, SMOKE), TRIETHYL CITRATE, DL-ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL)

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.

  • E1505 Triethyl citrate A food additive authorised for industrial food production.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 377 pulses

From least to most processed, this one ranks 361st. 34% of the pulses 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 377 pulses, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 02511328, last edited 5 December 2025), 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.