Is M&S Food Mixed beans ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 11 ingredients
- 1 additive
- Nutri-Score A
Less processed canned legumes
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Mixed Beans (Pinto Beans Black Eyed Beans, Butter Beans, Haricot Beans, Borlotti Beans, Great Northern Beans, Flageolet Beans, Cannellin Beans), Water, Firming Agent (ultra-processing marker) (e509)
Additives: E509 Calcium chloride
As written on the pack
Mixed Beans (Pinto Beans Black Eyed Beans, Butter Beans, Haricot Beans, Borlotti Beans, Great Northern Beans, Flageolet Beans, Cannellin Beans), Water, Firming Agent: E509
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.
- Firming agent Firming agents keep fruit and vegetable tissue crisp or firm through processing and storage.
Among 318 canned legumes
From least to most processed, this one ranks 231st. 41% of the canned legumes here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 00954730, last edited 27 March 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.