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Is M&S Food Red Kidney Beans in Chilli Sauce ultra-processed?

390g Red beans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of M&S Food Red Kidney Beans in Chilli Sauce

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed red 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

Red Kidney Beans 53%, Tomato Puree 29%, Water, Sugar, Spices (Chilli, Paprika, Cumin, Coriander, Black Pepper), Cornflour, Salt, Garlic Puree, Thyme, Oregano, Basil Extract, Oregano Oil

As written on the pack

Red Kidney Beans (53%), Tomato Puree (29%), Water, Sugar, Ground Spices (Chilli, Paprika, Cumin, Coriander, Black Pepper), Cornflour, Salt, Garlic Puree, Thyme Extract, Oregano Extract, Basil Extract, Oregano Oil.

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 44 red beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 23rd. 48% of the red 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 44 red beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 29061891, 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.