Is Odysea Baked gigantes beans ultra-processed?

310 g e Baked beans in tomato sauce 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:

Preservative
Salt
Sugar
Vegetable oil

12 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed prepared vegetables

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

Beans 60%, Water, Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Tomato Paste 7%, Tomatoes 5%, Onions, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Extra Virgin Olive Oil (processing marker) 1%, Herbs and Spices, Preservative (processing marker) (Potassium Metabisulphite)

Additives: E224 Potassium metabisulphite

As written on the pack

Beans (60%), Water, Sunflower Oil, Tomato Paste (7%), Tomatoes (5%), Onions, Sugar, Salt, Extra Virgin Olive Oil (1%), Herbs & Spices, Preservative (Potassium Metabisulphite (Sulphites)).

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Preservation and traditional processing

Keep food safe or ferment it, like preservatives and cultures. A sign of processing, not ultra-processing.

Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 114 baked beans in tomato sauce

From least to most processed, this one ranks 16th. 82% of the baked beans in tomato sauce 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 114 baked beans in tomato sauce, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5029223011629, 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 C (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.