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Is Ranch Style Beans ultra-processed?

425g Pinto beans Sold in the United States and Germany

Pack of Ranch Style Beans

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:

  • 18 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed pinto 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

pinto beans (water, pinto beans), water, tomato puree (water, tomato paste), less than 2% of (canola oil), salt, sugar, spices, hydroxylated soy lecithin, onion, distilled vinegar, garlic, oleoresin paprika, natural flavor

Additives: E160c Paprika extract , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E322 Lecithins.

As written on the pack

PREPARED PINTO BEANS (WATER, PINTO BEANS), WATER, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), LESS THAN 2% OF: CANOLA OIL, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, HYDROXYLATED SOY LECITHIN, ONION POWDER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, GARLIC POWDER, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVOR. CONTAINS: SOY.

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.

  • E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
3 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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 14 pinto beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 14th. 21% of the pinto 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 14 pinto beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0046900001082, last edited 25 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.