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Is The Real Greek Giant Bean & Aubergine Salad ultra-processed?

Bean dishes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of The Real Greek Giant Bean & Aubergine Salad

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:

  • 37 ingredients
  • 2 additives

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

White Kidney Beans 42%, Aubergine 27%, Sauce (Onion, Tomato Paste, Peeled Tomatoes (Tomato, Tomato Juice, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)), Soya Oil, Salt, Parsley, Sugar, Garlic Paste (Garlic, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Sulphites), Paprika, Black Pepper, Curry (Coriander, Salt, Turmeric, Garlic, Fenugreek, Ginger, Cayenne Pepper, Clove, Cumin, Mustard, Black Pepper, Spices)), Soya Oil

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

White Kidney Beans (42%), Aubergine (27%), Sauce (Onion, Tomato Paste, Peeled Tomatoes [Tomato, Tomato Juice, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid)], Soya Oil, Salt, Parsley, Sugar, Garlic Paste [Garlic, Salt, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid, Citric Acid), Sulphites], Paprika, Black Pepper, Curry Powder [Coriander Powder, Salt, Turmeric, Garlic Powder, Fenugreek, Ginger, Cayenne Pepper, Clove, Cumin, Mustard Flour, Black Pepper, Spices]), Soya Oil.

What makes it processed

Processed ingredients

Processed foods in their own right, such as cheese or milk powder.

  • Sauce A prepared sauce used as an ingredient.

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 bean dishes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 42% of the bean dishes 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 12 bean dishes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060005422752, last edited 28 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.