Is Trader Joe's Giant Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce ultra-processed?

9.6 oz Baked beans in tomato sauce Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Vegetable oil
Sauce

16 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

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

cannellini beans, tomato sauce (processing marker), onions 5%, acidifier, tomato paste, salt (processing marker), soy oil (processing marker), dill, sugar water, tomato (tomato, tomato juice, citric acid parsley, red pepper, black pepper), soy oil (processing marker) 11%

As written on the pack

CANNELLINI BEANS, TOMATO SAUCE (ONIONS 5% (ACIDIFIER}], TOMATO PASTE, SALT, SOY OIL, DILL, SUGAR WATER, DICED TOMATO (TOMATO, TOMATO JUICE, CITRIC ACID PARSLEY, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER), SOY OIL 11%

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 114 baked beans in tomato sauce

From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 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 00562782, last edited 8 September 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.