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Is Waitrose Black beans ultra-processed?

Canned black beans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Black beans

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

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

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 3 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Ingredients

black beans 60%, water, ascorbic acid* *Non

As written on the pack

Organic black beans (60%), water*, ascorbic acid* *Non-organic Ingredients

Among 17 canned black beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 24% of the canned black 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 17 canned black beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169603284, 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.