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Is Waitrose Mixed bean salad in a smoky paprika dressing ultra-processed?

Butter beans Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose Mixed bean salad in a smoky paprika dressing

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed butter 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

butter beans, black turtle beans, sweetcorn, red kidney beans, borlotti beans, red pepper, red onion, rapeseed oil, tomato purée, white wine vinegar, sugar, coriander, salt, smoked paprika, cornflour, basil

As written on the pack

butter beans, black turtle beans, sweetcorn, red kidney beans, borlotti beans, red pepper, red onion, rapeseed oil, tomato purée, white wine vinegar, sugar, coriander, salt, smoked paprika, cornflour, basil

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 butter beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 13th. 40% of the butter 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 25 butter beans, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169666906, last edited 15 July 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.