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Is Wolf Brand Chili With Beans ultra-processed?

15 oz Chili peppers Sold in the United States

Pack of Wolf Brand Chili With 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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives

Less processed chili peppers

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

Meat Ingredients (Pork, Beef, Beef), Water, Pinto Beans (Pinto Beans, Water), Tomatoes (Water, Tomato Puree), Beef Broth, Whole Rolled Oats, Chili Pepper, Contains Less Than 2% Of (Corn Starch), Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Spices, Soy Lecithin, Garlic, Caramel Color, Sodium Phosphate

Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

Also detected, but not matched to one ingredient: E150c Ammonia caramel.

As written on the pack

Meat Ingredients (Pork, Partially Defatted Chopped Beef, Beef), Water, Prepared Pinto Beans (Pinto Beans, Water), Tomatoes (Water, Tomato Puree), Beef Broth, Whole Rolled Oats, Chili Pepper, Contains Less Than 2% Of: Corn Starch, Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Spices, Soy Lecithin, Garlic Powder, Caramel Color, Sodium Phosphate.

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.

  • E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
  • 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.
4 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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 25 chili peppers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 24th. 32% of the chili peppers 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 chili peppers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0014900022703, last edited 2 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.