Is Zeta Italiensk Tomatsås Med Vita Bönor ultra-processed?

390g White beans Sold in Sweden

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Corn

13 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed white 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

Små vita bönor 44%, vatten, tomatpuré 8%, socker (processing marker), majs (ultra-processing marker), stärkelse (processing marker), olivolja (processing marker), vitlök, salt (processing marker), oregano, basilika, antioxidationsmedel (e300)

Additives: E300 Ascorbic acid

As written on the pack

Små vita bönor 44%, vatten, tomatpuré 8%, socker, modifierad majs - stärkelse, olivolja, vitlök, salt, oregano, basilika, antioxidationsmedel E300.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Corn An ingredient mostly produced industrially and rarely used in home kitchens.

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.

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

How the NOVA groups work

Among 42 white beans

From least to most processed, this one ranks 36th. 43% of the white 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 42 white beans, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7350027798194, last edited 2 April 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.