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Yes — Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce is ultra-processed.
An occasional choice, not ideal for everyday eating.
Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce is ultra-processed because it contains modified maize starch, glucose-fructose syrup, paprika extract, flavouring, and garlic extract. These are industrially processed ingredients or extracted flavouring additives associated with NOVA ultra-processing. The beans, tomatoes, water, sugar, salt, onion powder, paprika powder, and onion oil do not independently determine the classification, but the listed UPF ingredients are sufficient to classify the product as UPF.
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Yes — Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce by Sainsbury's,Hubbard's Foodstore is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Baked Beans in Tomato Sauce is ultra-processed because it contains modified maize starch, glucose-fructose syrup, paprika extract, flavouring, and garlic extract. These are industrially processed ingredients or extracted flavouring additives associated with NOVA ultra-processing. The beans, tomatoes, water, sugar, salt, onion powder, paprika powder, and onion oil do not independently determine the classification, but the listed UPF ingredients are sufficient to classify the product as UPF.
Ultra-processed foods (UPFs) are industrial formulations made with ingredients and additives you wouldn't find in a home kitchen — such as emulsifiers, artificial flavourings, colourings and modified starches. The classification is based on the NOVA system used by researchers and dietitians worldwide.
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Product information comes from public databases and Nomi's own analysis, and may contain errors. Always check the packaging. Ultra-processed classification is based on the NOVA food processing system.