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Yes — Beanz No added sugar is ultra-processed.
Product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including modified cornflour, natural flavouring, spice extracts, and the high-intensity sweetener steviol glycosides. Therefore it is classified as UPF.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other drinks Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
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Not UPF
Butter Beans in Water
Napolina
Not UPF
Chickpeas
Morrisons
Not UPF
Chick Peas in Salted Water
KTC
Not UPF
Cream of Tomato Soup
Yeo Valley
Not UPF
Butter Beans
Biona Organic
Not UPF
Red Kidney Beans
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Not UPF
Chickpeas in water
Essential Waitrose,Waitrose
Not UPF
Yes — Beanz No added sugar by Heinz is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Product contains several ultra-processed ingredients/additives according to NOVA, including modified cornflour, natural flavouring, spice extracts, and the high-intensity sweetener steviol glycosides. Therefore it is classified as UPF.
Nomi flags 3 ingredients in Beanz No added sugar as ultra-processed markers: modified starch (corn), natural flavouring, spice extracts. See the full ingredient breakdown above for what each one is.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including Baked Beans in tomato sauce by Sainsbury’s Organic, Organic baked beans by mr organic, Biona Organic Baked Beans Classic by Biona Organic. See the healthier alternatives above for details.
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.
