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Yes — Heinz Beanz in a rich tomato sauce is ultra-processed.
Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives: sweetener (steviol glycosides) and natural flavouring, which are extracted/isolated additives according to NOVA guidance.
Similar products that aren't ultra-processed — swap and keep the flavour.
Other cupboard staples Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.
Borlotti beans in water
By sainsbury's
Not UPF
Red kidney beans in water
Essential Waitrose & Partners
Not UPF
Cream of Tomato
Baxters
Not UPF
Garlic Passata Rustica
Aldi, Specially Selected
Not UPF
Beef Bone Broth
freja
Not UPF
So Organic Butter Beans
So Organic,Sainsburys
Not UPF
Cannellini beans in water
Waitrose
Not UPF
Lentils in water
Essential Waitrose
Not UPF
Black eyed beans in water
Sainsburys
Not UPF
sainsburys haricot beans in water
Sainsburys
Not UPF
Yes — Heinz Beanz in a rich tomato sauce by Heinz is ultra-processed, so it counts as a UPF (ultra-processed food). Classified as ultra-processed because the ingredient list includes industrial additives: sweetener (steviol glycosides) and natural flavouring, which are extracted/isolated additives according to NOVA guidance.
Nomi has reviewed similar products that are not ultra-processed, including 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.
