Canned common beans
Great Value Mixed chili beans dark red kidney beans
15 oz/425 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 49
Great Value Mixed chili beans dark red kidney beans scores 49 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), flavor enhancer, flavoring and modified starch. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better chili
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Organic Chili Beans Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 100 out of 100 , 51 points higher -
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Mixed chili beans dark red kidney beans
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.9 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 3.8 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 51.5 = 48.5 → 49
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 92 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 16.2 g |
| Sugars | 0.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 3.8 g |
| Protein | 5.4 g |
| Salt | 0.9 g |
Serving: 1/2 cup (130 g)
Ingredients
- DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS
- PINTO BEANS
- BLACK BEANS
- WATER
- SALT
- CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, CUMIN, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, OREGANO)
- TOMATO PASTE
- SUGAR (high concern)
- SOYBEAN OIL
- MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
- CORN STARCH
- PAPRIKA
- SPICE
- HICKORY SMOKED TORULA YEAST
- ONION POWDER
- MUSTARD FLOUR
- GARLIC POWDER
- PAPRIKA OLEORESIN
- NATURAL FLAVOR
Label text, as published
DARK RED KIDNEY BEANS, PINTO BEANS, BLACK BEANS, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, CHILI POWDER (CHILI PEPPER, CUMIN, SALT, GARLIC POWDER, OREGANO), TOMATO PASTE, SUGAR, SOYBEAN OIL, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, CORN STARCH, PAPRIKA, SPICE, HICKORY SMOKED TORULA YEAST, ONION POWDER, MUSTARD FLOUR, GARLIC POWDER, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, NATURAL FLAVOR.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Mustard
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org