Heinz Nutri-Score C NOVA 3

Heinz, Baked Beans

Heinz, Baked Beans: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Heinz, Baked Beans by Heinz has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.5 out of 5, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 3

Plant-based foods and beverages / Plant-based foods / Legumes and their products / Canned foods / Legumes / Canned plant-based foods / Canned legumes / Canned common beans

How This Score Is Built

Heinz, Baked Beans draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Heinz, Baked Beans sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.5 Top 29% higher than 71% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.5
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

3
NOVA Group 3
Processed foods

Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.

Full Ingredients List

Water, White Navy Beans, Tomato Paste, Sugar, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Salt, White Vinegar, Red Bell Peppers, Garlic, Dehydrated Onions, Spice, Calcium Chloride, Chipotle Pepper Flakes, Chipotle Peppers (Chipotle Pepper, Silicon Dioxide), Paprika, Mesquite Smoke Flavor.

Product Details

Brand
Heinz
Barcode
0013000505703
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
3 — Processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Heinz, Baked Beans above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Heinz, Baked Beans's 4.5/5 average puts it in the safer 71%, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 4.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Heinz, Baked Beans's mapped ingredients average out to 4.5/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.