Bush's Nutri-Score A NOVA 4

Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes

Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes: 4.5/5 ingredient safety

Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes by Bush's 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 A.

  • Safety score 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Meals

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes 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
A
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Cooked Black Beans, Vegetable Stock (Water, Vegetable Base [Cooked Vegetables (Carrot, Onion, Celery), Salt, Sugar, Organic Canola Oil, Organic Potato Flour, Natural Flavor, Maltodextrin, Carrot Powder]), Tomatoes In Juice, Roasted Corn, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Onions, Red Bell Peppers, Poblano Chiles, Less Than 2% Of: Olive Oil, Garlic, Cooked Smoked Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Cilantro, Modified Cornstarch, Cultured Dextrose, Salt, Spices, Jalapeno Peppers, Lime Juice Concentrate, Chili Powder (Chili Pepper, Salt, Spice, Dehydrated Garlic), Paprika, Dehydrated Garlic, Citric Acid.

Product Details

Brand
Bush's
Barcode
0039400102823
Nutri-Score
Grade A
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States,World

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 4.5/5, Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes sits ahead of 71% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.38 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes's 4.5/5 score be read?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Sweet & Savory Beans 'N Potatoes'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.