Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Beans

10 of the top 10 beans products sit in NOVA group 1 — the least processed end of the scale. The beans with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 73 beans with complete data.

  1. 1 Cannellini Beans

    Cannellini Beans

    Sainsbury's
    a NOVA 1 101 kcal 0.4 g sugar 15 g protein 0.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  2. 2 Cannellini Beans in Water

    Cannellini Beans in Water

    Freshona · 400g
    a NOVA 1 62 kcal 0.3 g sugar 4.3 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  3. 3 Green Lentils

    Green Lentils

    Dakota's Pride · 16oz
    a NOVA 1 343 kcal 2.9 g sugar 25.7 g protein 1.1 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  4. 4 Organic haricot beans

    Organic haricot beans

    Mr Organic · 400g
    a NOVA 1 102 kcal 1.2 g sugar 7.9 g protein 0.7 g fat

    Also: No additives

  5. 5 Organic Black Beans

    Organic Black Beans

    Thrive Market · 10 oz
    a NOVA 1 85 kcal 0.8 g sugar 5.4 g protein 0 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  6. 6 Fagioli cannellini

    Fagioli cannellini

    Colfiorito · 400 g
    a NOVA 1 333 kcal 2.1 g sugar 23.4 g protein 0.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  7. 7 Fagioli cannellini

    Fagioli cannellini

    Toscana Legumi · 5 kg
    a NOVA 1 279 kcal 2.9 g sugar 23.4 g protein 1.6 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  8. 8 Black Beans

    Black Beans

    Sprouts · 26 oz or 454 g
    a NOVA 1 357 kcal 2.9 g sugar 22.9 g protein 2.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  9. 9 Garbanzo beans

    Garbanzo beans

    365 Whole Foods
    a NOVA 1 85 kcal 0.8 g sugar 4.6 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

  10. 10 Chickpeas

    Chickpeas

    Coppola · 400 g
    a NOVA 1 72 kcal 0 g sugar 4.3 g protein 1.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · Vegan · Vegetarian

How we built this list

We ranked all published beans on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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