Organic Green Beans

Name: Organic Green Beans
Brand: Simple Truth

88Clean

Contaminants · 4

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Lead1.8 ppbof 5 ppb

36% of the limitFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

ArsenicNDof 10 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

CadmiumNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Simple Truth Organic Green Beans healthy?

Simple Truth Organic Green Beans scores 88/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Simple Truth Organic Green Beans?

Simple Truth Organic Green Beans lists 3 ingredients, starting with Organic Green Beans, Water and Sea Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Simple Truth Organic Green Beans contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Simple Truth Organic Green Beans’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Simple Truth Organic Green Beans?

Simple Truth Organic Green Beans is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Simple Truth Organic Green Beans compare to other canned goods?

At 88/100 Simple Truth Organic Green Beans sits in our top band, among the better canned goods we have scored. A higher-scoring option in canned goods is Signature Select Pineapple Slices at 100/100.

Is Simple Truth Organic Green Beans organic?

Simple Truth Organic Green Beans is not certified organic in our data.

Has Simple Truth Organic Green Beans been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Simple Truth Organic Green Beans have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Simple Truth Organic Green Beans contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected lead at 1.8 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Simple Truth Organic Green Beans. That reading is under its limit. It also tested for arsenic, cadmium and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

Full methodology: how we score products.