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Wendy's No Beans Chili 15 oz Can – Case of 12

Contains natural flavors

This canned beef chili provides 33 g of protein per can and has no preservatives. It also contains 1,660 mg sodium, 5 g added sugar and several flavorings, starches and gums.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$80.28 15 oz (12 cans) · lowest price at StockUpExpress
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
450caloriesPer serving · 1 can (425g)
Protein
33g▲
Fiber
4g
Added sugar
5g
Sodium
1660mg▲
Saturated fat
11g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: BEEF, TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), ONIONS, DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE), WATER, CELERY, GREEN BELL PEPPERS, (CONTAINS LESS THAN 2%: SALT, BEEF BROTH, BEEF TALLOW, SUGAR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, CORN STARCH, NATURAL FLAVORS, CHILI PEPPER, BEEF FLAVOR (CONTAINS BEEF EXTRACT, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID), ONION POWDER, CITRIC ACID, TAPIOCA STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, DEXTROSE, DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM GUANYLATE, XANTHAN GUM, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, GUM ARABIC, MALTODEXTRIN, SMOKE FLAVOR
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%82
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 82 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (1660 mg), more protein (33 g) per 1 can
Ingredients 88 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); Disodium inosinate or guanylate (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Canned chili with starches, flavorings, yeast extracts and gums
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practice is stated for the beef
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified natural flavors and flavor
1,660 mg sodium per can
5 g added sugar per can
Contains flavorings, starches and gums
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−12 for natural flavours, disodium inosinate or guanylate, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
BEEF TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE) ONIONS DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (DICED TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE) WATER CELERY GREEN BELL PEPPERS (CONTAINS LESS THAN 2%: SALT BEEF BROTH BEEF TALLOW SUGAR MODIFIED CORN STARCH CORN STARCH NATURAL FLAVORS CHILI PEPPER BEEF FLAVOR (CONTAINS BEEF EXTRACT, YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, LACTIC ACID, CITRIC ACID) ONION POWDER CITRIC ACID TAPIOCA STARCH YEAST EXTRACT DEXTROSE DISODIUM INOSINATE & DISODIUM GUANYLATE XANTHAN GUM AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT GUM ARABIC MALTODEXTRIN SMOKE FLAVOR
27 ingredients 9 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives10 additives · 6 limited risk
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Disodium inosinate or guanylate (E627, E631)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Usually paired with MSG; a source of purines, which people with gout are told to limit.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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