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Green Giant Kitchen Green Beans
Canned & Packaged Goods
📊 NOVA 3🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Green Giant Kitchen Green Beans

Green Giant
14.50 oz
Available at Foodtown
20
Calories
1g
Protein
1g
Sugars
380mg
Sodium
1g
Fiber
5
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Green Giant Kitchen Green Beans is a familiar canned vegetable you’d spot in the canned-goods aisle, shelved alongside other canned vegetables, soups, and pantry staples. The 14.5 oz metal can and colorful front label signal an everyday convenience item aimed at busy households and cooks who want a quick vegetable side. This product fits a range of shopping trips — from weekly grocery runs to storm-prep lists — and slips easily into weeknight dinners, family holiday spreads (think green bean casserole), or simple meal-prep rotations. Green Giant’s brand positioning leans on heritage and approachability: a longstanding vegetable brand marketed to families and value-conscious shoppers who want wholesome, recognizable foods without fuss. Labeling often highlights simple, short ingredient lists and touches like “sea salt” or “no artificial colors,” creating a mild health-halo around being a vegetable product, even though it’s not necessarily organic or certified. Processing context: these green beans are shelf-stable because they are cooked and canned with salt and water to preserve them. Sensory details: when drained and warmed they offer a soft-tender, slightly yielding texture with a muted vegetal snap and mild, salty green-bean flavor; stacking them in a casserole or tossing with butter and black pepper are common rituals. Packaging is a standard steel can with pull-tab or key-opening lid and a peel label; preparation rituals include draining, rinsing or heating in a skillet or microwave and seasoning to taste. In American grocery culture this tin is shorthand for reliable, inexpensive vegetable support — not flashy, but practical and widely used in homes that value convenience and familiarity.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 0.5 cup
Servings per Container: 3.5
Calories20
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium380mg17%
Total Carbohydrate3g1%
Dietary Fiber1g4%
Total Sugars1g
Protein1g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Green, Beans,, Water,, Sea, Salt..

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

This product is a processed food (NOVA 3): whole green beans preserved by cooking and canning with water and sea salt, without the industrial additives or formulations that define ultra-processed foods.

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Common Questions about Green Giant Kitchen Green Beans

Absolutely! Green Giant Green Beans are a low-calorie option, coming in at just 20 calories per half-cup serving. They’re packed with essential nutrients like potassium and fiber, making them a great addition to a balanced diet. Just remember, 'healthy' is relative — these beans are a wholesome choice compared to many processed snacks, but pairing them with some protein can round out your meal nicely!

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