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People are solely simply realising how baked beans are made – and say ‘life’s a lie’

When it involves breakfast or the common-or-garden jacket potato, it is probably you may see an look from baked beans.

The saucy goodness is among the most essential additions to any British delicacies. Leading meals producer Heinz sells greater than 2.5million cans of the stuff day by day.

Despite their reputation, you may discover many Brits do not know how they’re really made. Until a video of the world’s largest baked bean manufacturing facility in Wigan went viral.

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The 52-acre facility shared how the meals is made. And some individuals are really freaked out by the revelation.



People could not consider it after they came upon

Firstly, utilizing haricot beans, Heinz rehydrates the legumes which are grown in North America, US. A secret combination of spices is added, earlier than the machine distributes the sauce.

Next the beans are steamed with the sauce contained in the sealed can to protect its vitamins. It takes round two hours to finish the method earlier than being packaged.

Over on X, previously Twitter, Brits could not consider the method and felt as thought their “life is a lie”. One mentioned: “I didn’t know haricot was a type of bean grown in the US.”

Another added: “Why is no one speaking about how canned baked beans aren’t actually baked? My life is a lie.”



Heinz sells greater than 2.5million cans of the stuff day by day

Earlier this yr, scientists celebrated a step nearer to British Baked Beans hitting shops after efficiently rising haricots which may deal with the UK’s chilly local weather.

Following 12-years of growth, researchers harvested the modified beans in September at a farm in Lincolnshire. They hope the groundbreaking advance will lower meals imports.

Andrew Ward, who harvested the beans, branded the achievement as an “absolute” milestone – arguing we import an excessive amount of meals from abroad.

He mentioned: “To be able to produce something that we consume in such great quantities in this country, it’s just unbelievable.

“We have struggled up to now with the varieties which were accessible to us and people varieties have come from different nations the place the local weather’s completely different to ours.”

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