Campbell's Chunky Soup Cheese Steak

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Campbell's Chunky Soup Cheese Steak scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Natural Flavors (Monosodium Glutamate, Flavoring, Grill Flavoring (From Vegetable Oil)): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
• Processed Dairy Ingredients (Soy Protein Concentrate): Isolated proteins and modified ingredients indicate UPF.
• Industrial Enzymes (Enzyme Modified Cheese (Made From Cheddar, Blue Cheese And Swiss Cheeses [Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Sodium Phosphates, Xanthan Gum, Enzyme Modified Cream And Butterfat, Cream Cheese [Milk And Cream, Salt, Carob Bean Gum, Cheese Cultures], Flavoring, Lactic Acid, Water, Sodium Caseinate), Enzyme Modified Butterfat): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.

Within Soup & Chili, this product is more processed than about 64% of the 7,596 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Campbell's Chunky Soup Cheese Steak's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Vegetable Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Phosphate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.