Cheesy Broccoli Dry Soup Mix

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Cheesy Broccoli Dry Soup Mix 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.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Xanthan Gum): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

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 Cheesy Broccoli Dry Soup Mix'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.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Creamer (Maltodextrin, Palm Oil, Sodium Caseinate, Dipotassium Phosphate, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Aluminosilicate, Natural Flavor, Annatto Extract [Color], Sodium Hexametaphosphate), Cheddar Cheese Blend (Cheddar Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Culture, Annatto, Enzymes], Whey, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Maltodextrin, Salt, Blue Cheese [Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Culture, Enzymes], Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid, Natural Wine Flavor, Citric Acid, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Yellow 5, Yellow 6), Chicken Soup Base (Hydrolyzed Corn And Soy Protein, Corn Syrup Solids, Salt, Cornstarch, Rendered Chicken Fat, Yeast Extract, Sugar, Onion Powder, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Spices, Turmeric, Dehydrated Parsley, Silicon Dioxide).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.