Chicken & Dumpling Soup, Chicken & Dumpling
The processing score reflects 49 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums and natural flavoring. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
22 listed · 4 flagged for reviewCHICKEN BROTH, SPAETZLE DUMPLINGS (WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, EGGS, DURUM WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID, OLEORESIN TURMERIC), WATER, CHICKEN (CHICKEN, WATER, RICE STARCH, SALT), CARROTS, ONIONS, CELERY, OF: CHICKEN BASE (CHICKEN, SALT, RENDERED CHICKEN FAT, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, SAFFLOWER OIL, CHICKEN BROTH, TURMERIC), SALT, TAPIOCA STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN POWDER, CHICKEN FAT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL, PARSLEY, ACACIA & XANTHAN GUM, GARLIC, SPICES, NISIN PREPARATION AND TURMERIC.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Chicken & Dumpling Soup, Chicken & Dumpling scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
- Stabilizers & Gums (Acacia & 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 Chicken & Dumpling Soup, Chicken & Dumpling'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.
- Natural PreservativesProcessing indicator
In this product: Spaetzle Dumplings (Water, Wheat Flour, Eggs, Durum Wheat Flour, Salt, Malted Barley Flour, Spices, Natural Flavor, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Oleoresin Turmeric).
Natural sources but industrial application.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Of: Chicken Base (Chicken, Salt, Rendered Chicken Fat, Dextrose, Sugar, Natural Flavor, Safflower Oil, Chicken Broth, Turmeric).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Extra Virgin Olive Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
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About our scores and this content
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