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Clam Chowder with Bacon

Processing Score
13.7Ultra-Processed
Nutrition Score
2/10Poor

The processing score reflects 63 ingredients, including preservatives, modified ingredients, enriched flour or grain, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds. It also contains trans fat.

Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
659204595722
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size245 g
Amount per serving
Calories
270
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18g
23%
Saturated Fat 11g
55%
Trans Fat 0.5g
Cholesterol 70mg
23%
Sodium 860mg
37%
Total Carbohydrate 19g
7%
Dietary Fiber 1g
4%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 8g
Calcium 80mg
6%
Iron 1.4mg
8%

* 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

17 listed · 5 flagged for review

CLAM STOCK (WATER, CLAM BASE [COOKED SURF CLAMS AND SURF CLAM JUICE, SALT, BUTTER {CREAM}, SUGAR, DRIED POTATO, YEAST EXTRACT, CLAM EXTRACT, NATURAL BUTTER FLAVOR, MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVORING], CLAM CONCENTRATE [CLAM BROTH, SALT, FLAVORING, MODIFIED POTATO STARCH, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE]), POTATOES, MILK, CLAMS (SURF CLAMS, SURF CLAM JUICE, SALT), CREAM, ONIONS, CELERY, COOKED SMOKED BACON (CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE), MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), GARLIC, ANTIMICROBIAL BLEND (MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SODIUM DIACETATE, NISIN PREPARATION [SODIUM CHLORIDE, NISIN PREP], EGG WHITE LYSOZYME), CLAM FLAVOR WHEY (CULTURED WHEY, MALTODEXTRIN, CLAM EXTRACT), CITRIC ACID, SPICES, DEHYDRATED PARSLEY.

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What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Clam Chowder with Bacon'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.

Modified StarchesStrong UPF marker

In this product: Modified Cornstarch.

Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Clam Stock (Water, Clam Base [Cooked Surf Clams And Surf Clam Juice, Salt, Butter {Cream}, Sugar, Dried Potato, Yeast Extract, Clam Extract, Natural Butter Flavor, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavoring], Clam Concentrate [Clam Broth, Salt, Flavoring, Modified Potato Starch, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate]), Cooked Smoked Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite), Antimicrobial Blend (Maltodextrin, Cultured Dextrose, Sodium Diacetate, Nisin Preparation [Sodium Chloride, Nisin Prep], Egg White Lysozyme), Clam Flavor Whey (Cultured Whey, Maltodextrin, Clam Extract).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Bacon vs Sausage comparison.

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