Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

In our analysis, Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Modified Starches (Modified Corn Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
• Processed Meats (Gelatin): Mechanically separated and reformed meats are UPF markers.

Within Frozen Dinners, this product is more processed than about 37% of the 5,358 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 Creamy Chicken Vegetable Soup'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: Broth (Water, Chicken Base [Chicken Meat Including Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Proteins, Sugar, Flavoring, Potato Flour, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Carrot Powder, Turmeric], Vegetable Base [Cooked Vegetables {Carrot, Onion, Celery}, Salt, Sugar, Corn Oil, Potato Flour, Flavors]), Natural Cream Flavor (Maltodextrin, Lipolyzed Cream).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.