French Onion Soup

Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?

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

• Artificial Flavors (Flavor (Hydrolyzed Corn Protein And Soy Proteins, Natural And Artificial Flavor, Autolysed Yeast Extract, Salt, Soybean Oil)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Stabilizers & Gums (Cellulose Gum, Cellulose): Industrial stabilizers common in UPF.

Within Frozen Appetizers, this product is more processed than about 39% of the 4,714 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 French Onion 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: Vegetable Soup Broth (Water, Cooked Vegetables [Carrots, Onions, Celery], Sugar, Brown Sugar, Corn Oil, Potato Flour, Salt, Flavors, Carrot Powder), Croutons (Enriched Flour [Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Organic Sugar, Salt, Sunflower Oil, Yeast).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Natural ColorsProcessing indicator

In this product: Caramel Color.

Natural sources but still indicate processing.