Great Northern Bean Soup

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Great Northern Bean Soup scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Artificial Flavors (Natural And Artificial Flavoring (Including Artificial Smoke Flavor)): Synthetic flavors indicate industrial food production.
• Plant Proteins (Hydrolyzed Soy Protein): Isolated proteins require extensive industrial processing.

Within Beans & Legumes, this product is more processed than about 82% of the 4,710 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 Great Northern Bean 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: Maltodextrin, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Garlic And Onion Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.

Anti-Caking AgentsProcessing indicator

In this product: Silicon Dioxide (Added Less Than 2% As An Anticaking Agent).

Common in powdered processed foods.