Soup! Mix, Chicken Noodle

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Soup! Mix, Chicken Noodle scores Highly 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.
• Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Guanylate And Disodium Inosinate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

Within Boxed Dinners & Sides, this product is more processed than about 25% of the 4,145 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 Soup! Mix, Chicken Noodle'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.

Synthetic VitaminsProcessing indicator

In this product: Egg Noodles (Durum Wheat Semolina, Durum Flour, [Enriched With Iron (Ferrous Sulfate)And B Vitamins (Niacin, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)], Eggs).

Fortification often compensates for processing losses.

Processed Vegetable ProductsProcessing indicator

In this product: Dehydrated Vegetables (Carrot, Potato, Onion, Celery, Kale, Green Onion).

Extracts and powders indicate processing.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Maltodextrin, Dextrose, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.