Broccoli Cheese Soup
The processing score reflects 60 ingredients, including ingredients listed as artificial, modified ingredients, emulsifiers or gums, plus 1 more we flag. No nutrient exceeds our high thresholds.
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Ingredients
11 listed · 4 flagged for reviewWATER, BROCCOLI, WHOLE MILK, YELLOW AMERICAN CHEESE [CULTURED MILK AND SKIM MILK, WATER, CREAM, SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, SORBIC ACID (PRESERVATIVE), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ARTIFICIAL COLOR, ACETIC ACID, ENZYMES, SOY LECITHIN], BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), BUTTER (PASTEURIZED CREAM, SALT), CHICKEN BASE [COOKED CHICKEN (CHICKEN MEAT, CHICKEN BROTH, CHICKEN FAT), SALT, HYDROLYZED CORN AND YEAST PROTEIN, SUGAR, MALTODEXTRIN, HYDROLYZED WHEAT GLUTEN, CARROT POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION POWDER, LEMON POWDER SOLIDS, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, TURMERIC], SHARP CHEDDAR CHEESE [WISCONSIN GRADE A CHEDDAR CHEESE AGED 9 MONTHS OR MORE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), WATER, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, CREAM, SORBIC ACID (TO PROTECT FLAVOR), SALT, ANNATTO (COLOR)], MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SPICES.
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Why Does This Score Ultra-Processed?
In our analysis, Broccoli Cheese Soup scores Ultra-Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:
- Modified Starches (Modified Food Starch): Chemical modification is a hallmark of UPF.
- Industrial Enzymes (Sharp Cheddar Cheese [Wisconsin Grade A Cheddar Cheese Aged 9 Months Or More (Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Reduced Lactose Whey, Cream, Sorbic Acid (To Protect Flavor), Salt, Annatto (Color)]): Industrial enzyme use indicates significant processing.
Within Soup & Chili, this product is more processed than about 64% of the 7,596 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 Broccoli Cheese 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.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Yellow American Cheese [Cultured Milk And Skim Milk, Water, Cream, Sodium Citrate, Salt, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Sodium Phosphate, Artificial Color, Acetic Acid, Enzymes, Soy Lecithin].
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
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About our scores and this content
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