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Is Beecher's Smoky Cauliflower Bisque ultra-processed?

16 oz Sold in the United States

Pack of Beecher's Smoky Cauliflower Bisque

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 52 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Vegetable stock (water, vegetable stock (non-GMO potato starch, carrots, sal ugar, celery, onions, onion, garlic, spices, celeriac, green peas, spinach, lettuce cory, red beet)), cauliflower, milk, non-GMO potatoes, onions, carrots, cheddar cheese (past salt, culture, enzymes), cheddar cheese (milk, salt, culture, enzymes), contains 2 percent and less of (butter (cream)), whey powder, whey protein, sea salt, non, dified corn starch, garlic puree, non-GMO canola oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, smoked paprika, garlic, chili (spices, salt, garlic), celery salt (salt, spices), spices

As written on the pack

Vegetable stock (water, vegetable stock concentrate [non-GMO potato starch, carrots, sal ugar, celery, onions, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, celeriac, green peas, spinach, lettuce cory, red beet]), cauliflower, milk, non-GMO potatoes, onions, carrots, cheddar cheese (past salt, culture, enzymes), smoked cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, culture, enzymes), contains 2 percent or less of: butter (cream), whey powder, whey protein concentrate, sea salt, non - dified corn starch, garlic puree, non-GMO canola oil, apple cider vinegar, honey, smoked paprika, granulated garlic, chili powder (spices, salt, garlic powder), celery salt (salt, spices), spices.

What makes it ultra-processed

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Milk proteins Milk proteins are proteins separated from milk, such as caseinates and whey protein concentrates, added to adjust texture or raise protein content.
  • Whey Whey is the liquid left over from cheese making, usually dried into a powder and used as a cheap source of milk solids, protein and lactose.
4 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

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About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0782045100883, last edited 26 September 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.