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Is BOL Power Soup ultra-processed?

Soups Sold in the United Kingdom

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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed soups

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Tomatoes 18%, Red Lentils 5%, Cannellini Beans 4.5%, Borlotti Beans 4.5%, Onions, Tomato Paste, Carrots, Courgettes, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina), Kale, Chicory Fibre, Garlic Puree, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Basil, Fennel, Black Pepper, see ingredients in bold Use by (see rim, Keep refrigerated, Once opened), eat within 24 hours, Best enjoyed fresh, if freezing do so immediately and use within 1 month, Defrost thoroughly and stir well before heating, Do not reheat, Microwave 800W Cooking on per 300g Server in touch

As written on the pack

Water, Tomatoes (18%), Red Lentils (5%), Cannellini Beans (4.5%), Borlotti Beans (4.5%), Onions, Tomato Paste, Carrots, Courgettes, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semolina), Kale, Chicory Fibre, Garlic Puree, Rapeseed Oil, Salt, Smoked Paprika, Basil, Ground Fennel, Ground Black Pepper. For allergens, see ingredients in bold Use by: see rim. Keep refrigerated. Once opened, eat within 24 hours. Best enjoyed fresh, if freezing do so immediately and use within 1 month. Defrost thoroughly and stir well before heating. Do not reheat. Microwave 800W Cooking on per 300g Server in touch

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.

  • Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.
2 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 326th. 63% of the soups here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060430292845, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.