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Is Bramwells Chunky Beef & Vegetable Soup ultra-processed?

400 g Canned soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Bramwells Chunky Beef & Vegetable Soup

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • No additives

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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, potato 17%, carrot 10%, beef 10%, tomato purée 8%, onions (25), modified maize starch, peas 2.5%, wheat flour, salt, yeast extract, flavouring oni powder, fenugreek, colour (caramellised sugar), spice extract, warning (although every effort has been made to remove bones), some small bones may remain, 400ge caution (care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans), flavourings, preservatives

As written on the pack

water, potato (17%), carrot (10%), beef (10%), tomato purée (8%), onions (25) modified maize starch, peas (2,5%), wheat flour, salt, yeast extract, flavouring oni powder, fenugreek, colour: caramellised sugar, spice extract, allergy advice: for allergens, see ingredients in bold, may also contain celery, egg milk, mustard and soya, warning: although every effort has been made to remove bones, some small bones may remain, 400ge caution: care should be taken when opening and disposing of all cans, no artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
  • Modified starch Modified starch is starch altered physically, with enzymes or chemically, so that it thickens, gels or survives freezing and heating better than ordinary starch.
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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 124th. 68% of the canned 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 189 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600077628, 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.
  • 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.