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Is Campbells caribean style jerk chicken ultra-processed?

458 grams Canned soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Campbells caribean style jerk chicken

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:

  • 27 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

chicken stock, chicken meat, green peppers, corn, rice, kidney beans, red peppers, onions, water, salt, garlic, habanero peppers, sugar, natural flavoring, cayenne pepper sauce (cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), smoked paprika, xanthan gum, potato starch, spices, chicken fat, carrageenan, locust bean gum, yeast extract

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

CHICKEN STOCK, CHICKEN MEAT, GREEN PEPPERS, CORN, RICE, KIDNEY BEANS, RED PEPPERS, ONIONS, WATER, SALT, ROASTED GARLIC, HABANERO PEPPERS, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVORING, CAYENNE PEPPER SAUCE (CAYENNE PEPPERS, VINEGAR, SALT, GARLIC), SMOKED PAPRIKA, XANTHAN GUM, POTATO STARCH, SPICES, CHICKEN FAT, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, YEAST EXTRACT.

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 190 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 170th. 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 190 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000288134, last edited 29 July 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.