Is Campbell's Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup ultra-processed?

527 g Soups Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Gluten
Modified starch
E407 Carrageenan
E627 Disodium guanylate
E631 Disodium inosinate

41 ingredients
4 additives
Nutri-Score C

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, chicken stock, carrots, chicken meat, enriched egg noodles (wheat flour, eggs, egg whites, wheat protein isolate (wheat gluten (ultra-processing marker), phosphate, lactic acid, sulfites), niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), celery, contains less than 2% of (modified food starch (ultra-processing marker)), chicken fat, potassium chloride, yeast extract, salt (processing marker), flavoring (ultra-processing marker), sugar (processing marker), carrageenan (ultra-processing marker), vegetable oil (processing marker), potato starch (processing marker), chicken broth, canola oil, spice, dehydrated onions, beta carotene for color, lactic acid, disodium inosinate (ultra-processing marker), disodium guanylate (ultra-processing marker), celery, onion extract, garlic extract

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E407 Carrageenan , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

water, chicken stock, carrots, chicken meat, enriched egg noodles (wheat flour, eggs, egg whites, wheat protein isolate [wheat gluten, phosphate, lactic acid, sulfites], niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), celery, contains less than 2% of: modified food starch, chicken fat, potassium chloride, yeast extract, salt, flavoring, sugar, carrageenan, vegetable oil, potato starch, dehydrated chicken broth, canola oil, spice, dehydrated onions, beta carotene for color, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, celery extract, onion extract, garlic 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.
E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
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.

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.

Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.

5 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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 650th. 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 0051000167750, last edited 16 September 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.
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.