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Is Campbell's Chunky Savory Chicken with White & Wild Rice Soup ultra-processed?

533 g Soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Campbell's Chunky Savory Chicken with White & Wild Rice 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:

  • 26 ingredients
  • 2 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

Chicken stock, chicken meat, carrots, potatoes, rice, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, celery, Contains less than 2% of (water), corn, wild rice, modified cornstarch, Sauterne wine, salt, yeast extract, potato starch, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, vegetable oil, corn syrup solids, flavoring, carrageenan, spice, beta carotene for color, chicken broth, onion extract

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E621 Monosodium glutamate

As written on the pack

Chicken stock, chicken meat, carrots, potatoes, rice, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, celery, Contains less than 2% of: water, corn, wild rice, modified cornstarch, Sauterne wine, salt, yeast extract, potato starch, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, vegetable oil, corn syrup solids, flavoring, carrageenan, spice, beta carotene for color, dried chicken broth, onion 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.
  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • 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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • 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 566th. 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 0051000005625, last edited 14 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.
  • 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.