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Is Campbell's condensed cream of mushroom ultra-processed?

420g Canned soups Sold in Australia

Pack of Campbell's condensed cream of mushroom

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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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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, Mushrooms 11%, Wheat Flour, Comflour (Maize Starch), Vegetable Oil, Salt, Cream (From Milk), Milk, Soy Protein (Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)), Sugar, Yeast Extract, er high Food Colour (Caramel III), Maltodextrin (From Wheat), Flavours, d onion, until 1 min, bell's to boil mmer for 30 serving parsley REGISTERED TRADE MARK OF CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY, made under licence by campbell's soups australia, 55 lemnos north road, lemnos vic 3631, australia, CONSUMER INFORMATION Freecall (aust), 1800 66 33 66 Freecall, 0800 44 85 04 Locked Bag 55, Silverwater, NSW 2128 AUSTRALIA www.campbellsanz.com Can Lid arl.org.au 910930995523

Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin

As written on the pack

Water, Mushrooms (11%), Wheat Flour, Comflour (Maize Starch), Vegetable Oil, Salt, Cream (From Milk), Milk Solids, Soy Protein (Emulsifier (Soy Lecithin)), Sugar, Yeast Extract, er high Food Colour, (Caramel III), Maltodextrin (From Wheat), Flavours. Contains Wheat, Gluten, Milk, Soy. d onion, until 1 min. bell's to boil mmer for 30 serving parsley REGISTERED TRADE MARK OF CAMPBELL SOUP COMPANY. MADE UNDER LICENCE BY CAMPBELL'S SOUPS AUSTRALIA. 55 LEMNOS NORTH ROAD, LEMNOS VIC 3631, AUSTRALIA. CONSUMER INFORMATION Freecall (AUST) 1800 66 33 66 Freecall (NZ) 0800 44 85 04 Locked Bag 55, Silverwater, NSW 2128 AUSTRALIA www.campbellsanz.com Can Lid arl.org.au 910930995523

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.

  • E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
  • Emulsifier Emulsifiers keep fat and water from separating, giving products a smooth, stable texture over a long shelf life.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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 190 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 167th. 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 9300644126212, last edited 13 June 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.