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Is Chicken & Sweetcorn Soup ultra-processed?

Reheatable soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Chicken & Sweetcorn 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:

  • 30 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, sweetcorn 20%, Potatoes, Onions, chicken 6%, Single Cream, Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken, Yeast Extract, Salt, Potato Flake, Chicken Fat), Butter, Parsley, Garlic Purée, Salt, White Pepper, 4088600426631 allergy advice, warning (Although every effort has been made to remove bones), some small bones may remain, flavourings, preservatives, 1, 2 pack of this product will provide 1 of your 5 daily portions of fruit, vegetables, 70000259 rus (microwaved), Energy Fat

As written on the pack

Water, SWEETCORN (20%), Potatoes, Onions, COOKED CHICKEN (6%), Single Cream (Milk), Chicken Stock (Water, Chicken, Yeast Extract, Salt, Potato Flake, Chicken Fat), Butter (Milk), Parsley, Garlic Purée, Salt, White Pepper. 4088600426631 ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, see ingredients in bold. WARNING: Although every effort has been made to remove bones, some small bones may remain. No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives. *1/2 pack of this product will provide 1 of your 5 daily portions of fruit and vegetables. 70000259 RUS (microwaved) Energy Fat

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.

  • 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.
  • Butter Butter, the fat churned from cream.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 85 reheatable soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 55th. 42% of the reheatable 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 85 reheatable soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600426631, 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.
  • 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.