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Is Kirkland Chicken Tortilla Soup ultra-processed?

4 pounds, 1.81 kilograms Chicken and vegetables soup Sold in the United States

Pack of Kirkland Chicken Tortilla 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:

  • 49 ingredients
  • 2 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed chicken and vegetables soup

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 (water, chicken stock), white chicken meat (white chicken meat, water, salt), diced tomatoes in juice (tomatoes, tomato juice, calcium chloride, citric acid), tomato puree (water, tomato paste), corn, onions, water, roasted poblano chili pepper, red peppers, carrots, green chile pepper, and LESS 2%, green onions, corn tortilla chip (whole grain corn, water, vegetable oil (cottonseed, corn, and SUNFLOWER)), sea salt, spices, white corn masa, chicken fat (chicken fat, extract of rosemary), garlic, sugar, cultured dextrose (contains maltodextrin), chili (spices, sea salt, garlic), smoked paprika, dehydrated onions, paprika, lime juice concentrate

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

CHICKEN STOCK (WATER, CHICKEN STOCK CONCENTRATE), WHITE CHICKEN MEAT (WHITE CHICKEN MEAT, WATER, SALT), DICED TOMATOES IN JUICE (TOMATOES, TOMATO JUICE, CALCIUM CHLORIDE, CITRIC ACID), TOMATO PUREE (WATER, TOMATO PASTE), CORN, ONIONS, WATER, ROASTED POBLANO CHILI PEPPER, RED PEPPERS, CARROTS, GREEN CHILE PEPPER, 2% OR LESS (GREEN ONIONS, CORN TORTILLA CHIP (WHOLE GRAIN CORN, WATER, VEGETABLE OIL (COTTONSEED, CORN, AND/OR SUNFLOWER)), SEA SALT, SPICES, WHITE CORN MASA, CHICKEN FAT (CHICKEN FAT, EXTRACT OF ROSEMARY), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SUGAR, CULTURED DEXTROSE (CONTAINS MALTODEXTRIN), CHILI POWDER (SPICES, SEA SALT, GARLIC POWDER), SMOKED PAPRIKA, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, PAPRIKA, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE)

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
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.
  • 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 12 chicken and vegetables soup

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 42% of the chicken and vegetables soup 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 12 chicken and vegetables soup, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619099290, last edited 28 August 2023), 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.