Is Oluf lorentzen as Minestronesuppe 400g Baxters ultra-processed?

400 g Cream of vegetable soups Sold in the United Kingdom

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Modified starch

33 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score B

Less processed cream of vegetable 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, Tomatoes 21%, Pasta (Durum Wheat Semonina Water), Carrots, Onions, Swede, Potatoes, Peas, Haricot Beans Cabbage, Yellow Peas, Cornflour, Red Peppers, Leeks, Salt (processing marker), Yeast Extra Medium Fat Hard Cheese, Rapeseed Oil, Modified Maize Starch (ultra-processing marker), Herbs (Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Marjoram, Thyme, Sage), Garlic Puree, Flavourings (ultra-processing marker), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Black Pepper, including cereals containing gluten, can, Aim for at least 5 different portions of for veg a day

Additives: E330 Citric acid

As written on the pack

Water, Tomatoes (21%), Pasta (Durum Wheat Semonina Water) (14%), Carrots, Onions, Swede, Potatoes, Peas, Haricot Beans Cabbage, Yellow Peas, Cornflour, Red Peppers, Leeks, Salt, Yeast Extra Medium Fat Hard Cheese (Milk), Rapeseed Oil, Modified Maize Starch, Herbs (Parsley, Basil, Oregano, Marjoram, Thyme, Sage), Garlic Puree, Flavourings, Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Black Pepper. ALLERGY ADVICE: For allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. "Per can. Aim for at least 5 different portions of for veg a day.

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.
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.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 20 cream of vegetable soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 17th. 50% of the cream of vegetable 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 20 cream of vegetable soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5012427142602, 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.