Is Pacific Natural Foods of Oregon Cashew Carrot Ginger soup, creamy ultra-processed?

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Pack of Pacific Natural Foods of Oregon Cashew Carrot Ginger soup, creamy

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 11 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, Carrots, Cane sugar (processing marker), Creamed coconut (processing marker), Corn starch (processing marker), Cashews, Ginger, Sea salt (processing marker), garlic puree, Onion, Spices

As written on the pack

Water, Carrots*, Cane sugar*, Creamed coconut*, Corn starch*, Cashews*, Ginger puree*, Sea salt, Roasted garlic puree*, Onion powder*, Spices*.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • 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 fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052603054218, last edited 20 April 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.