Is Progresso Pitmaster STEAKHOUSE-STYLE Steak & Bean SOUP ultra-processed?

18.5 oz Canned soups Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
Maltodextrin
Modified starch

27 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score A

Less processed canned 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

Beef Broth, Water, Beef, Modified Food Starch (ultra-processing marker), Corn, Great Northern Beans, Tomato Paste, Red Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Sugar (processing marker), Salt (processing marker), Garlic Powder, Potassium Chloride, Paprika, Tomato, Maltodextrin (ultra-processing marker), Parsley, Spices, Vinegar, Onion Powder, Chipotle Pepper, Beef Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Natural Flavor (ultra-processing marker), Canola Oil, Ingredients

As written on the pack

Beef Broth, Water, Cooked Diced Seasoned Beef, Modified Food Starch, Roasted Corn, Great Northern Beans, Tomato Paste, Roasted Red Bell Pepper, Jalapeno Pepper, Sugar, Salt, Garlic Powder, Potassium Chloride, Paprika, Tomato Extract, Maltodextrin, Parsley, Spices, Vinegar, Onion Powder, Smoked Chipotle Pepper, Beef Fat, Saturated Fat, Trans Fat, Natural Flavor, Canola Oil. Contains Soy Ingredients. Gluten Free.

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.

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.
Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 190 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 125th. 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 0041196139747, last edited 19 September 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 A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.