Is Stockwell and Co ultra-processed?

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:

Colour
Flavouring
E160c Paprika extract

35 ingredients
1 additive

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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, vegetables 22%, tomato purée 10%, haricat beans, modified maize starch (processing marker), wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cooked pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), pearl barley, salt (processing marker), sugar (processing marker), rapeseed oil, onion, yeast yeast extract, potato starch (processing marker), paprika, turmeric, flavourings (ultra-processing marker), white pepper, black pepper, colour (ultra-processing marker) (paprika extract (ultra-processing marker)), vegetables in varying proportions (carrot), onion, marrowfat peas, potato allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, v nutrition as sold typical values energy fat saturates carbohydrate sugars fibre protein salt per ½ of a can

Additives: E160c Paprika extract

As written on the pack

water, vegetables (22%), tomato purée (10%), haricat beans, modified maize starch, wheat flour (wheat flour, calcium carbonate, iron, niacin, thiamin), cooked pasta (water, durum wheat semolina), pearl barley, salt, sugar, rapeseed oil, onion powder, yeast yeast extract, potato starch, paprika, turmeric, flavourings (celery), white pepper, black pepper, colour (paprika extract). vegetables in varying proportions: carrot, onion, marrowfat peas, potato allergy advice for allergens, including cereals containing gluten, see ingredients in bold. v suitable for vegetarians nutrition as sold typical values energy fat saturates carbohydrate sugars fibre protein salt per ½ of a can 100g (200g)

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.

E160c Paprika extract Paprika extract is a red-orange colour extracted from paprika peppers.
Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
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.
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 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 495th. 63% of the 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5057753125295, last edited 12 September 2023), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.