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Is Well Yes Power Southwest style chicken ultra-processed?

Chicken soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Well Yes Power Southwest style chicken

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:

  • 24 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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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

chicken stock, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, chicken meat, carrots, spinach, corn, farro, red peppers, black beans, pea beans, roasted poblano chili peppers, contains less than 2% of (water), spelt sweet potato juice concentrate, salt, spices, xanthan gum, garlic, lime juice concentrate potato starch flavoring, dried onions, smoked paprika, carrageenan, locust bean gum, wheat

Additives: E407 Carrageenan , E410 Locust bean gum , E415 Xanthan gum

As written on the pack

CHICKEN STOCK, DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, CHICKEN MEAT, CARROTS, SPINACH, CORN, FARRO, RED PEPPERS, BLACK BEANS, PEA BEANS, ROASTED POBLANO CHILI PEPPERS, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: WATER, WHOLE GRAIN SPELT SWEET POTATO JUICE CONCENTRATE, SALT, SPICES, XANTHAN GUM, ROASTED GARLIC, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE POTATO STARCH FLAVORING, DRIED ONIONS, SMOKED PAPRIKA, CARRAGEENAN, LOCUST BEAN GUM, WHEAT

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.

  • E407 Carrageenan Carrageenan is a thickener and gelling agent extracted from red seaweed, used widely in dairy desserts, plant-based drinks and processed meats.
  • E410 Locust bean gum Locust bean gum (carob gum) is a thickener and stabiliser from the seeds of the carob tree.
  • E415 Xanthan gum Xanthan gum is a thickener made by fermenting sugar with the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris.
2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 15 chicken soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 60% of the chicken 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 15 chicken soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000278555, last edited 3 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.