Soups
Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Vegetable Soup
240 g
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- Certified organic
- No additives
Why it scores 78
Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Vegetable Soup scores 78 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
- plus 5 points Certified organic: Carries a certified-organic label. Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
No Salt Added Vegetable Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Canola oil minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Bonuses
- Certified organic plus 5 points
- No additives plus 3 points
100 − 22.5 = 77.5 → 78
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 42 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.5 g |
| Sugars | 1.7 g |
| Added sugars | 0.4 g |
| Fiber | 1.7 g |
| Protein | 1.3 g |
| Salt | 0.1 g |
Serving: 1 serving (240 g)
Ingredients
- FILTERED WATER
- ORGANIC POTATOES
- ORGANIC CARROTS
- ORGANIC CELERY
- ORGANIC TOMATOES
- ORGANIC PEAS
- ORGANIC GREEN BEANS
- ORGANIC CORN
- ORGANIC ONIONS
- ORGANIC TOMATO PASTE
- ORGANIC CORN STARCH
- ORGANIC BROCCOLI
- ORGANIC RED KIDNEY BEANS
- ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL
- ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE ORGANIC SPINACH (high concern)
- ORGANIC ONION POWDER
- ORGANIC GARLIC GRANULES
- ORGANIC SPICES
- ORGANIC CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE
- ORGANIC WHITE PEPPER
- ORGANIC CAYENNE PEPPER
- VITAMIN A PALMITATE
Label text, as published
FILTERED WATER, ORGANIC POTATOES, ORGANIC CARROTS, ORGANIC CELERY, ORGANIC TOMATOES, ORGANIC PEAS, ORGANIC GREEN BEANS, ORGANIC CORN, ORGANIC ONIONS, ORGANIC TOMATO PASTE, ORGANIC CORN STARCH, ORGANIC BROCCOLI, ORGANIC RED KIDNEY BEANS, ORGANIC EXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, ORGANIC EVAPORATED CANE JUICE ORGANIC SPINACH, ORGANIC ONION POWDER, ORGANIC GARLIC GRANULES, ORGANIC SPICES, ORGANIC CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE, ORGANIC WHITE PEPPER, ORGANIC CAYENNE PEPPER, VITAMIN A PALMITATE.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“replacement of saturated fat in the diet with linoleic acid effectively lowers serum cholesterol but does not support the hypothesis that this translates to a lower risk of death from coronary heart disease or all causes.”
doi.org
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“These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”
doi.org
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7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)
“Any agricultural product that is sold, labeled, or represented as “100 percent organic,” “organic,” or “made with organic (specified ingredients or food group(s))” must be: (a) Produced in accordance with the requirements specified in § 205.101 or §§ 205.202 through 205.207”
ecfr.gov