Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Vegetable Soup
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Soups

Health Valley Organic No Salt Added Vegetable Soup

240 g

Score

Good 78 out of 100 Medium confidence
  • 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:

  1. minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
  2. minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
  3. 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.

The Receipt

No Salt Added Vegetable Soup

START100

Ingredients

  • Sugar minus 20 points
    Strong An added sugar. [1][2][3]
  • Canola oil minus 2.5 points
    Emerging High in omega-6 linoleic acid. [4][5][6][7]
subtotal−22.5

Processing

  • Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
    Emerging Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. [8]
subtotal−8

Bonuses

  • Certified organic plus 5 points
    Info Carries a certified-organic label. [9][10]
  • No additives plus 3 points
    Info No food additives in the ingredient list. [8]
subtotal+8

TOTAL 78Good

100 − 22.5 = 77.5 → 78

Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]


GTIN 00035742221017 · 2025-03-08

score v1.3.0 · kb 2026.10.11

Medium confidence

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Nutrition per 100 g

Energy42 kcal
Fat1 g
Saturated fat0 g
Trans fat0 g
Carbohydrates7.5 g
Sugars1.7 g
Added sugars0.4 g
Fiber1.7 g
Protein1.3 g
Salt0.1 g

Serving: 1 serving (240 g)

Ingredients

High Moderate Not recognized Tap an ingredient for its evidence and rules.
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

  1. Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children

    World Health Organization · Mar 4, 2015 · Agency assessment

    “In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”

    who.int

  2. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030

    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and U.S. Department of Agriculture · January 2026 · Regulator

    “Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”

    cdn.realfood.gov

  3. Added and free sugars should be as low as possible

    European Food Safety Authority · Feb 28, 2022 · Agency assessment

    “Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”

    efsa.europa.eu

  4. Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73)

    BMJ · Apr 12, 2016 · Peer-reviewed

    “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

  5. Dietary Linoleic Acid and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies

    Circulation · Oct 28, 2014 · Peer-reviewed

    “These data provide support for current recommendations to replace saturated fat with polyunsaturated fat for primary prevention of CHD.”

    doi.org

  6. Ultra-processed foods: what they are and how to identify them

    Public Health Nutrition · April 2019 · Peer-reviewed

    doi.org

  7. Regulation (EU) 2018/848 of 30 May 2018 on organic production and labelling of organic products

    European Union (Official Journal) · May 30, 2018 · Law

    eur-lex.europa.eu

  8. 7 CFR 205.102 Use of the term "organic" (National Organic Program)

    Electronic Code of Federal Regulations (eCFR), U.S. Office of the Federal Register · Feb 17, 2010 · Law

    “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