Poultry meals
Progresso Traditional Creamy Chicken & Mushroom With Barley
18.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 41
Progresso Traditional Creamy Chicken & Mushroom With Barley scores 41 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial protein, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate and modified starch. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Traditional Creamy Chicken & Mushroom With Barley
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 2.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 1.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Whey protein concentrate / isolate minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 59.5 = 40.5 → 41
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 49 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.5 g |
| Sugars | 0.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0.4 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 2 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 serving (246 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken Broth
- Portabella Mushrooms
- Cooked White Chicken Meat
- Barley
- Celery
- Modified Food Starch
- Soybean Oil
- Salt
- Water
- Maltodextrin
- Chicken Fat
- Sugar (high concern)
- Cream
- Onion Powder
- Mushroom Extract
- Potassium Chloride
- Soy Protein Concentrate
- Garlic Powder
- Yeast Extract
- Tomato Extract
- Whey Protein Concentrate
- Natural Flavor
- Soy Protein Isolate
- Dried Parsley
- Sodium Phosphate
- Spice
- Dried Chicken
- Beta Carotene (color)
Label text, as published
Chicken Broth, Portabella Mushrooms, Cooked White Chicken Meat, Barley, Celery, Modified Food Starch. Contains less than 2% of: Soybean Oil, Salt, Water, Maltodextrin, Chicken Fat, Sugar, Cream, Onion Powder, Mushroom Extract, Potassium Chloride, Soy Protein Concentrate, Garlic Powder, Yeast Extract, Tomato Extract, Whey Protein Concentrate, Natural Flavor, Soy Protein Isolate, Dried Parsley, Sodium Phosphate, Spice, Dried Chicken, Beta Carotene (color).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Gluten, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Progresso
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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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org