Soups
Old El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup
18.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 38
Old El Paso Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup scores 38 out of 100 (Poor) 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 8 points 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), emulsifier, firming agent, flavoring, industrial protein, industrial sugar or starch hydrolysate, modified starch and thickener, stabilizer or gelling agent. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chicken Cheese Enchilada-Style Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 2.5 points
- Locust bean gum minus 1.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 1.5 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- DATEM minus 0.5 points
- Calcium chloride minus 0.5 points
- Maltodextrin minus 0.5 points
- Xanthan gum minus 0.5 points
- Sorbic acid minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 8 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.2 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 62.5 = 37.5 → 38
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 65 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 4.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 4.1 g |
| Sugars | 0.4 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 2.9 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1.0 cup (245.0 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken Broth
- Cooked White Chicken Meat
- Tomatoes
- Celery
- Green Sweet Pepper
- Modified Food Starch
- Vegetable Oil
- Cream Cheese (milk, cream, salt, carob bean gum, cultures)
- Corn Protein (hydrolyzed)
- Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes)
- Water
- Soy Protein Concentrate
- Onion Powder
- Sodium Phosphate
- Red Bell Pepper
- Spice
- Potassium Chloride
- Natural Flavor
- Chicken Fat
- DATEM
- Sugar (high concern)
- Salt
- Soy Protein Isolate
- Tomato Extract
- Chipotle Pepper
- Chives
- Garlic Powder
- Flavor
- Potassium Carbonate
- Color (annatto extract, paprika extract, beta carotene) (not recognized)
- Calcium Chloride
- Maltodextrin
- Xanthan Gum
- Sorbic Acid (preservative)
Label text, as published
Chicken Broth, Cooked White Chicken Meat, Tomatoes, Celery, Green Sweet Pepper, Modified Food Starch, Vegetable Oil, Cream Cheese (milk, cream, salt, carob bean gum, cultures). Contains 2% or less of: Corn Protein (hydrolyzed), Cheddar Cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Onion Powder, Sodium Phosphate, Red Bell Pepper*, Spice, Potassium Chloride, Natural Flavor, Chicken Fat, DATEM, Sugar, Salt, Soy Protein Isolate, Tomato Extract, Chipotle Pepper*, Chives*, Garlic Powder, Flavor, Potassium Carbonate, Color (annatto extract, paprika extract, beta carotene), Calcium Chloride, Maltodextrin, Xanthan Gum, Sorbic Acid (preservative). *DRIED
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Old El Paso
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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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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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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“By applying a default uncertainty factor of 100, the Panel established a group ADI expressed as 11 mg sorbic acid/kg bw per day for sorbic acid (E 200) and its potassium salt (E 202).”
doi.org
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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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
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org