Soups
Progresso Vegetable Classics Tuscan-Style White Bean Soup
18.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 28
Progresso Vegetable Classics Tuscan-Style White Bean Soup scores 28 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Progresso Vegetable Classics Tuscan-Style White Bean Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Soybean oil minus 1.5 points
- Calcium chloride minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Fiber 4.4 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 72.5 = 27.5 → 28
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 52 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.4 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9.2 g |
| Sugars | 1 g |
| Added sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fiber | 4.4 g |
| Protein | 2.9 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 cup (250 g) (250 g)
Ingredients
- Water
- Great Northern Beans
- Carrots
- Tomatoes
- Tomato Paste
- Onions
- Spinach
- Modified Food Starch
- Dried Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- Salt
- Basil
- Sugar (high concern)
- Vegetable Juice Concentrates (carrot, celeriac, red beet, lettuce, spinach, citric acid, natural flavor)
- Onion Powder
- Garlic Powder
- Fennel Seed
- Spice
- Citric Acid
- Soybean Oil
- Fermented Whey
- Dextrose (high concern)
- Tomato Powder
- Calcium Chloride
- Natural Flavor
- Yeast Extract
Label text, as published
Water, Great Northern Beans, Carrots, Tomatoes, Tomato Paste. Contains less than 2% of: Onions, Spinach, Modified Food Starch, Dried Parmesan Cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), Salt, Basil, Sugar, Vegetable Juice Concentrates (carrot, celeriac, red beet, lettuce, spinach, citric acid, natural flavor), Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Fennel Seed, Spice, Citric Acid, Soybean Oil, Fermented Whey, Dextrose, Tomato Powder, Calcium Chloride, Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Celery
- Not vegan
- 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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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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“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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“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