Soups
Progresso Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
19 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains seed oils
Why it scores 22
Progresso Chicken & Sausage Gumbo scores 22 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 Corn syrup solids: 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
Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Corn syrup solids minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 10 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 − 78.5 = 21.5 → 22
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 44 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.8 g |
| Sugars | 0.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0.4 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 1.6 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 serving (249 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken Broth
- Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste)
- Enriched Parboiled Rice (rice, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid)
- Cooked White Chicken Meat
- Andouille Sausage Crumbles with Smoke Flavor Added (pork, water, garlic, salt, spices, paprika, sugar, dehydrated garlic, natural flavor, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, natural smoke flavor, sodium phosphates, rendered pork fat, yeast extract, canola oil)
- Tomatoes
- Green Sweet Pepper
- Celery
- Okra
- Modified Food Starch
- Corn and Soy Protein (hydrolyzed)
- Maltodextrin
- Water
- Salt
- Spice
- Potassium Chloride
- Onion Powder
- Sugar (high concern)
- Garlic Powder
- Tomato Extract
- Dextrose (high concern)
- Soy Protein Isolate
- Dried Parsley
- Sodium Phosphate
- Flavoring
- Natural Flavor
- Yeast Extract
- Calcium Chloride
- Citric Acid
Label text, as published
Chicken Broth, Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste), Enriched Parboiled Rice (rice, iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate, folic acid), Cooked White Chicken Meat, Andouille Sausage Crumbles with Smoke Flavor Added (pork, water, and 2% or less of the following: garlic, salt, spices, paprika, sugar, dehydrated garlic, natural flavor, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, corn syrup solids, natural smoke flavor, sodium phosphates, rendered pork fat, yeast extract, canola oil), Tomatoes, Green Sweet Pepper, Celery, Okra. Contains less than 1.5% of: Modified Food Starch, Corn and Soy Protein (hydrolyzed), Maltodextrin, Water, Salt, Spice, Potassium Chloride, Onion Powder, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Tomato Extract, Dextrose, Soy Protein Isolate, Dried Parsley, Sodium Phosphate, Flavoring, Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Gluten, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Metal
Context only: no points in v1.
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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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“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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“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