Soups
Progresso Italian-Style Wedding
18.5 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 22
Progresso Italian-Style Wedding scores 22 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Corn syrup: 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Italian-Style Wedding
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Corn syrup minus 20 points
- Sugar 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 dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 50 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.3 g |
| Sugars | 0.8 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 2.5 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 0.5 can (239 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken Broth
- Cooked Meatballs Made with Pork and Turkey (pork, turkey, water, textured soy protein concentrate, romano cheese, bread crumbs, corn syrup, onion, salt, spices, sodium phosphates, garlic powder, onion powder, natural flavor)
- Carrots
- Mezzanini Rigati Pasta (semolina wheat, egg whites)
- Spinach
- Modified Food Starch
- Corn Protein (hydrolyzed)
- Salt
- Onion Powder
- Potassium Chloride
- Flavoring
- Sugar (high concern)
- Tomato Extract
- Spice
- Garlic Powder
- Maltodextrin
- Natural Flavor
- Beta Carotene (color)
Label text, as published
Chicken Broth, Cooked Meatballs Made with Pork and Turkey (pork, turkey, water, textured soy protein concentrate, romano cheese [romano cheese (pasteurized sheep's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose added to prevent caking], bread crumbs [bleached wheat flour, dextrose, salt, yeast], corn syrup, onion, salt, spices, sodium phosphates, garlic powder, onion powder, natural flavor), Carrots, Mezzanini Rigati Pasta (semolina wheat, egg whites), Spinach. Contains less than 2% of: Modified Food Starch, Corn Protein (hydrolyzed), Salt, Onion Powder, Potassium Chloride, Flavoring, Sugar, Tomato Extract, Spice, Garlic Powder, Maltodextrin, Natural Flavor, Beta Carotene (color).
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Steel
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