Vegetable soups
Progresso Garden Vegetable
524 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 50
Progresso Garden Vegetable scores 50 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 3 points 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: firming agent, flavoring 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Garden Vegetable
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Calcium chloride minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 50.5 = 49.5 → 50
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 34 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7.7 g |
| Sugars | 1.3 g |
| Added sugars | 0.4 g |
| Fiber | 1.3 g |
| Protein | 1.3 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 serving (235 g)
Ingredients
- Water
- Potatoes
- Carrots
- Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste)
- Tomatoes
- Corn
- Celery
- Kidney Beans
- Green Beans
- Modified Food Starch
- Salt
- Sugar (high concern)
- Vegetable Juice Concentrates (carrot, celeriac, red beet, lettuce, spinach, citric acid, natural flavor)
- Onion
- Potassium Chloride
- Corn Protein (hydrolyzed)
- Dried Parsley
- Spice
- Citric Acid
- Garlic Powder
- Calcium Chloride
- Onion Powder
Label text, as published
Water, Potatoes, Carrots, Tomato Puree (water, tomato paste), Tomatoes, Corn, Celery, Kidney Beans, Green Beans. Contains less than 2% of: Modified Food Starch, Salt, Sugar, Vegetable Juice Concentrates (carrot, celeriac, red beet, lettuce, spinach, citric acid, natural flavor), Onion, Potassium Chloride, Corn Protein (hydrolyzed), Dried Parsley, Spice, Citric Acid, Garlic Powder, Calcium Chloride, Onion Powder.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Vegetarian
- 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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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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“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