Soups
Campbell's Chunky Savory Chicken with White & Wild Rice Soup
533 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Contains seed oils
- No synthetic dyes
- Contains whole grains
Why it scores 34
Campbell's Chunky Savory Chicken with White & Wild Rice Soup scores 34 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- 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
- minus 7.5 points Carrageenan: In the NutriNet-Santé cohort, higher carrageenan intake was associated with a higher risk of type 2 diabetes; cause and effect is not established. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Savory Chicken with White & Wild Rice Soup
Ingredients
- Corn syrup solids minus 20 points
- Carrageenan minus 7.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Wine minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) minus 1.5 points
- Vegetable oil (unspecified) minus 0.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 7.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 1.8 g / 100 g minus 5 points
100 − 66 = 34
Can’t score above 79. Contains corn syrup solids, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [18]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 108 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.5 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 17.9 g |
| Sugars | 0.4 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Protein | 5.4 g |
| Salt | 1.8 g |
Serving: 1 portion (240 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken stock
- chicken meat
- carrots
- potatoes
- rice
- diced tomatoes in tomato juice
- celery
- water
- corn
- wild rice
- modified cornstarch
- Sauterne wine
- salt
- yeast extract
- potato starch
- chicken fat
- monosodium glutamate
- vegetable oil
- corn syrup solids (high concern)
- flavoring
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- spice
- beta carotene for color
- dried chicken broth
- onion extract
Label text, as published
Chicken stock, chicken meat, carrots, potatoes, rice, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, celery, Contains less than 2% of: water, corn, wild rice, modified cornstarch, Sauterne wine, salt, yeast extract, potato starch, chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, vegetable oil, corn syrup solids, flavoring, carrageenan, spice, beta carotene for color, dried chicken broth, onion extract.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
May contain: Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Campbell's Chunky
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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“We found direct associations between the risk of type 2 diabetes and exposures to various food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods, in a large prospective cohort of French adults.”
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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Re-evaluation of carrageenan (E 407) and processed Eucheuma seaweed (E 407a) as food additives
“However, the Panel noted uncertainties as regards the chemistry, the exposure assessment and biological and toxicological data.”
doi.org
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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Questions and Answers on Monosodium glutamate (MSG)
“FDA considers the addition of MSG to foods to be “generally recognized as safe” (GRAS).”
fda.gov
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EFSA reviews safety of glutamates added to food
“EFSA re-assessed the safety of glutamates used as food additives and derived a group acceptable daily intake (ADI) of 30 mg/kg body weight per day for all six of these additives.”
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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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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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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“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