Canned soups
Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle with White Meat Chicken
18.6 oz (1 lb 2.6 oz) 527 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 40
Campbell's Chunky Classic Chicken Noodle with White Meat Chicken scores 40 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 7.5 points 6 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), emulsifier, flavor enhancer, flavoring, industrial protein 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 Receipt
Classic Chicken Noodle with White Meat Chicken
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Wheat gluten minus 2.5 points
- Sodium phosphate minus 2.5 points
- Modified starch minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
- Soy protein isolate / concentrate minus 1.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 0.5 points
- Disodium inosinate minus 0.5 points
- Disodium guanylate minus 0.5 points
- Soy lecithin 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 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 60 = 40
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 50 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.3 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.4 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.8 g |
| Sugars | 1.3 g |
| Added sugars | 1 g |
| Fiber | 0.4 g |
| Protein | 3.8 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 can (527 g)
Ingredients
- Chicken stock
- white meat chicken
- carrots
- enriched egg noodles (wheat flour, eggs, egg whites, wheat protein isolate, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid)
- celery
- water
- modified cornstarch
- salt
- chicken fat
- yeast extract
- potassium salt
- soy protein concentrate
- sugar (high concern)
- dried chicken
- dried onions
- sodium phosphate
- flavoring
- spice
- vegetable broth
- cooked chicken skins
- beta carotene for color
- disodium inosinate
- disodium guanylate
- egg yolks
- soy lecithin
Label text, as published
Chicken stock, white meat chicken, carrots, enriched egg noodles (wheat flour, eggs, egg whites, wheat protein isolate [wheat gluten, phosphate, lactic acid), niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), celery, Contains less than 2% of: water, modified cornstarch, salt, chicken fat, yeast extract, potassium salt, soy protein concentrate, sugar, dried chicken, dried onions, sodium phosphate, flavoring, spice, vegetable broth, cooked chicken skins, beta carotene for color, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, egg yolks, soy lecithin. Contains: Egg, wheat, soy.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy, Wheat, Gluten, Egg, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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EFSA issues new advice on phosphates
“We estimated that dietary exposure to phosphates may exceed the new ADI for infants, toddlers and children with average consumption of phosphates in their diet.”
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