Soups
Campbell's Chunky Chicken Tortilla with White Meat Chicken
527 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 40
Campbell's Chunky Chicken Tortilla 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 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 same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Chicken Tortilla with White Meat Chicken
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Carrageenan minus 7.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 1.5 points
- Yeast extract minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.7 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 | 57 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 0.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.2 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9 g |
| Sugars | 1.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 3.3 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g |
Serving: 1 bottle (240 ml)
Ingredients
- CHICKEN STOCK
- WATER
- WHITE MEAT CHICKEN
- RICE
- BLACK BEANS
- CORN
- DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE
- ONIONS
- RED PEPPERS
- TOMATO PASTE
- GREEN CHILI PEPPERS
- JALAPENO PEPPERS
- TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, SALT)
- MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
- SALT
- CILANTRO
- POTATO STARCH
- FLAVORING
- CARRAGEENAN (moderate concern)
- SPICES
- SUGAR (high concern)
- YEAST EXTRACT
- LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE
- CHICKEN FAT
- PAPRIKA EXTRACT FOR COLOR
- CELERY EXTRACT
Label text, as published
INGREDIENTS: CHICKEN STOCK, WATER, WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, RICE, BLACK BEANS, CORN, DICED TOMATOES IN TOMATO JUICE, ONIONS, RED PEPPERS, TOMATO PASTE, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: GREEN CHILI PEPPERS, JALAPENO PEPPERS, TORTILLA CHIPS (CORN, SALT), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, CILANTRO, POTATO STARCH, FLAVORING, CARRAGEENAN, SPICES, SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE, CHICKEN FAT, PAPRIKA EXTRACT FOR COLOR, CELERY EXTRACT.MAY CONTAIN TRACES OF WHEAT.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Wheat, Celery
May contain: Gluten
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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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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
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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