Canned vegetable soups
Campbell's Butternut Squash Bisque Soup
16.2 oz, 460 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 34
Campbell's Butternut Squash Bisque Soup scores 34 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): 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.
Better soups
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Organic Butternut Squash Creamy Soup The Hain Celestial Group Inc. · 32 fl oz Not ultra-processed · No sugar Score 73 out of 100 , 39 points higher -
Mushroom bisque Amy's · 14.0 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 94 out of 100 , 60 points higher -
Chunky Tomato Bisque Amy's · 14.5 oz Not ultra-processed · No fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) Score 79 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Chunky Tomato Bisque Amy's Organic Soups · 245 g Not ultra-processed · No fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) Score 79 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Butternut Squash Soup Whole Foods · 24 oz Not ultra-processed · No fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) Score 71 out of 100 , 37 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Butternut Squash Bisque Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors 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 0.3 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 66 = 34
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 30 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.1 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5 g |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Added sugars | 1.6 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 0.2 g |
| Salt | 0.3 g |
Serving: 460 g
Ingredients
- Water
- butternut squash
- cream
- carrots
- modified cornstarch
- sugar (high concern)
- sweet potato juice concentrate
- apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- wheat flour
- salt
- butter
- spices
- potato flour
- natural flavoring
- onions
- celery
- dried carrots
Label text, as published
Water, butternut squash, cream, carrots, modified cornstarch, sugar, sweet potato juice concentrate, apple juice concentrate, wheat flour, salt, butter, spices, potato flour, natural flavoring, onions, celery, dried carrots.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Celery
- Not vegan
- Vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Metal
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from Campbell's
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