Soups
Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup
32 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 44
Panera Bread Broccoli Cheddar Soup scores 44 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 4.5 points 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers: Industrial additive classes found: color (added), flavor enhancer, flavoring and industrial protein. Emerging
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better soups
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Cheddar broccoli soup Safeway · 24 fl oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 35 points higher -
Double cheddar broccoli soup Whole Foods Market · 24 oz/680 g No added sugars · No sugar Score 72 out of 100 , 28 points higher -
Cheddar Cheese Condensed Soup Campbell's Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 79 out of 100 , 35 points higher -
Broccoli With Potato And Cheese Soup Great Value · 533 g Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 92 out of 100 , 48 points higher -
Broccoli Cheddar Soup Proper Good No added sugars · No sugar Score 68 out of 100 , 24 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Broccoli Cheddar Soup
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Yeast extract minus 2.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Whey protein concentrate / isolate minus 1.5 points
- Nisin minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.7 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 56.5 = 43.5 → 44
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 99 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 5.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 7 g |
| Sugars | 2.5 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.8 g |
| Protein | 3.7 g |
| Salt | 1 g |
Serving: 1 cup (242 g)
Ingredients
- MILK
- CHICKEN STOCK (WATER, CHICKEN BASE)
- WATER
- BROCCOLI
- CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)
- HEAVY CREAM
- CARROTS
- CORN STARCH
- ONIONS
- WHEAT FLOUR
- WHEY
- WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE
- SKIM MILK
- MILKFAT
- BUTTER (CREAM, SALT)
- DIJON MUSTARD (WATER, MUSTARD SEED, VINEGAR, SALT, SPICE)
- OLEORESIN PAPRIKA & ANNATTO (FOR COLOR)
- SODIUM CITRATE
- SALT
- LACTIC ACID
- NISIN PREPARATION AND HOT PEPPER SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, RED PEPPER, SALT)
Label text, as published
MILK, CHICKEN STOCK (WATER, CHICKEN BASE [CHICKEN MEAT INCLUDING CHICKEN JUICES, SALT, CHICKEN FAT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTATO FLOUR, CARROT POWDER, TURMERIC]), WATER, BROCCOLI, CHEDDAR CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), HEAVY CREAM, CARROTS, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: ONIONS, WHEAT FLOUR, WHEY, WHEY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SKIM MILK, MILKFAT, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), DIJON MUSTARD (WATER, MUSTARD SEED, VINEGAR, SALT, SPICE), OLEORESIN PAPRIKA & ANNATTO (FOR COLOR), SODIUM CITRATE, SALT, LACTIC ACID, NISIN PREPARATION AND HOT PEPPER SAUCE (DISTILLED VINEGAR, RED PEPPER, SALT)
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Mustard
- 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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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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11. List of Permitted Preservatives (Lists of Permitted Food Additives)
“B.2 Butylated Hydroxyanisole n/a (a) Active dry yeasts (a) Preservative (a) 1,000 ppm n/a”
canada.ca
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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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