Canned soups
Rao's Italian Style Slow Simmered Soup Italian Wedding with Meatballs
16 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
Why it scores 55
Rao's Italian Style Slow Simmered Soup Italian Wedding with Meatballs scores 55 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 2.5 points Natural flavors: "Natural flavor" is a legal category (21 CFR 101.22(a)(3)): flavor substances from spices, fruits, vegetables, meat, dairy or fermentation. Info
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Italian Style Slow Simmered Soup Italian Wedding with Meatballs
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Modified starch minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 2 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 1.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 0.4 g / 100 g minus 1 points
100 − 45.5 = 54.5 → 55
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 35 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 1.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.7 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.3 g |
| Sugars | 0.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0.2 g |
| Protein | 1.5 g |
| Salt | 0.4 g |
Serving: 1 jar (454 g)
Ingredients
- CHICKEN BROTH
- MEATBALLS (PORK, BEEF, EGGS, BREAD CRUMBS [UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR], WATER, ROMANO CHEESE, DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, DRIED CANE SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, PARSLEY) (not recognized)
- CARROTS
- ENRICHED ACINI DI PEPE (DURUM SEMOLINA, EGG WHITE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID) (not recognized)
- SPINACH
- FOOD STARCH
- ONIONS
- CHICKEN FAT
- SEA SALT
- PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES)
- OLIVE OIL
- SPICES
Label text, as published
CHICKEN BROTH, MEATBALLS (PORK, BEEF, EGGS, BREAD CRUMBS [UNBLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR], WATER, ROMANO CHEESE [SHEEP'S AND COW'S MILK, ENZYMES, SALT, CHEESE CULTURES], DEHYDRATED ONION, SALT, DRIED CANE SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, PARSLEY), CARROTS, ENRICHED ACINI DI PEPE (DURUM SEMOLINA, EGG WHITE, NIACIN, FERROUS SULFATE, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), SPINACH, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: FOOD STARCH, ONIONS, CHICKEN FAT, SEA SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), OLIVE OIL, SPICES.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Wheat, Gluten, Egg
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Not gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Rao'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