Soups
Rao's Slow Simmered Soup Butternut Squash
16 oz
Score
- Contains added sugars
- Seed-oil free
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 22
Rao's Slow Simmered Soup Butternut Squash scores 22 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 Brown sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4, estimated): No NOVA group on file; estimated from 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Slow Simmered Soup Butternut Squash
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 20 points
- Invert sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4, estimated) minus 18 points
- 5 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 6 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.8 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 0.8 g / 100 g minus 3 points
100 − 78 = 22
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 61 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 6.1 g |
| Sugars | 2 g |
| Added sugars | 0.8 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 1.2 g |
| Salt | 0.8 g |
Serving: 1 cup (247 g)
Ingredients
- CHICKEN BROTH
- BUTTERNUT SQUASH
- CREAM
- SKIM MILK
- CARROTS
- ONIONS
- CELERY
- GARLIC
- OLIVE OIL
- SALT
- PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES)
- SUGAR (high concern)
- YEAST EXTRACT
- CARROT POWDER
- CHICKEN FAT
- MODIFIED FOOD STARCH
- NATURAL FLAVOR
- SPICES
- TURMERIC
- PAPRIKA
- ONION POWDER
- BROWN SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CANE SYRUP) (high concern)
- WHEY
- FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR)
- LEMON JUICE
Label text, as published
CHICKEN BROTH, BUTTERNUT SQUASH, CREAM, SKIM MILK, CARROTS, ONIONS, CELERY, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GARLIC, OLIVE OIL, SALT, PARMESAN CHEESE (MILK, SALT, CULTURES, ENZYMES), SUGAR, YEAST EXTRACT, CARROT POWDER, CHICKEN FAT, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, NATURAL FLAVOR, SPICES, TURMERIC, PAPRIKA, ONION POWDER, BROWN SUGAR (CANE SUGAR, CANE SYRUP), WHEY, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (FOR COLOR), LEMON JUICE
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- 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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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