Campbell's Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup, 10.75 oz — DUMP

Munch or Dump rates Campbell's Condensed Chicken Noodle Soup, 10.75 oz by Campbell's DUMP — score 17/90.

Grandma's chicken soup does not need 20-plus ingredients, MSG, two kinds of modified starch, added cane sugar, and nearly 900 mg of sodium per serving. The comfort here is engineered — stock and noodles propped up by an industrial flavor kit. Sick-day nostalgia in a salt-lick can.

Why this verdict

• Ingredient list runs past 20 items — hard DUMP territory for what should be a five-ingredient soup
• Flavor enhancer stack: MSG + yeast extract + generic 'flavoring'
• Cornstarch AND modified food starch thicken a broth that real chicken soup thickens itself
• Roughly 890 mg sodium per half-cup serving — over a third of the daily limit before you finish the bowl
• Added cane sugar and sodium phosphate in a savory soup — formulation tells, not kitchen ingredients

Ingredients (11)

• chicken stock (safe) — Real simmered-chicken base; the bulk of the carton.
• Enriched Egg Noodles (moderate) — Refined-flour noodles with vitamins added back. Fine, just not whole grain.
• chicken meat (safe) — No-antibiotics-ever chicken, per Campbell's sourcing policy.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE (moderate) — Flavor enhancer; safe for most but a signal of engineered savoriness.
• modified food starch (moderate) — Industrial thickener that gives the condensed texture; a processing marker.
• Cane Sugar (moderate) — Added sugar in the breadcrumb — one of two distinct sweeteners in the list.
• YEAST EXTRACT (moderate) — A hidden source of free glutamate, stacked with MSG for umami.
• Soy Protein Isolate (moderate) — Highly processed isolated protein; effective for protein content but a refined, industrial ingredient.
• Sodium Phosphate (caution) — Emulsifying salt; helps the cheese melt smooth, adds sodium and phosphate load.
• beta carotene color (safe) — Natural orange-yellow color.

Healthier alternatives

• Meal Simple by H-E-B Chicken Tortilla Soup
• Simple Truth Organic Chicken Bone Broth with Sea Salt
• Good & Gather Organic Chicken Broth
• Kirkland Signature Organic Chicken Stock
• Cauliflower Gnocchi