Campbell's Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup — ENGINEERED

Name: Campbell's Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup
Brand: Campbell's

Munch or Dump rates Campbell's Cream of Chicken Condensed Soup by Campbell's ENGINEERED — score 30/90.

A water-and-oil base with just 4% chicken, thickened with modified starch and pumped up with two yeast-derived glutamate sources and dried stock flavourings to fake a rich, meaty taste.

Why this verdict

Only 4% real chicken — the rest is water, oil, and starch
Two yeast-derived glutamate sources (autolysed yeast + yeast extract) engineer a savory hit
Modified maize starch and potato starch are refined industrial thickeners
Dried 'stock flavourings' fake the meaty taste instead of using actual stock
Salt-heavy and built for craveability, not nourishment

Ingredients (16)

Water (safe) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
rapeseed oil (moderate) — Refined frying oil; drives the calorie density of the chip.
Modified Maize Starch (moderate) — Chemically/physically altered starch used as an industrial thickener — a hallmark of ultra-processed food.
Chicken (4%) (safe) — Actual chicken, but only 4% of the product — a token amount behind water, oil, and starch.
wheat flour (moderate) — Refined flour for the wafer shell — refined carbohydrate with little fiber. Also a gluten source.
milk proteins (moderate) — Isolated dairy proteins added for body and a creamy mouthfeel.
Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
Double Cream (Milk) (moderate) — Real cream adds saturated fat and the 'cream of' richness.
Dried Chicken Stock Flavourings (moderate) — Powdered flavoring used to simulate a meaty, cooked-stock taste the 4% chicken can't provide.
Autolysed Yeast (moderate) — A natural source of free glutamate (MSG-like) used to amplify savory flavor.
YEAST EXTRACT (moderate) — A second glutamate-rich flavor enhancer — stacking two of these engineers an intense umami hit.
potato starch (moderate) — Another refined starch thickener layered on top of the modified maize starch.
Spices (safe) — Seasoning blend; negligible quantity, no concern.
Sage Extract (safe) — Herbal extract for flavor, used in tiny amounts.
garlic extract (safe) — Flavoring extract, negligible quantity.
onion oil (safe) — Concentrated flavoring oil used at trace levels.