Jamaican Jerk Style Soup — OKAY

Munch or Dump rates Jamaican Jerk Style Soup by Taste the difference OKAY — score 62/90.

A genuinely whole-food fresh soup — vegetables, beans, chicken, rice, real spices — held back only by added salt, a touch of sugar, and a little cornflour and rapeseed oil.

Why this verdict

• Mostly whole foods — beans, vegetables, chicken, rice, and real spices
• No artificial colors, flavors, sweeteners, or emulsifiers
• Good protein (20g/pot) from beans and chicken
• Held back by added salt and a small amount of demerara sugar
• Cornflour and rapeseed oil are mild processing, not a dealbreaker

Ingredients (20)

• Water (safe) — Used as a basic ingredient in bread.
• Tomato (safe) — Whole-food base of the salsa.
• ONION) (safe) — Whole vegetable aromatic.
• Black turtle beans (safe) — Whole legume — fiber, plant protein, slow-release carbs.
• red pepper (safe) — Whole spice for flavor.
• British chicken (safe) — Real meat protein with simple chicken stock; no fillers.
• Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
• Cornflour (moderate) — Refined starch used as a thickener; minor processing signal.
• Green pepper (safe) — Real vegetable, adds nothing concerning.
• Long Grain Rice (safe) — Refined white rice — safe, but fiber and micronutrients were milled away with the bran.
• Tomato Puree (safe) — Real tomato base, the legitimate heart of the soup.
• red wine vinegar (safe) — Acidity and tang.
• rapeseed oil (safe) — A source of healthy fats and often used in cooking.
• Garlic Puree (safe) — Real aromatic.
• GINGER PUREE (safe) — Real aromatic.
• demerara sugar (moderate) — The only sweetener, in fourth position — around 3 g per serving.
• Red Chilli (safe) — Whole spice, flavor and mild metabolic benefit.
• THYME (safe) — Real dried herb.
• Paprika (safe) — Natural color and flavor from ground peppers.
• Allspice (safe) — A whole spice used purely for flavor.