Jamaican Jerk Style Soup — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Jamaican Jerk Style Soup by Taste the difference OKAY — score 60/90.
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) — Inert; just adjusts texture.
- Tomato (safe) — Whole vegetable base, source of lycopene and vitamin C with negligible calories.
- ONION) (safe) — Dried real onion, a whole-food flavor base.
- Black turtle beans (safe) — Whole legume — fiber, plant protein, slow-release carbs.
- red pepper (safe) — Real pepper adding flavor plus vitamins A and C; no processing concerns.
- British chicken (safe) — Real meat protein with simple chicken stock; no fillers.
- Salt (moderate) — Added sodium for flavour.
- Cornflour (moderate) — Refined starch used to thicken; minor processing, low nutritional value.
- Green pepper (safe) — Whole vegetable, fiber and vitamins.
- Long Grain Rice (safe) — Refined grain but a normal whole-ingredient carb here.
- Tomato Puree (safe) — Concentrated tomato, just thickens and intensifies, no concern.
- red wine vinegar (safe) — Acidity and brightness, a normal whole-food ingredient.
- rapeseed oil (moderate) — Refined frying oil; drives the calorie density of the chip.
- Garlic Puree (safe) — Real garlic, flavor and a small nutritional plus.
- GINGER PUREE (safe) — Real ginger, anti-inflammatory spice.
- demerara sugar (moderate) — Added sugar, barely less refined than white, still empty calories.
- Red Chilli (safe) — Ground chilli; natural heat.
- THYME (safe) — Fresh herb, antioxidants and aroma, no processing.
- Paprika (safe) — Ground pepper for color and mild flavor.
- Allspice (safe) — Real spice, core to jerk flavor.