Modern Bistro Chicken Tortilla Soup — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Modern Bistro Chicken Tortilla Soup by The Harris Soup Company OKAY — score 58/90.
A mostly real-food soup built on chicken, tomatoes and vegetables, but it leans on yeast extract for savory punch, a little added sugar, and cultured dextrose as a clean-label preservative.
Why this verdict
- Real chicken, tomatoes and a genuine vegetable mix form the base
- Yeast extract adds free glutamate to amp up savoriness
- Small amount of added sugar in the broth
- Cultured dextrose is a clean-label preservative, not a whole food
- No artificial colors, maltodextrin, modified starch or emulsifiers
Ingredients (17)
- Chicken stock / broth (safe) — Real stock from chicken and water; the savory backbone of the soup.
- COOKED CHICKEN MEAT (safe) — Actual chicken protein, a genuine whole-food ingredient.
- Diced tomatoes in juice (safe) — Real tomatoes — the vegetable base of the salsa.
- RED BELL PEPPERS (safe) — Whole vegetable.
- Celery, onions, carrots (safe) — Classic whole-vegetable mirepoix.
- Corn (safe) — Whole sweet corn kernels; a real vegetable providing fiber and some vitamins.
- Corn masa flour (safe) — Nixtamalized ground corn, the whole-food base.
- rice flour (moderate) — Refined starch that completes the fast-carb triad.
- Cilantro and garlic (safe) — Fresh aromatics, no concern.
- YEAST EXTRACT (moderate) — A hidden source of free glutamate, stacked with MSG for umami.
- Sugar (in broth) (moderate) — Small amount of added sugar to round out the broth.
- Cultured Dextrose (moderate) — Fermentation-derived preservative and mild sugar.
- expeller pressed canola oil (moderate) — Refined oil contributing additional fat and calories.
- Sea Salt (moderate) — Sodium source; no nutritional edge over regular salt.
- Spices, paprika, peppers (safe) — Real spices and chili peppers for the tortilla-soup heat and color.
- Lime Juice Concentrate (safe) — Concentrated real lime juice for acidity and to slow browning.
- citric acid (safe) — Acidity and tartness adjuster.