Well Yes! Chicken Noodle Soup — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates Well Yes! Chicken Noodle Soup by Cambells OKAY — score 58/90.
A genuinely recognizable base of chicken, beans, vegetables and egg noodles, dragged toward processed by carrageenan and a heavy salt load.
Why this verdict
- Real chicken, white beans and vegetables form the actual base, not flavoring
- 15g protein per can from genuine chicken and beans, not isolates
- Carrageenan is an unnecessary thickener some studies tie to gut inflammation
- Salt is the main flavor driver, typical of canned soup sodium
- No added sugar, artificial colors, or flavor-enhancer stack
Ingredients (16)
- chicken stock (safe) — Real simmered-chicken base; the bulk of the carton.
- chicken meat (safe) — No-antibiotics-ever chicken, per Campbell's sourcing policy.
- Cooked great northern beans (safe) — Whole legume adding fiber and plant protein.
- Egg noodles with quinoa flour (moderate) — Refined wheat-based noodle, lightly upgraded with quinoa flour and egg.
- diced tomatoes in tomato juice (safe) — Additional whole-tomato content; a positive sign.
- carrots (safe) — Real vegetable.
- Celery (safe) — Real vegetable.
- FENNEL (safe) — Whole seed, soothes digestion.
- Onions (safe) — Real vegetable.
- potato starch (safe) — Anti-caking agent to keep shreds separate.
- Salt (moderate) — Used in moderation, might exceed necessary amount.
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (safe) — Cold-pressed olive oil, rich in monounsaturated fat and polyphenols. A staple culinary fat, not a food to eat by the spoonful.
- Tomato paste (safe) — Concentrated tomato — a real-food component of the sauce.
- Carrageenan (moderate) — Seaweed-derived stabilizer; some people report digestive sensitivity.
- Dried parsley (safe) — Herb for flavour; negligible.
- Sage Extract (safe) — Herbal extract for flavor, used in tiny amounts.