Caution

Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy

by Progresso

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0041196438420 · Progresso · Canned foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0041196438420 · Serving size 1 cup (254 g)

The verdict

Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy by Progresso scores 85/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 53 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 1 ingredient is flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 53-component record, beginning with Chicken Broth, Potatoes, Organic Onions. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

85/100
Caution safety score
1
One flagged · of 53 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
C
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

60/100

Grade C+

Ingredient Safety

85/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

C

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

96438420 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 85/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 53 ing. REG-SPARSE 21% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-C Nutri-C RANK-SHORT Len top 0% LEAD-FLAG Polydextrose PHOTO-FINISH Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches · ±0 BOOK-OFF …438420 · July 2026

11 of 53 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Polydextrose). Source sheet 96438420 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches Sausage Rolls, Jalapeno Cheddar · Nearest score peer is Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches Sausage Rolls, Jalapeno Cheddar at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score settled on its middle grade here, the band the algorithm produces when the penalty and credit sides of its nutrient ledger come out close to balanced. A mid-scale grade is a statement about the panel as a whole rather than about any single nutrient, and products arrive at it by very different routes: a moderate profile across every term, or high marks on some offset by heavy penalties on others. The grade is computed separately from the ingredient screen below and the two are not comparable measures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Creamy Potato Soup With B…85/1002. Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches Sausage Rolls, Jalapeno Cheddar: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches…85/1003. Sliced Bacon: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sliced Bacon85/1004. Craisins Dried Cranberries: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Craisins Dried Cranberries85/1005. Cranberry energy juice drink: 85/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Cranberry energy juice dr…85/100
High-band neighbours for Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy (85/100) outside Progresso.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy
85/100
Jalapeno Cheddar Kolaches Sausage Rolls, Jalapeno Cheddar
85/100
Sliced Bacon
85/100
Craisins Dried Cranberries
85/100
Cranberry energy juice drink
85/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 15,626 products we've scored in the Meals category, the average safety score is 93.6/100. Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy scores 8.6 points below that category average (85/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Canned foods products

Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy lists 53 ingredients on its label

53 100th percentile a longer ingredient list than every other product we track

0–2: 2 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 58 products (2%). Below this entry. 4–6: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 6–8: 148 products (5%). Below this entry. 8–10: 226 products (8%). Below this entry. 10–12: 301 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 233 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 246 products (9%). Below this entry. 16–18: 182 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 165 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 22–24: 133 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 123 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 116 products (4%). Below this entry. 28–30: 124 products (4%). Below this entry. 30–32: 78 products (3%). Below this entry. 32–34: 95 products (3%). Below this entry. 34–36: 65 products (2%). Below this entry. 36–38: 49 products (2%). Below this entry. 38–40: 61 products (2%). Below this entry. 40–42: 123 products (4%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published Canned foods product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

2,784 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 53 (100th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
2 products (0%)
2–4
58 products (2%)
4–6
123 products (4%)
6–8
148 products (5%)
8–10
226 products (8%)
10–12
301 products (11%)
12–14
233 products (8%)
14–16
246 products (9%)
16–18
182 products (7%)
18–20
165 products (6%)
20–22
133 products (5%)
22–24
133 products (5%)
24–26
123 products (4%)
26–28
116 products (4%)
28–30
124 products (4%)
30–32
78 products (3%)
32–34
95 products (3%)
34–36
65 products (2%)
36–38
49 products (2%)
38–40
61 products (2%)
40 and above
123 products (4%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 2,784 Canned foods products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 85/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 53 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Chicken Broth
2
Potatoes
3
Organic Onions
4
Celery
5
Modified Food Starch
6
Polydextrose
FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back Approved
7
Cream
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Soybean Oil
10
Cooked Bacon
11
Cured With Water
12
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
13
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
14
Natural Smoke Flavor
15
Sodium Phosphate
16
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
17
Sodium Ascorbate
ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
GRAS
18
Natural Flavor
19
Canola Oil
20
Whey
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FORMULATION AID, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
21
Yeast Extract
22
Artificial Color
23
Cheddar Cheese
24
Cultured Milk
25
Enzymes
26
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
27
Soy Protein Concentrate
28
Nonfat Milk
29
Butter
30
Sodium Phosphates
31
Corn Gluten
32
Hydrolyzed
33
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
34
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
35
Fermented Whey
36
Chicken Fat
37
Spice
38
Sweetened Condensed Milk
39
Milk
40
Enzyme Modified Milk
41
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
42
Chives
43
Chicken Meat
44
Bacon Fat
45
Blue Cheese
46
Butter Oil
47
Wheat Protein
48
Extractives Of Turmeric
49
Annatto Extract
50
Color
51
Corn Syrup Solids
52
Rosemary Extract
53
Preservative

Full Ingredient List

Chicken Broth, Potatoes*, Onions, Celery, Modified Food Starch. Contains Less Than 2% Of: Polydextrose, Cream, Salt, Soybean Oil, Cooked Bacon (Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Sodium Nitrite, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Ascorbate), Natural Flavor, Canola Oil, Whey, Yeast Extract, Artificial Color, Cheddar Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes)*, Sugar, Maltodextrin, Soy Protein Concentrate, Nonfat Milk*, Butter, Sodium Phosphates, Corn Gluten (Hydrolyzed), Whey Protein Concentrate, Modified Whey Protein Concentrate, Fermented Whey, Chicken Fat, Spice, Sweetened Condensed Milk (Sugar, Milk)*, Enzyme Modified Milk, Citric Acid, Chives*, Chicken Meat, Bacon Fat, Blue Cheese (Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes)*, Butter Oil, Natural Flavor (Wheat Protein), Extractives Of Turmeric, Annatto Extract (Color), Corn Syrup Solids, Rosemary Extract (Preservative).

Other products containing Enzyme Modified Milk

Enzyme Modified Milk is the least common ingredient on this label, appearing in 6 products across the catalog. See its safety profile.

Categories

Canned foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy

Neighbours outside Progresso with screening scores in the same high band as Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy (85/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Progresso; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Polydextrose is the first flagged ingredient selected from Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 53-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Polydextrose. Open Polydextrose
  • Compare Creamy Potato Soup With Bacon & Cheese, Light, Thick & Creamy's 1 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0041196438420: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.