HEALTHY CHOICE Hearty Chicken Soup, 15 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

HEALTHY CHOICE Hearty Chicken Soup, 15 OZ receives a safety score of 100/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. None of the ingredients in this product are flagged for safety concerns by FDA or CSPI databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0050100402587
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (249 g) (249 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Hearty Chicken Soup, 15 OZ carries a composite safety score of 100/100, which we classify as "Safe" on our four-tier shelf-label framework. The score is computed by mapping each labeled ingredient against FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) regulatory status and CSPI Chemical Cuisine classifications, then penalizing the overall product for each additive rated as caution-or-worse. Product data originates from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative catalog; safety annotations come from federal regulators and the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

Our scan did not identify any ingredients in this product that FDA SAFFA or CSPI Chemical Cuisine data flags as requiring caution or avoidance at the time of analysis. That is a meaningful clean-label signal, though it does not account for personal allergens, regional recalls, or inspection findings not reflected in federal additive databases. The per-ingredient breakdown below shows the source-level classification for each component.

On the NOVA processing scale, HEALTHY CHOICE Hearty Chicken Soup, 15 OZ is classified as Group 4 (Ultra-processed). NOVA measures industrial processing intensity rather than ingredient-level safety, so it complements the SAFFA and CSPI ratings: a product can be clean on additive flags but heavily processed, or lightly processed but carry individually flagged ingredients. Combining both lenses gives a fuller picture than either alone. The Nutri-Score grade of B reflects nutritional balance — calories, saturated fat, sugar, sodium versus fiber, protein, and produce content — which again is a distinct dimension from additive safety and worth weighing alongside the scores above.

Safety Profile at a Glance

Composite safety metrics for HEALTHY CHOICE Hearty Chicken Soup, 15 OZ
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 100/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 0 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score B OpenFoodFacts

Composite metric derived from FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine, OpenFoodFacts. See methodology.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Chicken Broth
2
Carrots
3
Cooked Chicken
4
White Meat Chicken
5
Water
6
Rice Starch
STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Listed
7
Isolated soy protein
Other
Safe
8
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
9
Sodium Phosphates
10
Cooked Noodles
11
Enriched Egg Noodles
12
Durum Wheat Semolina
13
Whole Egg
14
Egg White
15
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
16
Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}
17
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
18
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
19
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
20
Celery
21
Potatoes
22
Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, FORMULATION AID, LEAVENING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, SEQUESTRANT
GRAS
23
Tomatoes With Juice
24
Corn
25
Less Than 2% Of: Green Beans
26
Corn Starch
27
Peas
28
Natural Flavor
29
Rendered Chicken Fat
30
Turkey Broth
31
Potassium Chloride
ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
32
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
33
Organic Turkey Fat
34
Turkey Meat
35
Spice
36
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
37
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
38
Chicken Flavor
39
Mushroom Powder
40
Calcium Chloride
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, ENZYME, FIRMING AGENT, FREEZING OR COOLING AGENT, DIRECT CONTACT, FUMIGANT, HUMECTANT, MALTING OR FERMENTING AID, PH CONTROL AGENT, PROCESSING
GRAS
41
Turmeric
42
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
43
Gum Acacia
44
Beta Carotene
45
Egg
46
Soy
47
Wheat

Full Ingredient List

Chicken Broth, Carrots, Cooked Chicken (White Meat Chicken, Water, Modified Rice Starch, Isolated Soy Protein, Salt, Sodium Phosphates), Cooked Noodles (Enriched Egg Noodles [Durum Wheat Semolina, Whole Egg, Egg White, Niacin, Iron {Ferrous Sulfate}, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Water), Celery, Potatoes (Potatoes, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate), Tomatoes With Juice, Corn, Less Than 2% Of: Green Beans, Modified Corn Starch, Peas, Flavor, Salt, Rendered Chicken Fat, Turkey Broth, Potassium Chloride, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Turkey Fat, Turkey Meat, Spice, Cooked Chicken, Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate, Citric Acid, Chicken Flavor, Mushroom Powder, Calcium Chloride, Turmeric, Sugar, Gum Acacia, Beta Carotene. CONTAINS: EGG, SOY, WHEAT.

Categories

Meals Soups

Data Sources

Data as of 2025. Source: OpenFoodFacts, FDA SAFFA, CSPI Chemical Cuisine.

Product data from OpenFoodFacts (ODbL). Ingredient safety ratings from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine. See our methodology for details.

This information is for reference only and does not constitute dietary or medical advice.

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