HEALTHY CHOICE Garden Vegetable Soup, 15 OZ

100
Safe
Safety Score (out of 100)

HEALTHY CHOICE Garden Vegetable 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
0050100402778
Nutri-Score
b
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (246 g) (246 g)

What the Data Says About

HEALTHY CHOICE Garden Vegetable 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 Garden Vegetable 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 Garden Vegetable 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
Water
2
Carrots
3
Prepared Kidney Beans
4
Kidney Beans
5
Corn
6
Celery
7
Enriched Macaroni
8
Durum Wheat Semolina
9
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
10
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
11
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
12
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
13
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
14
Peas
15
Tomatoes With Juice
16
Potatoes
17
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
18
To Preserve Color
19
Green Beans
20
Less Than 2% Of: Tomato Paste
21
Corn Starch
22
Lima Beans
23
Clear Tomato Concentrate
24
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
25
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
26
Natural Flavors
27
Vegetable Stock
28
Carrot
29
Onion
30
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
31
Garlic Powder
32
Organic Onions
33
Autolyzed yeast extract
Flavoring
Certain People Should Avoid
34
Soybean Oil
35
Spices
36
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
37
Yeast Extract
38
Disodium Inosinate And Guanylate
39
Onion 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
Wheat. May Contain: Soy

Full Ingredient List

Water, Carrots, Prepared Kidney Beans (Kidney Beans, Water), Corn, Celery, Enriched Macaroni (Durum Wheat Semolina, Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Peas, Tomatoes With Juice, Potatoes (Potatoes, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate [To Preserve Color]), Green Beans, Less Than 2% Of: Tomato Paste, Modified Corn Starch, Lima Beans, Clear Tomato Concentrate, Sugar, Salt, Natural Flavors, Vegetable Stock (Carrot, Onion, Celery), Potassium Chloride, Garlic Powder, Onions, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Soybean Oil, Spices, Citric Acid, Yeast Extract, Disodium Inosinate and Guanylate, Onion Powder, Calcium Chloride. CONTAINS: WHEAT. MAY CONTAIN: SOY.

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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Data sourced from official FDA, USDA, and CDC food-safety databases. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainFoodSafe Editorial