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Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle

by Campbell's

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0051000190871 · Campbell's · Canned foods. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0051000190871 · Serving size 1 cup (240 ml)

The verdict

Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle by Campbell's scores 95/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 44 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 44-component record, beginning with Water, Seasoned Beef-beef Broth And Modified Cornstarch Product, Beef. 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.

95/100
Safe safety score
1
One flagged · of 44 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
B
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

70/100

Grade B

Ingredient Safety

95/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

B

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.

00190871 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle label screening desk

SCORE-SAFE 95/100 FLAG-ONE 1 flagged LEN-DENSE 44 ing. REG-SPARSE 27% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-B Nutri-B RANK-SHORT Len top 3% LEAD-FLAG Caramel Coloring PHOTO-FINISH Banquet, Meal, Mexican · ±0 BOOK-OFF …190871 · July 2026

12 of 44 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Caramel Coloring). Source sheet 00190871 · 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: Banquet, Meal, Mexican Style Chicken Enchilada · Nearest score peer is Banquet, Meal, Mexican Style Chicken Enchilada at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

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

Within the four-tier shelf-label framework this site publishes, the composite for this product falls in the highest band. That band is defined by a threshold on the derived score alone: it is where labels land once components carrying caution-or-worse registry ratings contribute little or nothing to the deduction. The band is a summary of what the screened registries return for the components that were parsed, so it inherits their coverage gaps — a component absent from both registries neither raises nor lowers the figure. The threshold and the weighting behind it are set out on the methodology page.

The Nutri-Score algorithm returned its second band for this label. That grade typically describes a nutrition panel whose favourable components register clearly in the model without fully offsetting its energy or sodium terms. Because the calculation is a single points balance rather than a set of independent thresholds, a strong fibre or protein figure can lift a panel into this band even where one penalised nutrient sits high. The grade summarises the declared panel alone and carries no information about the additive ratings screened below.

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. Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, …95/1002. Banquet, Meal, Mexican Style Chicken Enchilada: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Banquet, Meal, Mexican St…95/1003. Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Be…95/1004. SIRLOIN BURGER WITH COUNTRY VEGETABLES: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. SIRLOIN BURGER WITH COUNT…95/1005. Recipe soup & dip mix, onion: 95/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Recipe soup & dip mix, on…95/100
High-band neighbours for Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle (95/100) outside Campbell's.
Chart values as text

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

Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle
95/100
Banquet, Meal, Mexican Style Chicken Enchilada
95/100
Banquet, Cheesy Rice & Beans With Chicken
95/100
SIRLOIN BURGER WITH COUNTRY VEGETABLES
95/100
Recipe soup & dip mix, onion
95/100

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. Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle scores 1.4 points above that category average (95/100 vs. 93.6/100), so it is roughly typical for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Canned foods products

Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle lists 44 ingredients on its label

44 97th percentile a longer ingredient list than 97% of the 2,784 products 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: 44 (97th 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 95/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (1 flagged of 44 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Water
2
Seasoned Beef-beef Broth And Modified Cornstarch Product
3
Beef
4
Beef Broth
5
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
6
Cornstarch
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, NON-NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
7
Sodium Phosphate
8
Spice
9
Carrots
10
Diced Tomatoes In Tomato Juice
11
Organic Tomato Puree
12
Tomato Paste
13
Celery
14
Enriched Egg Noodles
15
Wheat Flour
16
Eggs
17
Egg Whites
18
Wheat Protein Isolate
19
Wheat Gluten
FIRMING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
20
Phosphate
21
Lactic Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, CURING OR PICKLING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE
Safe GRAS
22
Sulfites
Preservative
Certain People Should Avoid
23
Niacin
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
24
Ferrous Sulfate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
GRAS
25
Thiamine Mononitrate
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
26
Riboflavin
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
GRAS
27
Folic Acid
NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT
Approved
28
Carrot Juice Concentrate
29
Organic Onions
30
Modified Food Starch
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
Beef Including Beef Juices
33
Natural Beef Flavor
34
Dried Beef Stock
35
Yeast Extract
36
Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein
37
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
38
Flavoring
39
Spices
40
Vegetable Oil
41
Beef Fat
42
Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate
43
Grill Flavoring
44
From Vegetable Oil

Full Ingredient List

Water, Seasoned Beef-Beef Broth And Modified Cornstarch Product (Beef, Beef Broth, Salt, Modified Cornstarch, Sodium Phosphate, Spice), Carrots, Diced Tomatoes In Tomato Juice, Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Celery, Enriched Egg Noodles (Wheat Flour, Eggs, Egg Whites, Wheat Protein Isolate [Wheat Gluten, Phosphate, Lactic Acid, Sulfites], Niacin, Ferrous Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Contains Less Than 2% Of: Carrot Juice Concentrate, Dehydrated Onions, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Beef Including Beef Juices, Beef Flavor (Contains Beef Stock), Yeast Extract, Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein, Caramel Color, Flavoring, Spices, Vegetable Oil, Beef Fat, Disodium Inosinate And Disodium Guanylate, Grill Flavoring (From Vegetable Oil), Dehydrated

Categories

Canned foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned soups

High-score cross-brand comparables for Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle

Neighbours outside Campbell's with screening scores in the same high band as Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle (95/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Campbell's; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Caramel Coloring is the first flagged ingredient selected from Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 44-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Caramel Coloring. Open Caramel Coloring
  • Compare Hearty Beef Noodle Soup, Beef Noodle'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 0051000190871: 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.