Chunky Baked Potato With Cheddar & Bacon Bits Soup

by Campbell's

85
Caution
Safety Score (out of 100)

Contains 1 flagged ingredient

Chunky Baked Potato With Cheddar & Bacon Bits Soup by Campbell's receives a safety score of 85/100 based on ingredient analysis using FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) data and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. The product contains 1 ingredient that have been flagged for potential safety concerns by regulatory or consumer advocacy databases. Product label data is sourced from the OpenFoodFacts collaborative database. See the full ingredient breakdown and safety assessment below.

Barcode
0051000219497
Nutri-Score
c
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed
Serving Size
1 cup (240 ml)

What the Data Says About

Chunky Baked Potato With Cheddar & Bacon Bits Soup by Campbell's carries a composite safety score of 85/100, which we classify as "Caution" 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 identified 1 flagged ingredient in this product — components that at least one official source has classified as requiring caution, targeted avoidance, or further evaluation. Flagged ingredients are the items most likely to surface in FDA inspection findings, state-level ingredient bans, or outbreak-related recall notices, so the per-ingredient breakdown below is the most useful lens for anyone screening this product for a specific dietary concern.

On the NOVA processing scale, Chunky Baked Potato With Cheddar & Bacon Bits Soup 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 C 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 Chunky Baked Potato With Cheddar & Bacon Bits Soup
Metric Value Source
PlainFoodSafe Score 85/100 FDA SAFFA + CSPI composite
Flagged ingredients 1 CSPI/FDA review
NOVA processing group Group 4 OpenFoodFacts
Nutri-Score C OpenFoodFacts

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

Ingredient Safety Analysis

1
Water
2
Chicken Stock
3
Potatoes
4
Baked Potatoes
5
Roasted Russet Potatoes
6
Vegetable Oil
7
Corn
8
Cottonseed
9
Canola
10
Soybean
11
Modified Food Starch
12
Cheese Flavor Base
13
Cheddar Cheese
14
Milk
15
Cultures
16
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
17
Enzymes
18
Sodium Phosphate
19
Bacon Bits
20
Bacon
21
Cured With Water
22
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
23
Natural Smoke Flavor
24
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
25
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
26
Skim Milk
27
Organic Onions
28
Cream
29
Wheat Flour
30
Yeast Extract
31
Soy Protein Concentrate
32
Pork
33
Flavoring
34
Soy
35
Spice
36
Pork Stock
37
Potato Flour
38
Wheat Starch
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
39
Beef Extract
40
Smoke Flavoring
41
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
42
Dextrose
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Cut Back GRAS
43
Sunflower Lecithin
44
Smoke Flavoring
45
Onion Extract
46
Butter
47
Buttermilk
48
Enzyme Modified Butter
49
Whey Protein Concentrate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
50
Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
51
Oleic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, WASHING OR SURFACE REMOVAL AGENT
GRAS
52
Enzyme Modified Butter Fat And Oil
53
Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
54
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
55
Disodium Phosphate
56
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

Full Ingredient List

Water, Chicken Stock, Potatoes, Baked Potatoes, Roasted Russet Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Corn, Cottonseed, Canola, And/Or Soybean), Contains Less Than 2% Of: Modified Food Starch, Cheese Flavor Base (Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Sodium Phosphate), Bacon Bits (Bacon [Cured With Water, Salt, Sugar, Smoke Flavor, Sodium Phosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite]), Skim Milk, Dehydrated Onions, Salt, Cream, Wheat Flour, Yeast Extract, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sugar, Pork, Flavoring (Soy), Spice, Pork Stock, Potato Flour, Wheat Starch, Beef Extract, Smoke Flavoring, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Dextrose, Sunflower Lecithin, Natural Smoke Flavoring, Onion Extract, Butter (Cream, Salt), Buttermilk, Enzyme Modified Butter, Whey Protein Concentrate, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Oleic Acid, Enzyme Modified Butter Fat And Oil, Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese (Cheddar Cheese [Milk, Cultures, Salt, Enzymes, Calcium Chloride], Water, Disodium Phosphate), Whey.

Categories

Canned foods Meals Soups Canned meals Canned 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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