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BEAN SOUP WITH A HAM FLAVORED MIX, BEAN SOUP WITH A HAM

SIGNATURE SELECT · 0/100 · Not approved

1 not-approved ingredient detected

What we flagged

IngredientVerdictWhy
Dextrose Caution Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Maltodextrin Caution Highly processed starch derivative with a glycemic index higher than table sugar.
Sugar (Refined) Caution Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Natural Flavor Caution Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Sunflower Oil Not approved Refined seed oil; high-oleic variants slightly more stable but still industrially processed.
Polysorbate 80 Caution Synthetic surfactant; animal studies show gut microbiome disruption.

How the score was reached

100 − 50×1 − 10×5 − 5×0 = 0

ReasonPointsDetail
Sunflower Oil -50 Refined seed oil; high-oleic variants slightly more stable but still industrially processed.
Dextrose -10 Refined glucose, typically from corn.
Maltodextrin -10 Highly processed starch derivative with a glycemic index higher than table sugar.
Sugar (Refined) -10 Refined sucrose, typically from sugarcane or sugar beet; minimally processed but a refined sweetener.
Natural Flavor -10 Regulatory category that allows solvent extraction and undisclosed processing aids. Lack of transparency.
Polysorbate 80 -10 Synthetic surfactant; animal studies show gut microbiome disruption.

Ingredients

baby lima beansgreen split peaslentilsnavy beansgreat rthern beanslarge lima beansblackeyed peasblack beanslight red kidney beanspink beanspinto beanssmall red beansyellow split peaswhole green peasgarbanzo beansseasoningSaltDextroseMaltodextrinSugar (Refined)bacon flavor [cellulose powderrendered bacon fatautolyzed yeast extractNatural FlavorSunflower Oilhydrolyzed corn and soy proteinand disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate]disodium inosinate and disodium guanylateham type flavor [mono & diglyceridesPolysorbate 80and soybean oil]less than silicon dioxide added as an anti-caking aid

Diets this fits

Gluten-freeDairy-free

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