WHAT'S IN CAMPBELL'S SOUPS?
CAMPBELL’S SOUPS >> FAR FROM HOMEMADE
January 2025
COMPARISONS TO HOMEMADE VERSIONS: We’ll look at what’s in the homemade recipes and then at what’s in Campbell’s offerings Then vs. Now.
CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP
THEN VS. NOW: Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup ingredients have changed over the years . . .
Here’s what was once in Campbell’s condensed Chicken Noodle Soup and what’s in it today >> many of the ingredients used then and now are ones we would never use at home to make Chicken Noodle Soup including the now version with MSG, Sugar and Soy Protein Isolate. (Sources: Campbell’s Chicken Noodle Soup Historical Label; Campbell’s Web site 1/25)
CREAM OF POTATO SOUP
THEN VS. NOW: Seen below, Potatoes were once the #1 ingredient in Campbell’s condensed Cream of Potato Soup and now it is Water even though we’re directed to add more Water or Milk to the condensed soup for preparation. (Sources: Campbell’s Cream of Potato Soup Historical Label; Campbell’s Web site 1/25)
CREAM OF MUSHROOM SOUP
THEN VS. NOW: Seen below, Cream were once the second ingredient and Water was the last. Now, Water is the first ingredient and Cream is the seventh. (Sources: Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup Historical Label; Campbell’s Web site 1/25)
TOMATO SOUP
THEN VS. NOW: Shown below, Campbell’s condensed Tomato Soup once had no Water as an ingredient and now Water is the first and third ingredient even though we’re directed to add more Water or Milk to the soup for preparation. It used to have real Butter and nine ingredients and now it has no Butter and 12 ingredients including two FDA-recognized Preservatives. (Sources: Campbell’s Tomato Soup Historical Label; Campbell’s Web site 1/25; U.S. FDA 2025)
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