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Campbell's Chunky Soup, Microwaveable Bowl, Classic Chicken Noodle
Soups & Broths
📊 NOVA 4🥛 Dairy-Free

Campbell's Chunky Soup, Microwaveable Bowl, Classic Chicken Noodle

Campbell's®
15.25 oz
Available at Foodtown
200
Calories
15g
Protein
2g
Sugars
1100mg
Sodium
2g
Fiber
72
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Campbell’s® Chunky® Classic Chicken Noodle Microwaveable Bowl is a single-serve, ready-to-heat canned soup reinvented for convenience-focused shoppers. You’ll typically find it in the canned soup and microwaveable meals aisle, near other ready-to-heat bowls, broths, and family-style canned soups. It works well for quick solo lunches, desk-side meals, late-night snacks, and on-the-go trips when a hot, savory option is needed. The brand leans on a legacy of dependable comfort food—positioned toward busy adults, commuters, and families who want something hearty without cooking from scratch. Marketing emphasizes big portions, protein content (“15 grams protein”) and nostalgia with familiar flavors; packaging copy like “Soup That Eats Like a Meal®” and “Fills You Up Right®” frames it as a substantial, working-person meal. Label claims include “no antibiotics” for the chicken and familiar ingredient callouts (chicken, carrots, noodles) that create a wholesome impression, but there are no organic or natural-certification badges and the product uses typical convenience-oriented branding rather than kid-focused cartoons. In plain terms this is a highly processed, factory-produced convenience food formulated for shelf stability and microwave reheating. Sensory experience is straightforward: a steaming, savory broth with tender enriched egg noodles, soft carrot and celery chunks, and noticeable pieces of white meat chicken; texture can be brothy with slightly thickened areas from modified starch. The product comes in a disposable microwaveable plastic bowl with a peel-back lid—the ritual is peel, heat, stir, and eat directly from the container, making it an archetypal grab-and-go comforting meal in American grocery culture.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 15.25 oz
Servings per Container: 1
Calories200
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Cholesterol45mg15%
Sodium1100mg48%
Total Carbohydrate23g8%
Dietary Fiber2g7%
Total Sugars2g
Added Sugars1g2%
Protein15g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

INGREDIENTS:, CHICKEN, STOCK,, WHITE, MEAT, CHICKEN,, CARROTS,, ENRICHED, EGG, NOODLES, (WHEAT, FLOUR,, EGG, WHITES,, EGGS,, NIACIN,, FERROUS, SULFATE,, THIAMINE, MONONITRATE,, RIBOFLAVIN,, FOLIC, ACID),, CELERY,, CONTAINS, LESS, THAN, 2%, OF:, WATER,, MODIFIED, CORNSTARCH,, CHICKEN, FAT,, SALT,, YEAST, EXTRACT,, FLAVORING,, POTASSIUM, SALT,, SUGAR,, SOY, PROTEIN, CONCENTRATE,, ONION, POWDER,, SODIUM, PHOSPHATE,, VEGETABLE, BROTH,, COOKED, CHICKEN, SKINS,, SPICES,, BETA, CAROTENE, FOR, COLOR,, DISODIUM, INOSINATE,, DISODIUM, GUANYLATE,, DRIED, CHICKEN,, EGG, YOLKS,, SOY, LECITHIN., CONTAINS:, EGG,, WHEAT,, SOY..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • chicken fat - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • soy lecithin - Processed emulsifier
  • beta carotene - Artificial coloring
No Seed OilNo EmulsifierNo Additive

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is not gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

Contains multiple industrial ingredients and additives (modified cornstarch, soy protein concentrate, flavorings, disodium inosinate/guanylate, sodium phosphate) and is a ready-to-heat single-serve packaged product, consistent with NOVA group 4 ultraprocessed foods.

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Common Questions about Campbell's Chunky Soup, Microwaveable Bowl, Classic Chicken Noodle

Chunky Chicken Noodle Soup can be a convenient option for a quick meal, especially with its 15 grams of protein per serving. However, it does have 1,100 mg of sodium, which is about half of the recommended daily limit for most adults, so it might not be the best choice for those monitoring their salt intake. Think of it as a comforting option rather than a health food.

Perfect For

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Vibe:

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