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Vegetable Beef & Barley Soup Mix - 17 Servings per Pouch

Contains corn syrup

This shelf-stable soup mix makes 17 servings and includes beef, vegetables and barley. The label says both “GLUTEN-FREE” and “CONTAINS: Gluten,” so check with the manufacturer if gluten matters to you.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesDairy-freeLow sugarContains corn
$29.49 lowest price at ReadyWise
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · ¼ cup dry (23g)
Protein
4g▲
Fiber
2g▲
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
470mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: dehydrated vegetables (potato, carrot, onion, celery, tomato), barley, beef, yeast extract, salt, sugar, natural flavor, spices, sunflower oil, vinegar, black pepper, molasses, gum arabic, corn syrup, tamarind, silicon dioxide
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%70
Ingredients · counts 25%78
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 70 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (470 mg), more fiber (2 g), more protein (4 g) per ¼ cup dry
Ingredients 78 · Sunflower oil, 9th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Dehydrated soup mix with corn syrup, sunflower oil, gum arabic and natural flavor
Sourcing 50 · Made in the USA; ingredient origins and beef raising are not stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes generic spices and natural flavor
Label says gluten-free but also contains gluten
Contains sunflower oil
Contains corn syrup
Contains natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−12 for silicon dioxide, natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for sunflower oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 21, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Dehydrated vegetables (potato, carrot, onion, celery, tomato) Barley Beef Yeast extract Salt Sugar Natural flavor Spices Sunflower oil Vinegar Black pepper Molasses Gum arabic Corn syrup Tamarind Silicon dioxide
16 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 5 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Gum arabic (acacia) (E414)ThickenerNo risk
A natural tree-sap fibre; EFSA found no safety concern in 2017.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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