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Steptoe Butte Barley and Mushroom Soup Mix

Contains vegetable oil

A dry soup mix with barley, mushrooms and herbs, including Washington-grown barley. Its flavor blend contains yeast extract and vegetable oil.

No added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$8.25 lowest price at Rill Foods LLC.
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1 cup (24g)
Protein
3g▲
Fiber
3g▲
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
105mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Barley, Beef Flavor (Yeast extract, non hydrogenated vegetable oil, onion, yeast extract, vegetable extracts [contain celery seed oleoresin and mustard oil], garlic, Real Salt™, tomato, bell pepper, celery, rosemary, ground rice hulls, black pepper), celery, garlic, mushrooms, carrot, black pepper, thyme, basil, bay leaf, spices
78 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%92
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 15%60
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 78
Nutrition 92 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more fiber (3 g), more protein (3 g), less sodium (105 mg); no added sugar per 1 cup
Ingredients 86 · Vegetable oil, 4th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Dry mix of barley, vegetables, herbs and a yeast-extract flavor blend
Sourcing 70 · Washington-grown barley is stated; the other ingredients have no specific origin
Transparency 55 · Ingredients are listed, but the blend includes unspecified spices and vegetable oil
Contains vegetable oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−10 for vegetable 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
Barley Beef Flavor (Yeast extract, non hydrogenated vegetable oil, onion, yeast extract, vegetable extracts [contain celery seed oleoresin and mustard oil], garlic, Real Salt™, tomato, bell pepper, celery, rosemary, ground rice hulls, black pepper) Celery Garlic Mushrooms Carrot Black pepper Thyme Basil Bay leaf Spices
11 ingredients 1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 high risk
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
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.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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