Chicken and Vegetable Lidl soup

• OK
  mixed vegetables

  A mixture of vegetables used in ready meals, with carrot, potato, and green beans typical of consumer foods.
• UPF
  roast chicken with modified maize starch

  Processed chicken product that includes added starch (binder) as part of a ready-to-eat or pre-cooked item.
• OK
  onion

  A common bulb vegetable used as a base flavor in many cuisines. Crisp, pungent, sweet when cooked.
• OK
  tomato puree

  A cooked, strained tomato product used as a base in sauces and dishes.
• OK
  wheat flour (contains calcium carbonate, iron, thiamin. niacin). concentrated carrot juice

  A basic cereal flour with added minerals and vitamins; fortified wheat flour often includes calcium carbonate, iron, thiamin (B1), and niacin (B3). The 'concentrated carrot juice' suggests carrot juice concentrate is added for flavor or color.
• OK
  salt

  Common mineral compound (sodium chloride) used as a seasoning and preservative across cuisines.
• OK
  garlic puree

  A simple mashed garlic cloves, sometimes with a small amount of oil or salt; used as a flavoring or base ingredient.
• OK
  parsley. white pepper

  Fresh parsley with white pepper; used as seasoning. The formatting with a period suggests separate items but combined in one string.
• OK
  flavouring, yeast extract

  A combination ingredient: yeast extract used as a flavoring component; not a separate food on its own.
• OK
  onion powder

  Dried and ground onion used as a seasoning to impart onion flavor.
• OK
  garlic powder

  Dried, ground garlic used as a convenient, concentrated form of garlic flavoring in cooking.
• OK
  sugar

  Granulated sugar derived from sugarcane or sugar beets; a basic, single-ingredient sweetener.
• OK
  leek

  A vegetable in the onion family with a mild, sweet flavour, often used as a flavour base or side dish.
• OK
  parsley extract

  Parsley extract used as flavoring or natural flavoring component; packaging text including allergy advice.

Other cupboard staples Nomi has checked — these ones aren't ultra-processed.

• thai Green vegetables tideford organics Not UPF
• Minestrone Sainsbury's Not UPF
• Hearty Root Vegetable with Pearl Barley Yorkshire Provender Not UPF
• Lentil Spinach Dhal Soup Tideford Not UPF
• Refried beans gran luchito Not UPF
• Tomato & Basil Soup Soupreme Not UPF
• Jamaican Jerk Spiced Chicken Soup Sainsbury's Taste The Difference Not UPF
• Rich Italian Tomato and Basil Soup M&S Collection, M&S Not UPF
• Carrot Coriander Soup Marks & Spencer Not UPF
• Hot & Sour Cup Soup Not UPF