When the cold weather arrives, a hot dish is what we often need, a real “comfort food” for many of us. Soups and soups represent the ideal choice as they often contain a good dose of vegetables and are rich in fibre. These preparations are loved by many, but we don’t always have the time and energy to cook them at home starting from fresh ingredients.
So the market offers numerous ready-made alternatives, but not all are the same: some contain excessive quantities of salt, while others hide additives that would be better avoided. How to orient yourself in the choice? A new Yuka ranking comes to our aid.
For those who don’t know it, Yuka is a free application that allows you to scan the barcode of food and cosmetic products, analyzing their composition to evaluate their impact on health. The app assigns scores based on three parameters: nutritional quality (which weighs 60%), presence of additives and organic certification.
Through an intuitive color system – from green to red – and scores from 0 to 100, the application provides immediate ratings that help consumers make more informed choices while shopping.
Let’s now see what the top 10 ready-made soups and veloutés are, according to Yuka’s analysis.
The 10 best soups and veloutés
Here is the complete ranking:
- Velvety soup with courgettes and peas – Alce Nero – In first place we find this organic velvety soup which achieved the maximum score of 100/100. The combination of peas and courgettes guarantees a good supply of fiber and proteins, while the extra virgin olive oil enriches the nutritional profile of the product
- Peasant soup – Vallericca (Lidl) – The soup from the Lidl brand tied for second place, also with a perfect score of 100/100. The traditional recipe combines legumes, vegetables and cereals in an organic preparation that provides 3.2 grams of protein per 100 grams
- Soup with quinoa and chickpeas – Zerbinati – Third place with 90/100, this single-portion soup stands out for being the richest in proteins of the entire selection. The combination of quinoa, legumes and vegetables makes it particularly nutritious
- Light minestrone – Orogel – This frozen minestrone scores 90/100 by focusing on lightness: formulated without legumes or potatoes, it boasts a reduced calorie content while maintaining a high presence of fiber
- Tuscan soup – Conad – With 90/100, the Conad brand Tuscan soup offers a classic combination of beans, lentils, vegetables and cereals. The two-serving pack offers excellent protein content
- Creamy carrot, ginger and cannellini beans – Esselunga – Rated 90/100, this single-portion velvety soup by Esselunga combines the sweet flavor of carrots with the spicy note of ginger and the creaminess of cannellini beans. It is a source of iron and rich in both fiber and protein
- Tuscan soup with 7 legumes – Coop – Score of 90/100 also for this Coop proposal, which celebrates variety with seven different types of legumes. The recipe is characterized by a reduced salt content and a significant protein intake
- Traditional minestrone – Findus – Findus minestrone reaches 90/100 thanks to a recipe that favors potatoes, vegetables and DOP Genoese basil. Rich in fiber and low in calories, it is a balanced choice for those who monitor their energy intake
- Soup with escarole, beans and artichokes – Dimmidisì – Rated 90/100, this single-portion soup offers a trio of Mediterranean ingredients: escarole, beans and artichokes. The fiber content is particularly appreciable
- Minestrone 16 vegetables – Delizie dal Sole – This frozen minestrone closes the ranking with 90/100 and stands out for its extraordinary variety: 16 different types of vegetables and legumes, without adding salt
Always read the labels
It is important to underline that this ranking was created completely independently, without any type of sponsorship from the brands involved. Yuka maintains its independence by not accepting funding from companies and not inserting advertising within the application, thus guaranteeing objective evaluations based exclusively on nutritional criteria and the composition of the products.
However, Yuka is not a perfect tool. Particularly in the food sector, its method is partly based on the Nutri-Score, the European nutritional labeling system. This can lead to counterintuitive evaluations: some ultra-processed products, but with little fat or sugar, can obtain high scores, while simple and natural foods, such as artisanal oils or cheeses, could be penalized, without considering the complete nutritional context.
Even for soups and veloutés, the quality of the ingredients plays a fundamental role, but it is not always easily assessable by an algorithm.
In short, Yuka remains a practical and accessible tool for everyone to orient themselves while shopping, especially if you want to avoid products with too many additives or questionable ingredients. But the key word always remains “awareness”: reading labels and comparing products is the best way to make truly informed choices.
