The Harris Soup Company Nutri-Score C NOVA 4

Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup

Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup: 4.3/5 ingredient safety

Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup by The Harris Soup Company has 3 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is C.

  • Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Meals / Soups

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup, 3 of its 3 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

4.3 Top 38% higher than 62% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

4.3
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4.3 out of 5
Based on 3 tracked ingredients
3
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
3
Low Risk / Safe
C
Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.

Full Ingredients List

Mushroom stock (water, mushroom base [mushrooms sauteed in canola oil, salt, maltodextrin, dried potato, yeast extract, natural flavor, mushroom extracts, dried mushroom, onion powder, spice]), vegetable stock (water, vegetable broth [vegetable juices {tomato, mushroom, onion, carrot, celery & sunflower oil}, yeast extract, salt]), cooked barley (may contain wheat), white & portobello mushrooms, onions, celery, carrots, rice starch, garlic, liquid aminos (vegetable protein from soybeans, and purified water), cultured dextrose, tamari soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, alcohol), porcini mushroom powder, spices, citric acid, sea salt.

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0018053191934
Nutri-Score
Grade C
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Is Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup above or below average on ingredient safety?

Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup's 4.3/5 average puts it in the safer 62%, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 4.3/5 rating on Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Modern Bistro, Mushroom Barley Soup's mapped ingredients average out to 4.3/5, which is the Low Risk tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.