Soup buying guides

Plain guides to choosing ready-made soup and soup mixes: which format suits you, what the label really says and how long soup keeps.

Choosing soup

Guide · Choosing soup

Canned, carton, cup or dry mix: how to choose ready-made soup

Ready-made soup comes in five main formats. Here is what each one is good for, how much work it needs, how long it keeps and how to compare prices fairly.

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Labels and nutrition

Guide · Labels and nutrition

How to read a soup label: sodium, servings and front of pack claims

Soup is one of the saltiest items in the pantry, and the claims on the front of the can are easy to misread. Here is how to compare soups using the Nutrition Facts panel.

6 min read