Shoppers comparing portions
If soup is a regular cupboard lunch, compare kcal per 100g and then calculate the amount in your usual serving. Two 400g tins need not have the same nutrition.
Who is buying several tins?
Shoppers planning a meal around soup
If you are choosing between smooth tomato and chunky soups, compare protein, fibre and ingredients as well as energy. Those details can help you decide whether to plan an accompaniment.
Shoppers with dietary restrictions
Before buying several tins, check the exact flavour’s ingredient and allergen information. Milk and gluten-containing cereals appear in some of the soups discussed here.
What should you compare?
Start with a common per-100g basis, then check the portion you will eat and the details of the exact soup you plan to stock.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
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| Energy and portion | Compare kcal per 100g, then calculate the amount for your intended serving. The NHS explains that nutrition labels give values per 100g or 100ml and sometimes per portion. | I might eat a whole tin rather than the labelled half-tin serving, so I need figures for the amount on my plate. |
| Salt | Compare salt per 100g on the same basis, then account for the amount eaten. ASDA Groceries lists 0.1g per 100g for Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato; Tesco Groceries lists 0.40g for Tesco Chunky Vegetable. | A smaller labelled serving may not reflect my usual bowl. I want to compare salt for the portion I would actually eat. |
| Meal ingredients | Read the protein and fibre values alongside the ingredient list. Marks & Spencer lists 3.5g protein per 100g for its Chunky Chicken and Vegetable soup; Tesco Groceries lists 1.3g fibre per 100g for its Chunky Vegetable soup. | Will this be my whole lunch, or am I planning something alongside it? I want to know what is in the soup, not just its flavour name. |
| Allergens | Check the declaration for the exact flavour and formulation. The listed examples include soups containing milk, wheat, barley or celery. | Several tins are only useful to me if every flavour I choose fits my dietary requirements. |
| Multi-tin format | Check the number and size of tins, the exact flavour, offer eligibility and storage instructions before ordering. | I want enough tins for planned meals without assuming a similarly named multipack has the same recipe or nutrition. |
What can be easy to overlook?
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Mistaking a half-tin figure for a whole meal
A 400g tin may show nutrition for a 200g serving. Eating the whole tin means using twice that serving figure.
Compare soups per 100g first, then calculate the values for the amount you expect to eat.
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Relying on “no added sugar” alone
That wording does not describe the soup’s energy, salt, protein or fibre. ASDA Groceries lists 34 kcal and 0.1g salt per 100g for Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato, but those figures alone do not tell you whether it suits your planned meal.
Read the full nutrition panel and ingredients for the exact tin.
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Assuming a vegetable flavour avoids allergens
Tesco Chunky Vegetable contains wheat and pearl barley. Creamy tomato and mushroom soups in the compared examples contain milk.
Check each flavour’s allergen declaration before buying multiple tins.
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Assuming a multibuy will still apply
Offers and stock can change. A four-tin Heinz Cream of Tomato page on Joybuy stated that its product was unavailable when reviewed on 3 October 2026.
Check the current offer terms, flavour and availability before ordering, and recheck the nutrition panel if you switch varieties.
Brand and range references
A brand name is not a nutrition profile: compare the specific soup and its preparation instructions.
Heinz
The compared Heinz examples include standard tomato, No Added Sugar tomato and other soup varieties, including multi-tin formats.
- ASDA Groceries lists the No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato soup at 34 kcal and 0.1g salt per 100g.
- Values differ by flavour; the standard Cream of Tomato four-tin listing on Joybuy gives 51 kcal per 100g and was marked unavailable when reviewed on 3 October 2026.
Tesco
Tesco lists both standard and chunky own-label tinned soups.
- Tesco Groceries lists Chunky Vegetable at 40 kcal and 0.40g salt per 100g; its ingredients include red lentils and pearl barley.
- The Chunky Vegetable variety contains wheat and barley. Check the exact format if you want several tins of that flavour.
M&S
M&S lists vegetable and meat-based tinned soups, with dietary filters for its range.
- Marks & Spencer lists its Chunky Chicken and Vegetable soup at 44 kcal and 3.5g protein per 100g.
- That soup contains celery and pearl barley and may contain bones; check its current format and availability before planning a multi-tin purchase.
Campbell’s
Campbell’s condensed Cream of Mushroom is a 295g soup intended to be mixed with water or milk before serving.
- The smaller condensed format offers a different preparation route from a ready-to-heat 400g tin.
- ASDA Groceries lists 0.96g salt per 100g as sold and identifies wheat and milk allergens. Follow the preparation instructions when assessing a serving.
Soup examples to compare
These supplied examples retain their original order and compare per-100g nutrition, ingredients and tin format across ASDA Groceries, Tesco Groceries, M&S Food and Joybuy. The order is a comparison of selected examples, not an independent market ranking.
| Position | Soup | Main details | Why compare it | Supplier |
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| 1 | Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup 400g | 34 kcal and 0.1g salt per 100g. | ASDA Groceries lists this tomato option with a multi-tin offer. Check its current terms and the amount you intend to eat. | ASDA Groceries |
| 2 | Tesco Chunky Vegetable Soup 400g | 40 kcal and 0.40g salt per 100g; red lentils and pearl barley. | Tesco Groceries lists a vegetable-and-pulse option. It contains wheat and barley; check the format if buying several tins. | Tesco Groceries |
| 3 | M&S Chunky Chicken and Vegetable Soup 400g | 44 kcal and 3.5g protein per 100g. | Marks & Spencer provides a chicken-and-vegetable example for comparing protein alongside energy. It contains celery and pearl barley. | M&S Food |
| 4 | Heinz Cream of Tomato Soup 4 x 400g | 51 kcal per 100g; four 400g tins. | Joybuy’s listing provides a standard tomato multipack for comparison but stated that this product was unavailable when reviewed on 3 October 2026. | Joybuy |
Joybuy multipack options
These Joybuy options are six-tin Heinz Scotch Broth and Cream of Chicken multipacks. Compare the exact can labels and your intended portion before choosing between the flavours.
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Heinz Scotch Broth Soup 6 x 400g
A six-tin option for planned cupboard meals. This soup contains barley and wheat; check the exact label if either affects your choice, and use your intended serving when comparing nutrition.
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Heinz Cream of Chicken Soup 6 x 400g
A six-tin chicken-soup option for cupboard meals. It contains milk and wheat. Check the can’s energy and serving information before calculating nutrition for a whole tin.
Common questions
Should I compare soup per 100g or per tin?
Compare per 100g first so different tin sizes and labelled servings are on the same basis. Then calculate the figures for the amount you plan to eat; a whole 400g tin is twice a labelled 200g serving.
Does “no added sugar” settle the choice?
No. The wording does not describe the soup’s complete nutrition or ingredients. Compare energy, salt, protein, fibre and portion size; ASDA Groceries lists Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato at 34 kcal per 100g, and this variety contains milk.
Can I assume tomato or vegetable soup is free from milk or gluten-containing cereals?
No. Check the individual tin: the listed Heinz No Added Sugar tomato soup contains milk, Tesco Chunky Vegetable contains wheat and pearl barley, and Campbell’s condensed Cream of Mushroom contains wheat and milk.
What should I do with soup left after opening a tin?
Follow the storage and use-by-opening instructions for that exact soup. The listed products give different directions for transferring and refrigerating unused soup, so do not apply one tin’s instructions to another flavour.