Choose Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup 400g if a clearly labelled no-added-sugar option is the priority: ASDA Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g, and the ingredients include milk. No added sugar does not mean sugar-free. For hot service, the Food Standards Agency’s caterer guidance says food must be held at 63°C or above; check allergen information and whether your trading activity requires registration with the relevant local authority.
If you plan to sell portions over several hours, the tin is only part of the decision. You also need a way to heat and hold the soup at the required temperature, along with accurate ingredient information for customers.
A no-added-sugar label answers a different question from the total-sugars figure on the nutrition panel. Compare the wording and the sugars per 100g on the exact product you intend to serve.
Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup is labelled suitable for vegetarians by ASDA Groceries, but its ingredients include milk. Check the current tin before describing it to customers.
Start with the sugar claim and nutrition panel, then check whether the exact soup and your serving setup meet the needs of a hot-food stall.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar labelling | Read the added-sugar wording, ingredients and sugars per 100g on the same product. ASDA Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g for Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup 400g; the label says its sugars are naturally occurring. | I want to describe the soup accurately without calling a no-added-sugar product sugar-free. |
| Hot service | Check the product’s heating directions and whether your equipment can keep portions hot. Food Standards Agency caterer guidance specifies hot holding at 63°C or above. | Soup may be served throughout the sale, so I need a workable plan for heating, holding and checking its temperature. |
| Allergens | Check the exact ingredient declaration and keep it available during service. Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup contains milk; Joybuy lists milk and celery for Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Tomato Soup. | Customers need information about the soup actually being served, not assumptions based on another tomato soup. |
| Alternative tins | Compare sugars per 100g on each current nutrition panel. Tesco Groceries lists low-fat soup options, but a low-fat designation does not establish their sugar content. | If I consider a different tin, I still need to check whether it meets my sugar-label requirement. |
Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup still contains sugars: ASDA Groceries lists 2.6g per 100g. Calling it sugar-free would misdescribe the product.
Use the wording on the current tin when preparing a menu or stall sign.
A low-fat label concerns fat, not the amount of sugar in a soup. It cannot replace a check of the nutrition panel.
Compare sugars per 100g for the exact tins you are considering.
The Food Standards Agency’s caterer guidance says hot food must be held at 63°C or above. A serving plan needs equipment that can maintain that temperature.
Check how you will heat the soup, transfer it to suitable hot-holding equipment and monitor it during service.
Food-business registration and event arrangements depend on the activity and location. Food Standards Agency guidance covers registration in England, Northern Ireland and Wales; local event conditions can also apply.
Ask the organiser about food stalls and check the relevant local authority’s requirements before trading.
Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup 400g is a vegetarian-labelled tomato soup with a no-added-sugar claim.
Tesco Groceries lists Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup 400g and Tesco Low Fat Lentil & Vegetable Soup 400g among its low-fat tinned soups.
Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Tomato Soup is a condensed soup option, rather than a no-added-sugar alternative.
This parsnip and carrot soup offers a sugar figure to compare with other tins. Check its current label and heating directions before choosing it for hot car boot sale service; it is not the Heinz no-added-sugar tomato soup discussed above.
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For a sugar comparison, the supplied product information lists 1.7g sugars per 100g. It identifies celery, milk and wheat allergens. Check the current pack’s sugar claims, packaging and heating directions before planning hot portions.
No. ASDA Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g and identifies them as naturally occurring. Describe the product as no added sugar, using the wording on the current tin.
Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato Soup contains milk. Keep the exact product’s ingredient information available when serving it, and check any substitute separately.
Only if your setup can meet the hot-holding requirement. Food Standards Agency caterer guidance says hot food must be kept at 63°C or above, so check the soup’s temperature during service rather than relying on the kettle setting alone.
Check with the relevant local authority before trading. For England, Northern Ireland and Wales, Food Standards Agency guidance says people who sell, cook, store, handle, prepare or distribute food may be considered a food business and need to register; it says to do so at least 28 days before starting. The organiser may have separate food-stall conditions, and rules for Scotland need to be checked locally.
Not on the strength of a low-fat label alone. Check the ingredients, any added-sugar claim and sugars per 100g on the exact tin before using it for a no-added-sugar menu.