For a quick tomato-soup dinner, Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato suits a no-added-sugar priority: Tesco Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g. Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup is a ready-to-heat alternative listed at 3.9g sugars per 100g, but its ingredients include sugar; check the current pack for ingredients, allergens and salt before choosing either tin.
If the ingredient-based claim matters most, look for a soup explicitly labelled no added sugar, then read its total sugars figure as well. Tesco Groceries lists Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato at 2.6g sugars per 100g; it also lists a stevia-derived sweetener.
If a straightforward weeknight meal matters more than a no-added-sugar claim, compare sugars per 100g alongside the heating instructions. Tesco Groceries lists its Low Fat Tomato Soup at 3.9g sugars per 100g and gives microwave instructions, although the ingredients include sugar.
Condensed soup can serve as a cooking ingredient as well as a bowl of soup. Campbell’s Cream of Tomato needs added liquid before heating; Tesco Groceries lists 8.1g sugars per 100g as consumed, so its cooking flexibility should not be mistaken for a reduced-sugar claim.
Start with the distinction between added sugar and total sugars, then check whether the preparation and other label details suit your dinner.
| Priority | What to check | Your needs |
|---|---|---|
| Sugar labelling | Read any no-added-sugar claim, the ingredients and the “of which sugars” figure per 100g separately. Tesco Groceries lists Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato at 2.6g and Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup at 3.9g sugars per 100g; the Tesco soup lists sugar as an ingredient. | I want to know whether added sugar is absent, or whether a particular tin’s total sugars figure fits what I am looking for. Those are different checks. |
| Preparation | Check whether the soup is ready to heat or condensed. Tesco Groceries provides microwave instructions for its Low Fat Tomato Soup; Campbell’s Cream of Tomato requires added water or milk before heating. | On a busy evening, I may prefer a tin I can empty into a bowl and heat without first mixing in liquid. |
| Allergens and salt | Check the current pack’s allergen declaration and salt figure using a comparable serving size or per-100g basis. The Heinz No Added Sugar and Tesco Low Fat Tomato soups contain milk ingredients; Campbell’s Cream of Tomato lists milk and celery. | If I need to avoid an ingredient or compare salt, the sugar figure alone cannot settle my choice. |
A no-added-sugar soup can still contain naturally occurring sugars. Tesco Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g for Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato.
Use the claim to assess added sugar, and the nutrition panel to compare total sugars per 100g.
The listed figures differ: Tesco Groceries gives 3.9g sugars per 100g for Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup and 8.1g per 100g as consumed for Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Tomato; Marks & Spencer lists 5.9g per 100g for its Cream of Tomato Soup.
Compare the same per-100g measure, and account for the preparation instructions when considering condensed soup.
A sugar figure does not tell you whether a soup contains an ingredient you need to avoid or how much salt it contains.
Read the current tin’s allergen declaration and salt line before buying, particularly if either affects your choice.
These named products illustrate different label and preparation choices; a brand name alone does not establish a soup’s sugar content.
Its No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato is the relevant Heinz product when avoiding added sugar is the priority.
Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup is a ready-to-heat option for comparing total sugars per 100g.
Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Tomato can be used as soup or as a cooking ingredient.
M&S Cream of Tomato Soup is another ready-to-heat tomato soup to assess by its own label, rather than by a reduced-sugar claim.
This Heinz mushroom soup is an option for a quick soup dinner, rather than one of the tomato soups compared above. Check its current label if reducing sugar is your priority.
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For a quick soup dinner, compare this mushroom soup’s sugars per 100g, ingredients and allergen declaration on the current pack with your requirements.
No. A soup labelled no added sugar can still contain naturally occurring sugars. Tesco Groceries lists 2.6g sugars per 100g for Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato, so read the nutrition panel as well as the claim.
Check the ingredients to understand the added-sugar distinction, then compare total sugars per 100g on the nutrition panels. Tesco Groceries lists Heinz No Added Sugar Cream of Tomato at 2.6g per 100g and Tesco Low Fat Tomato Soup at 3.9g per 100g; the latter includes sugar in its ingredients.
No. Empty the soup into a suitable bowl and follow that product’s microwave instructions. Tesco Groceries directs shoppers to use a non-metallic bowl for its Low Fat Tomato Soup.
Check the declaration on the exact pack you buy. The Heinz No Added Sugar and Tesco Low Fat Tomato products contain milk ingredients, while Campbell’s Soup UK lists milk and celery for its Condensed Cream of Tomato.
Transfer leftovers to a suitable covered container, refrigerate them and follow the storage and use instructions on the specific tin. Instructions can differ between products.