Course:FNH200/Assignments/2025/Campbell's Chickenbroth

FNH Assignment #2 2026

Campbell’s Chicken Broth is a ready-to-use cooking ingredient that provides flavor to a variety of dishes, including soups, stews, and sauces, and it is made primarily from chicken stock.

Briefly introduce your food products (Optional)

For this assignment, the two products being analyzed are Campbell’s Chicken Broth and Campbell’s 30% Less Sodium Chicken Broth.

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Ingredient lists (4 points)

Type out the lists of ingredients

Campbell’s chicken broth (regular salt):
- Chicken broth (water, chicken stock)
- Salt
- Yeast extract (barley)
- Natural flavour (containing celery)
- Sugars (dextrose)
- Canola or soybean
Campbell’s 30% less sodium chicken broth:
- Chicken broth (water, chicken salt)
- Salt
- Yeast extract (barley)
- Natural flavour
- Dextrose
- Vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or soybean)

Identify fat substitutes, sugar substitutes, and/or additives used, if there is any
- No fat substitutes, sugar substitutes, and additives were identified in this product
- Natural flavouring we considered it to be a flavour ingredient, and Health Canada excludes flavouring preparations from being considered a food additive.
- Yeast extract: not considered to be a food additive according to Health Canada. Considered to be a non-additive food ingredient that is added to be a flavouring agent/enhancer.
Explain the roles of fat substitutes, sugar substitutes, and/or additives used in terms of the functional properties they contribute to the product
- No fat or sugar substitutes since chicken broth is naturally low in fat and sugar
- We identified no additives for this product as well
Compare and contrast the lists of the two products and explain differences
- Regular version contains canola or soybean and 30% less sodium version contains vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or soybean)
- Both contain: chicken broth, salt, yeast extract, natural flavour, dextrose
- Overall: ingredients list is nearly identical between the 2 versions. The main difference is the amount of salt added. The regular version contains 920 mg sodium per 1 cup and 30% less sodium contains 630 mg sodium per 1 cup

Labels (1 points)

Provide detailed description of the information found on the labels
- Bilingual labelling (All mandatory information is shown in both official languages, English and French)
- Common name of the food: Chicken Broth
- Date marking and storage instructions: refrigerate after opening; use within 14 days
- Identity and Principal Place of Business/ location: Campbell Company of Canada 2845 Matheson blvd East Mississauga, ON)
- List of ingredients listed in descending order of proportion
- Nutrition facts table: yes, it is included
- Net quantity of the food: 900 mL
Indicate whether the information complies with the regulatory requirements as outlined in Lesson 04.
- Yes, all Canadian mandatory labelling requirements are met.