Keya Italian Tomato Soup
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Keya Italian Tomato Soup is an instant powder built mostly on sugar, refined flour and starch, with tomato down the list. It scores [L]DC2: low on nutrition because of the refined base, held back on ingredients by a hollow real-tomato claim and flavourings, and low on risk because the made-up soup is light. Best as an occasional bowl, with fresh tomato stirred in.
Ingredients, decoded
16 listed- Sugar
- Refined Wheat Flour
- Starch
- Iodized Salt
- *Tomato Powder (13%)
- Dehydrated Vegetables
- Onion
- Garlic
- Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Soya)
- Pepper
- Beet Root Powder
- Yeast Extract
- Herbs
- Basil
- Rosemary
- Thickening Agent (INS412)
- Anticaking Agent (INS551)
- Acidity Regulator
- Flavour Enhancer (INS631, INS627)
- Natural & Nature Identical Flavours (Tomato)
9½ teaspoons of sugar in every 100 g of powder · 47.2 g total sugar, 5 g a teaspoon
| Energy | 363 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 5.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 68.5 g |
| Total sugars | 47.2 g |
| Added sugars | 32.3 g |
| Dietary fibre | 4.7 g |
| Total fat | 7.7 g |
| Saturated fat | 2.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0.01 g |
| Cholesterol | 0.01 mg |
| Sodium | 5245.5 mg |
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What to know about Keya Italian Tomato Soup
A tomato soup with sugar first and tomato at 13%
Keya Italian Tomato Soup is a 52 g sachet of instant soup mix. The list starts with sugar, refined wheat flour, starch and iodised salt, then tomato powder (13%), dehydrated onion and garlic, soya hydrolysed vegetable protein, pepper, beetroot powder, yeast extract, basil and rosemary. A thickener (412), an anticaking agent (551), an acidity regulator, flavour enhancers (631, 627) and tomato flavourings finish it. You empty the sachet into 600 ml of water, boil and simmer, and it serves four.
One serve is 13.25 g of powder in 150 ml of water. Made up, that is about 48 kcal, 0.8 g protein, 4.3 g added sugar and about 695 mg sodium, which the pack prints as 34.72% of the daily value. The dry powder is much denser: 363 kcal, 32.3 g added sugar and 5,245 mg sodium per 100 g, about 13 g of salt. The risk grade uses the made-up soup, because that is what you drink.
The front says 100% real tomatoes, and the tomato is real but only 13%, listed fifth. A tomato flavouring is added on top, and that is what sets the [L] flag. Basil is named on the front with no percentage given. CleanPlate scores it [L]DC2.
Does Keya Italian Tomato Soup live up to its claims?
The real-tomato claim is misleading: tomato powder is 13%, fifth on the list, with a tomato flavouring added. The no-preservative and no-colour claims hold.
- On the packMisleading
“With 100% real tomatoes*”
Tomato powder is 13% and sits fifth, behind sugar, flour, starch and salt. A tomato flavouring is also listed, and the real tomato is not in the top three.
- Product namePartly true
“Italian Tomato Soup with Basil”
Basil is listed with rosemary under herbs, with no percentage. The soup is mostly sugar, flour and starch.
- On the packHolds
“ZERO% added preservatives”
No preservative is listed. The thickener, anticaking agent, acidity regulator and flavour enhancers are additives, but not preservatives.
- On the packHolds
“ZERO% artificial colours”
No colour is listed. Beetroot powder is in the list as an ingredient.
- Retail listingBe careful
“Ready in 1 minute”
The retailer page shows ready in 1 minute, the pack shows boil and simmer on the stove in 600 ml of water.
Why Keya Italian Tomato Soup scores [L]DC2
Nutrition is a D because the powder is mostly sugar, refined flour and starch, with 5.86 g protein per 100 g. Ingredients are a C, losing points for the hollow tomato claim and additives. Risk is a 2 on 425.7 mg sodium per 100 g as made.
Low nutrient density
- Protein
- 5.9 g
- Fibre
- 4.7 g
- Vitamins and minerals
- None declared
- Energy
- 363 kcal
01 Nutrition density: why D
Protein is 5.86 g per 100 g of powder, and the biggest source is refined wheat flour, so it earns only half credit. Fibre is 4.68 g per 100 g. Little of either reaches you in a cup: one serve has 0.8 g protein.
No vitamins or minerals are declared, so nothing else adds to the grade.
Scored on protein, fibre and twelve vitamins and minerals, against the Codex and FSSAI "source" and "high" levels, per 100 g and per 100 kcal. Protein also has to supply at least 12.5% of the calories to count, and 25% for full credit.
Mixed processing and additives
- Base
- Sugar
- Sweeteners
- Sugar
- Additives
- 3
- Flagged
- Refined Wheat Flour (Maida)
02 Ingredient integrity: why C
Sugar, refined wheat flour and starch lead the list, and tomato powder (13%) comes fifth. A tomato flavouring is listed while the real tomato is not in the top three, and the front claims 100% real tomatoes. That hollow promise sets the [L] flag and costs ingredient points.
Nature-identical flavouring, guar gum (412), silicon dioxide (551) and the flavour enhancers 631 and 627 also cost ingredient points. The acidity regulator is not named, and the basil has no percentage.
Scored on how processed the ingredients are, which additives are used and why, and whether the label keeps its promises.
Low risk
Per 100 g as made
- Free sugar
- 2.6 g
- Sodium
- 425.7 mg
- Saturated fat
- 0.21 g
- Trans fat
- 0 g
Scored on the soup as made: 13.3 g in 150 ml of water, from the pack's directions. As sold, the powder has 5245.5 mg sodium and 32.3 g added sugar per 100 g.
03 Load risk: why 2
Risk is scored on the soup as made: 13.25 g of powder in 150 ml of water. That gives 425.7 mg sodium, 2.62 g free sugar and 0.21 g saturated fat per 100 g. Sodium is almost all of the risk, which lands on a 2.
As sold, the powder has 5,245 mg sodium and 32.3 g added sugar per 100 g, but nobody eats it dry. One cup has about 695 mg sodium.
Scored on free sugar, sodium, saturated fat and trans fat, each weighed by how strong the evidence of harm is.
[L] The name or pack claims promise more than the ingredient list delivers. See Claims vs reality.
Red flags
- −Red flag: High added sugar (32.3g per 100g)
- −Red flag: High sodium (5245.5mg per 100g)
- −Red flag: Refined flour (maida) base
Green flags
- +Green flag: Source of fibre
What's in Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
Sugar, refined flour, starch and salt lead the list, with tomato powder at 13% fifth. Watch the flavourings, the sodium and the added sugar.
The ingredient list, read for you
Sugar, refined wheat flour, starch and iodised salt come first, so the powder is mostly sweetener, flour, starch and salt. Tomato powder follows at 13%, then dehydrated onion and garlic, soya hydrolysed vegetable protein, pepper, beetroot powder, yeast extract, and basil and rosemary with no percentages.
Guar gum (412) thickens, silicon dioxide (551) keeps the powder free-flowing, and flavour enhancers 631 and 627 plus natural and nature-identical tomato flavours build the savoury taste. The pack says it contains soya and wheat.
Ingredients to watch
- Tomato flavouring beside 13% tomato powderConcern
A tomato flavouring is listed while the real tomato is only fifth, and the pack claims 100% real tomatoes. That hollow promise costs ingredient points.
- SodiumWorth watching
5,245 mg per 100 g of powder, about 13 g of salt. One made-up cup has about 695 mg, 34.72% of the daily value.
- Added sugarWorth watching
32.3 g per 100 g of powder, and sugar is the first ingredient. One cup has about 4.3 g.
- Flavourings and additivesWorth watching
Nature-identical flavouring, guar gum (412), silicon dioxide (551) and flavour enhancers 631 and 627 each cost ingredient points.
- Light as madeFine
29.5 kcal per 100 g made up, about 48 kcal per cup, with 0.21 g saturated fat per 100 g.
What it doesn’t have
- No vitamins or minerals are declared on the panel.
- No percentage is given for the basil named on the front.
Who should eat Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
An occasional or a few-times-a-week cup for most adults. Anyone watching blood pressure should go lighter, since one cup has about 695 mg sodium.
- Most adultsA few times a week
One cup has about 695 mg sodium, around a third of the day's limit.
- ChildrenOccasionally
About 695 mg sodium in a small cup, with under 1 g protein.
- High blood pressureRarely
A second cup takes sodium to about two thirds of the day's limit.
- Weight managementA few times a week
About 48 kcal per cup is light, but the sodium adds up.
Recipes with Keya Italian Tomato Soup
Add fresh tomato, basil, lentils or an egg, and use less powder, to lift the tomato and protein and bring the salt down.
Tomato basil soup with fresh tomatoes
Simmer chopped ripe tomatoes and fresh basil in the soup, so the tomato counts for more than the 13% in the powder.
Lighter-salt cup
Use about half the powder in the same water and finish with pepper and a squeeze of lemon, so the sodium from the powder roughly halves.
Tomato soup with lentils or egg
Stir in boiled lentils or whisk in an egg, to add protein to a cup that has just 0.8 g.
Keya Italian Tomato Soup: common questions
What is the CleanPlate score of Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
Keya Italian Tomato Soup is an instant powder built mostly on sugar, refined flour and starch, with tomato down the list. It scores [L]DC2: low on nutrition because of the refined base, held back on ingredients by a hollow real-tomato claim and flavourings, and low on risk because the made-up soup is light. Best as an occasional bowl, with fresh tomato stirred in. Nutrition D, ingredients C, load risk 2; nutrition and ingredients run A to E, risk runs 1 to 5, and A and 1 are best.
How many calories and how much protein are in Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
Per 100 g of powder, Keya Italian Tomato Soup has 363 kcal, 5.9 g protein, 68.5 g carbohydrate, 7.7 g fat and 2.6 g saturated fat. Load risk is scored on the product as made (13.3 g in 150 ml of water), which gives 425.7 mg sodium, 0.21 g saturated fat and 2.6 g free sugar per 100 g.
What are the ingredients in Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
16 ingredients, in label order: Sugar, Refined Wheat Flour, Starch, Iodized Salt, *Tomato Powder (13%), Dehydrated Vegetables (Onion, Garlic), Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Soya), Pepper, Beet Root Powder, Yeast Extract, Herbs (Basil, Rosemary), Thickening Agent (INS412), Anticaking Agent (INS551), Acidity Regulator, Flavour Enhancer (INS631, INS627), Natural & Nature Identical Flavours (Tomato). Flagged: Refined Wheat Flour (Maida) (low concern).
Does Keya Italian Tomato Soup live up to its claims?
5 claims checked: 2 hold, 1 is partly true, 1 needs care, 1 is misleading. "With 100% real tomatoes*" is misleading: Tomato powder is 13% and sits fifth, behind sugar, flour, starch and salt. A tomato flavouring is also listed, and the real tomato is not in the top three. "Italian Tomato Soup with Basil" is partly true: Basil is listed with rosemary under herbs, with no percentage. The soup is mostly sugar, flour and starch.
Who should limit Keya Italian Tomato Soup?
Most adults: a few times a week. One cup has about 695 mg sodium, around a third of the day's limit. Children: occasionally. About 695 mg sodium in a small cup, with under 1 g protein. High blood pressure: rarely. A second cup takes sodium to about two thirds of the day's limit.
How much sugar, salt and saturated fat does Keya Italian Tomato Soup have?
Per 100 g of powder, Keya Italian Tomato Soup has 32.3 g added sugar, 5246 mg sodium (about 13.1 g salt) and 2.6 g saturated fat. The FSSAI and UK FSA "high" lines are 10 g added sugar, 600 mg sodium and 5 g saturated fat per 100 g. It is high in sugar and salt.
Last reviewed October 21, 2026. Scored with the CleanPlate method from the published label. Spotted a mistake? .
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