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Soup & Chili Season: CKD Ratings for the Fall Bowl

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What to know about soup season with CKD

The first cool week of September puts the soup pots back on the stove, and the soup aisle is the sharpest sodium-split in the whole database: the same chicken noodle soup spans from 173 mg sodium per 100 g in the low-sodium prepared version to 3,161 mg in the dry mix — an eighteen-fold range for foods with the same name. The rated list below shows which bowls fit the daily limits and which need the dilution lever.

How to keep the bowl inside the limits

The friendly moves are on the label: the reduced-sodium and low-sodium cans rate friendly, the chunky ready-to-serve minestrones land near 288 mg sodium, and the condensed cans — the ones that expect a can of water added — halve their sodium per serving once prepared as directed. The chili pot works the same way: the canned no-salt bean version is the friendly base, and the seasoning goes in after tasting rather than before.

Ratings for soup and chili season

Kidney-friendlySoup, beef broth, cubed, prepared with waterK 6 · P 3 · Na 260 mgKidney-friendlySoup, vegetable broth, ready to serveK 19 · P 3 · Na 296 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken noodle, dry, mix, prepared with waterK 13 · P 12 · Na 229 mgKidney-friendlySoup, beef broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serveK 20 · P 9 · Na 225 mgKidney-friendlySoup, SWANSON, beef broth, lower sodiumK 23 · P 10 · Na 180 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken noodle, low sodium, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 22 · P 17 · Na 173 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken with rice, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 41 · P 9 · Na 238 mgKidney-friendlySoup, cream of mushroom, low sodium, ready-to-serve, cannedK 41 · P 20 · Na 20 mgKidney-friendlySoup, cream of celery, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 50 · P 15 · Na 254 mgKidney-friendlySoup, cream of potato, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 56 · P 19 · Na 238 mgKidney-friendlySoup, beef broth, bouillon, consomme, prepared with equal volume waterK 64 · P 13 · Na 264 mgKidney-friendlyBabyfood, dinner, chicken soup, strainedK 66 · P 24 · Na 16 mgKidney-friendlySoup, clam chowder, manhattan, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 74 · P 16 · Na 226 mgKidney-friendlySoup, vegetable with beef broth, canned, prepared with equal volume waterK 79 · P 16 · Na 253 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken broth, less/reduced sodium, ready to serveK 85 · P 18 · Na 231 mgKidney-friendlyFish brothK 86 · P 30 · Na 200 mgKidney-friendlySoup, chicken broth, low sodium, cannedK 86 · P 30 · Na 30 mgKidney-friendlySoup, pea, low sodium, prepared with equal volume waterK 71 · P 47 · Na 10 mgKidney-friendlySoup, tomato, low sodium, with waterK 112 · P 14 · Na 33 mgKidney-friendlySoup, stock, chicken, home-preparedK 105 · P 27 · Na 143 mg

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Frequently asked questions

Is canned soup okay for kidney disease?

The range is wide: low-sodium prepared chicken noodle rates friendly at 173 mg sodium per 100 g, while the dry mix version runs 3,161 mg — high-risk. The reduced-sodium and ready-to-serve chunky cans are the workable shelf; the condensed cans work when prepared with the water the label calls for.

How much sodium is in ramen or dry soup mix?

The database rates ramen noodle soup, dry, at 1,727-1,923 mg sodium per 100 g, and the dry chicken noodle mix at 3,161 mg — the two highest-sodium categories on the shelf. Both rate high-risk; the liquid low-sodium soups are the swap.

Is chili good or bad for kidneys?

The canned chili entree rates moderate at 449 mg sodium per 100 g — a measured bowl fits the day. The home-pot version is a build decision: no-salt-added canned beans as the base keeps the friendly rating, and the seasoning goes in after tasting.