Is Panera Bread Ready-to-Heat Broccoli Cheddar Soup, 16 oz Soup Cup (Refrigerated) GERD Friendly?

No. This product is not GERD friendly free as it lists 5 ingredients that contain GERD friendly and 3 ingredients contain GERD friendly depending on the source.

Why it's not GERD friendly

  • citric acid
  • cream
  • heavy cream
  • cheese culture
  • cheddar cheese
  • vinegar
  • pasteurized milk
  • milk

citric acid

Dietitian note

Citric acid, a common food additive, is a known GERD trigger due to its high acidity, which can directly irritate the esophagus. It can also weaken the lower esophageal sphincter, allowing stomach acid to flow back up and cause heartburn. Furthermore, even small amounts of citric acid can significantly increase stomach acid production, worsening reflux symptoms.

Note by Team Spoonful, Clinical nutrition experts

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Description

Ready-to-heat cup offers warm, savory, mildly tangy flavor with smooth, creamy mouthfeel and occasional small chunks; reviewers cite convenient single-serve size, consistent microwave reheating, comforting taste, and occasionally variable thickness. Commonly used for quick lunches, light dinners, or as a side accompaniment for sandwiches and salads and quick portable meals.

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Ingredients

Water, Milk, Broccoli, Cheddar Cheese ((Pasteurized Milk, Cheese Culture, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Sodium Phosphate, Milkfat, Salt, Apocarotenal (Color)), Heavy Cream, Carrots, Contains 2% Or Less Of: Seasoning (Modified Corn Starch, Flour (Wheat Flour, Ascorbic Acid Added As Dough Conditioner, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Salt, Spices, Extractives Of Paprika), Onions, Chicken Base (Chicken Meat And Chicken Juices, Salt, Hydrolyzed Soy And Corn Protein, Sugar, Flavoring, Potato Flour, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Carrot Powder And Turmeric), Butter (Cream, Salt), Modified Food Starch, Soybean Oil, Dijon Mustard (Water, Vinegar, Mustard Seed, Salt, White Wine, Fruit Pectin, Citric Acid, Tartaric Acid, Sugar, Spice), Nisin Preparation And Hot Pepper Sauce (Vinegar, Red Pepper, Salt)

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