Chicken flavored soup -is it vegetarian?

Question

I want to say it is vegetarian - I want it really bad. (Cup Noodles Chicken Flavor soup) although my family says its vegetarian, I want to be sure: Can't risk giving up being vegetarian!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 1

Just where do you think the chicken flavor comes from...chicken is chicken is chicken whether it is broth or a chicken leg.

Answer 2

Like everyone said, read the ingredients.  This is what vegetarians do.

If it says chicken powder, chicken broth, chicken fat, powdered chicken, or natural chicken flavor then it's made with real chicken.

Unless it says "artificial chicken flavor from plant sources" or was specifically labeled vegetarian, I'd assume ANY chicken-style soup was made with chicken.  And I can almost guarantee the brand you're talking about is NOT a vegetarian product.

Answer 3

RTFL, dear.  As others have said, unless something says it's vegetarian, it almost certainly isn't.

Dr. MacDougall has a line of vegan cup soups, including a couple of "chicken" flavors that are really, really good.  They're not as "noodly" as ramen soups, but they're only 140 calories and low in sodium.  Most instant soups are sodium bombs, I should warn you, so you may not want the cup noodle anyway.

Answer 4

Look in the ingredients, if it says something like chicken broth or powder it probably isn't. The same thing happened to me only with Chicken Ramen Noodles.

Hope this helps! :]

Answer 5

tecnically it could be free from any chicken and made using fake chicken substitute powder.

but that doesnt mean its vegetarian any of the other products cud be made from a meat based product

unless the can says vegetarian friendly then i wouldnt trust it

Answer 6

Most likely not vegetarian. you have to read the label. if it says "natural flavor" or something like that, then it's made from chicken. if it is artificial it should be ok. if its not on the packet try going to their website or write to the producer. but a doubt it's veg friendly.

Answer 7

Are you kidding? Stuff like that, unless it says "Vegetarian friendly", you can gurantee has some derived animal ingredient in it. Ecspecially if its already listed as chicken flavored.

Answer 8

Read the ingredients.  

Almost certainly, it does contain chicken (hence that chickeny flavor), but your family is not likely to be the most reliable source of information in this area.

Answer 9

It definitely contains chicken broth. It may not be listed though. Sometimes chicken broth will be labeled as "natural flavoring". Also, virtually all powdered and canned soups contain monosodium glutamate ( MSG). That's not healthy.

Answer 10

Read the ingredients. Most of the time, no. Chicken broth, chicken stock, and animal fat are typical ingredients used to give it that dead bird flavor.

Try Oriental Ramen!! Totally vegan.

Answer 11

No..Because the broth is made from the excess water from cooking chicken and also ground up chicken powder is in the broth...So it's not.

Answer 12

If it isn't listed as Vegetarian on the can, then most likely it isn't.  It sounds funny, but better safe than sorry.

Answer 13

Unlikely because normally chicken flavor comes from chicken powder which is dehydrated chicken broth

As one poster said, unless it is specifically labeled vegetarian, it probably isn't..

By the way, vegetarian or not, those things aren't really healthy or good for you except maybe filling you up for a couple of hours...