• Skip to main content
  • Skip to secondary menu
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Blog
  • Restaurants
  • Groceries
  • Support Groups
  • Travel
  • Recipes
  • Contact
  • Advertise
Celiac Disease

Celiac Disease

Official Website of Celiac-Disease.com

  • Celiac Disease
    • Children
    • Diagnosis / Symptoms
  • Foods & Products
    • Groceries
    • Product Reviews
    • Restaurants
      • Fast Food
      • Dine-In
  • Gluten-Free Diet
    • Books / Cookbooks
    • Holidays
    • Travel
    • Ingredients / Labeling
    • Medication
    • Resources
  • Gluten-Free Recipes
    • Bread
    • Breakfast
    • Desserts
    • General Meals
    • Pizza / Pasta
    • Soup / Salad
  • Store
You are here: Home / Foods & Products / Review: Progresso Manhattan Clam Chowder

Review: Progresso Manhattan Clam Chowder

Last Updated on March 5, 2023 by the Celiac-Disease.com Staff Leave a Comment

Ready-made soups often contain gluten, which is suprising to most of us when we find out we must avoid consuming it. In fact, most Campbell’s soups contain gluten – including their famous cream of “everything” soups. Luckily, Progresso has reformulated many of their soups to be both gluten and MSG free. The list of safe soups keeps growing on the Live gluten-freely website. In fact, both the white clam chowders in the line are now gluten-free as well. I don’t like that type of soup so I haven’t tried either the regular or 99% fat free version from Progresso.

When I ate gluten, one of my all time favorite soups was the Manhattan Clam Chowder made by Campbell’s. Since it contains wheat, I haven’t had it in over four years. However, the Progresso version of that soup is gluten-free and even labeled as such these days. The first time I tried the soup, I could not believe how delicious it was. It was better than I ever remember the Campbell’s version being. What an absolute delightful discovery that was!

It’s not really soup weather in Hotlanta, but Progresso soups were on sale for 2 for 1 recently, so I stocked up on the Manhattan Clam Chowder. Someone else stocked up on my other faves from the line because Publix was out of all of them. The flavors in the clam chowder are really excellent. The potatoes, celery and carrots are perfectly tender and the clams themselves are really wonderful. It’s an added bonus that the soup has 7% of your RDA of fiber per serving. There is some confusion about the statement “no MSG added” on products today. In the case of this soup, the MSG in the soup is naturally occurring in the yeast extract in it. There is also some confusion about whether or not MSG contains gluten. It actually does not and never has. MSG stands for monosodium glutamate and somewhere along the way, someone translated that info into the additive containing gluten.

I try to avoid products that contain added MSG – like many mainstream snack foods and a host of other products – because it doesn’t agree with me. However, when it’s the naturally occurring version as in yeast extract, it doesn’t bother me at all. In addition to being gluten-free, the Progresso version of Manhattan Clam Chowder is low in fat, has no artificial flavors or added MSG and contains only 100 calories per serving. Presently, the gluten-free soups are not available in the Progresso soup cups. Hopefully, that will also change in the future. I’m sure people who take their lunch to work would be thrilled to find gluten-free Progresso soup cups to take to the office or even to visit friends or family out of town.

General Mills is very interested in hearing from consumers in our market so if you want to see some Progresso soup cups, give the company a call and let them know. Their toll free number is 1-800-248-8330. You can also e-mail the company through the General Mills website.

Related Content:

  • Recipe: Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops
    Recipe: Cream of Mushroom Pork Chops
  • Review: Wolfgang Puck Gluten-Free Soups
    Review: Wolfgang Puck Gluten-Free Soups
  • What Chicken Stocks are Gluten-Free?
    What Chicken Stocks are Gluten-Free?
  • Gluten-Free Soup Mixes from Bear Creek
    Gluten-Free Soup Mixes from Bear Creek

Reader Interactions

Leave a ReplyCancel reply

Primary Sidebar

Our Sponsors

Follow Us!

  • Facebook
  • RSS
  • Twitter

New to the Gluten-Free Diet?

Are you newly diagnosed with celiac disease? Have questions about adjusting to the gluten-free diet? Check out our complete guide to the gluten-free diet! Learn More!

Recent Posts

Jersey Mike’s Gluten-Free Menu

When it comes to sub sandwiches, Jersey Mike's is … [Read More...] about Jersey Mike’s Gluten-Free Menu

Little Caesar’s Gluten-Free Menu

Seeking gluten-free pizza? A lot of pizza chains … [Read More...] about Little Caesar’s Gluten-Free Menu

Long John Silvers Gluten-Free Menu

Looking for safe foods to eat at your local Long … [Read More...] about Long John Silvers Gluten-Free Menu

Papa John’s Gluten-Free Menu

Pizza is a cornerstone of our society these days, … [Read More...] about Papa John’s Gluten-Free Menu

Jack In The Box Gluten-Free Menu

Seeking safe gluten-free foods to eat at Jack In … [Read More...] about Jack In The Box Gluten-Free Menu

Recent Comments

  • Ilia Whitney on Confirmed Gluten-Free Drugs and Medications
  • Barb on Culver’s Gluten-Free Menu
  • Lori on Gluten-Free Soup Mixes from Bear Creek
  • Crissy S. on Confirmed Gluten-Free Drugs and Medications
  • Diane T. in Fresno on Is Movie Popcorn Gluten-Free?

Footer

Disclaimer

The information contained in this website should not be used as a substitute for the medical care and advice of your doctor.

Recent

  • Jersey Mike’s Gluten-Free Menu
  • Little Caesar’s Gluten-Free Menu
  • Long John Silvers Gluten-Free Menu

Search

A Gluten-Free Media website · © 2008–2025 · Log in

 

Loading Comments...
 

You must be logged in to post a comment.