Here’s everything you need to know about the status of the tomato soup at Panera bread…
Is Panera Tomato Soup is Vegan?
The answer is no! Panera’s tomato soup is actually a “Creamy Tomato Soup”
Even though the Panera website touts that the soup is Vegetarian, it still contains dairy-products including cream and milk.
It’s unfortunate! But it’s true at the time of writing this article.
Panera Creamy Tomato Soup Ingredients
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Don’t believe us? Here’s the full ingredient statement. Now, of course, this can change at any time, but we doubt they’re going to be removing the animal products anytime soon.
We’ve bolded the non-vegan ingredients in the statement below…
Ingredients: Vegetarian Creamy Tomato Soup (Tomatoes [Tomatoes, Tomato Puree, Salt, Citric Acid], Water, Cream [Cream, Milk], Onions, Salted Butter [Cream, Salt], Seasoning [Sugar, Salt, Spices {Black Pepper, Celery Seed, Oregano, White Pepper, Red Pepper}, Canola Oil], Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Corn Starch, Garlic Puree [Garlic, Water]), Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Olive Oil Blend (Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Canola Oil), Sprouted Grain Blend (Sprouted Wheat, Sprouted Spelt, Sprouted Rye, Sprouted Oats), Salt, Bread Base (Enriched Pregelatinized Wheat Flour [Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid], Wheat Fiber, Wheat Gluten, Malted Wheat Flour, Acerola Extract, Microbial Enzymes), Yeast (Yeast, Sorbitan Monostearate, Ascorbic Acid), Sea Salt, Ground Black Pepper.
More Vegan Soup Options
Just because Panera’s soup isn’t vegan, doesn’t mean that there aren’t tons of other vegan options out there.
Check out one of these articles below – I think you’ll like what you find…
Hey, I’m Joey. I’ve been cooking since I was a little kid and love everything about it. You can find my writing about food, kitchen appliances (such as blenders) and much more. Thanks for stopping by!
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