SAUERKRAUT SOUP

Soupologie Leek and Sauerkraut soup

600g, £2.99, ocado.com and soupologie.com CLAIM: A soup made with a ‘ mellow’ mix of leek and fermented white cabbage that will leave you ‘fabulously glowing’, says the maker, who adds that it is also ‘fantastically filling’ and ‘full of vitamins’. VERDICT: Leeks are a good source of inulin — a prebiotic fibre. Prebiotic foods don’t contain live bacteria themselves, but they feed the ‘ good’ bacteria in your gut. Although this soup contains sauerkraut — fermented cabbage — which can have live bacteria in it, with only 5 per cent sauerkraut in this soup, coupled with the fact that you would heat it before eating it (and it would have been heated in the manufacturing process, too) it’s unlikely that any live bacteria would remain. Indeed, none is listed on the ingredients list. However, this is a generally healthy option — low in saturated fat and salt — and will count towards your daily intake of vegetables and fibre.