Harry's Organic Creamy Tomato Basil Soup Product Review

Call me strange. I don't like tomato juice all that much. I will drink it, but with my nose pinched (Does that really help?). On the other hand, I love tomatoes. I eat sandwiches with nothing but tomatoes and mayonnaise in them. That doesn't mean I don't like tomatoes on my hamburger and other sandwiches. I just like tomatoes that much. Stewed tomatoes (cooked tomatoes), tomatoes in stews, tomato ketchup, and tomato soup are okay. Since I find these things just okay, you may think I'm not an appropriate person to write a review about tomato soup. You would be wrong, because I really like Harry's Organic Creamy Tomato Basil Soup.

I found this soup at Costco. There are two plastic containers in a cardboard sleeve. The picture on the sleeve shows a bowl of the soup with chunks of tomatoes and a sprig of basil floating on top of the soup. It is a good representation of the soup except for the sprig of basil. The sleeve states it is kettle-cooked in small batches, never frozen and USDA organic.

On the back of the sleeve is a write-up about Harry. His real name is Rod Harris. He is the founder and CEO of Harry's Fresh Foods in Portland, Oregon, and got his nickname, "Harry," when he was a cook in the Coast Guard.

Harry's Organic Creamy Tomato Basil Soup is creamy and not too salty, as I have found many tomato soups to be. There are plenty of chunks of tomatoes and the basil and other spices aren't overbearing. The soup is fully cooked and ready to heat and serve, but needs to be refrigerated until used.

Ingredients: Tomato juice from concentrate, milk, diced tomatoes in juice, cream, tomato paste, vegetable base, canola oil, water, wheat flour, evaporated cane juice, cornstarch, cultured dextrose on maltodextrin, basil, garlic, salt, tamari soy sauce, citric acid and spices. It states everything expect water, salt and citric acid are organically grown and processed. It also states it contains milk, soybeans and wheat.

Nutritional facts: A suggested serving size is one cup. Each container holds about three-and-a-half cups. The calories per serving is 190 with 90 from fat. Total fat content is 10g or 16 % of the daily value based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Saturated fat is 4.5 g or 23% of the daily value. Trans fat, 0g. Cholesterol, 25mg or 9%; sodium 910mg or 38%; total carbohydrate 20g or 7%; dietary fiber 2g or 10%; sugars 12g; protein 6g. Vitamin A, 20%; vitamin C, 30%; calcium, 15%; Iron, 8%.

Harry's Organic Creamy Tomato Basil Soup costs $8.79 or about $1.26 per serving (one cup). I find this soup very tasty but those who are watching their salt intake should be aware it contains 38% of the daily recommended amount of salt. I give Harry's Organic Cream Tomato Basil Soup four-and-a-half stars out of five.

I have found my local Costco store hasn't carried this soup for the last several weeks. I do hope they will bring it back. You may find it in your local grocery store but it may be in smaller containers since Costco sells the largest amount of a product that is available.