Made with free range chicken (Shelton's free range chickens are grown without antibiotics). All natural (No artificial ingredients. Minimally processed.) soups. Gluten free. Inspected for wholesomeness by U.S. Department of Agriculture. If you only had the time to spend, this is the way you would make soup--start with the best chicken you could find, then add brown rice and fresh vegetables, and season it all according to a delicious old family recipe. No preservatives. No scrimping. You don't have that much time any more, do you? Aren't you glad we do?