Is 365 Whole Foods Market Organic Vegetable Broth ultra-processed?

Canned soups Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

16 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score B

Less processed canned soups

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

vegetable broth (filtered water, vegetable flavor (ultra-processing marker) (carrot, onion, celery)), contains less than 2% of (tomato puree), sea salt (processing marker), celeriac, carrot juice, onion paste (onion flavor (ultra-processing marker), sunflower oil (processing marker)), onion, garlic

As written on the pack

Organic vegetable broth (filtered water, organic vegetable flavor [organic carrot, organic onion, organic celery]), contains less than 2% of: organic tomato puree, sea salt, organic celeriac juice concentrate, organic carrot juice concentrate, organic onion paste (organic onion flavor, organic sunflower oil*), organic onion powder, organic garlic powder.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 ingredients that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 190 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 83rd. 68% of the canned soups here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 190 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0099482460228, last edited 12 October 2025), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.