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Is Aldi Beef stock cubes ultra-processed?

Bouillon cubes Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Aldi Beef stock cubes

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed bouillon cubes

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

Salt, Palm Fat Maize Starch, Maltodextrin, beef extract 45%, beef fat (46), Sugant Extract, Caramelised Sugar Synup Favouring Camot Powder, Roasted Onion Powder Parsip Powder, Parsley, mill, gluten sources, mustard, soya No artificial colours, flavourings, preservatives NUTRITION This pack contains 12 skute TYPICAL VALUES (made up as directed), Per 100ml Per stock cube, 1293kal Energy Fat

As written on the pack

Salt, Palm Fat Maize Starch, Maltodextrin, BEEF EXTRACT (45%), BEEF FAT (46) Sugant Extract, Caramelised Sugar Synup Favouring Camot Powder, Roasted Onion Powder Parsip Powder, Dried Parsley, Garlic Powder Dried Lovage ALLE ADVICE: May contain celery egg mill, gluten sources, mustard and soya No artificial colours, flavourings or preservatives NUTRITION This pack contains 12 skute TYPICAL VALUES (made up as directed) Per 100ml Per stock cube (450ml) 1293kal Energy Fat 0.5g 23g

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.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

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

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 bouillon cubes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 85% of the bouillon cubes 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 60 bouillon cubes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600263441, last edited 27 March 2026), 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.