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Is Aldi Vegetable Stock Cubes ultra-processed?

2pcs Vegetable bouillon cubes Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Germany

Pack of Aldi Vegetable 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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • 1 additive

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 oil, corn starch, yeast extract, vegetables 4.5% (onion, dried carrot, tomato, celery, leek, cabbage), natural flavourings, sugar, parsley, onion extract, carrot extract, garlic, turmeric powder, antioxidant (extracts of rosemary)

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

salt, palm oil, corn starch, yeast extract, vegetables (4,5%) (onion powder, dried carrot, tomato powder, dried celery, dried leek, dried cabbage), natural flavourings (contains celery), sugar, dried parsley, onion extract, carrot extract, garlic powder, turmeric powder, antioxidant: extracts of rosemary,

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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetable bouillon cubes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 3rd. 90% of the vegetable 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 10 vegetable bouillon cubes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 4088600243627, last edited 25 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.