Is Bare Bones Instant Bone 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:

Vegetable fiber

15 ingredients
No additives
Nutri-Score E

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

beef bone broth powder (bovine collagen, beef extract), bovine collagen, baker's yeast, tomato, salt (processing marker), chicory root fiber (ultra-processing marker), apple cider vinegar (apple cider vinegar, tapioca syrup), guar, garlic powder, shiitake mushroom, spices

As written on the pack

BEEF BONE BROTH POWDER (BOVINE COLLAGEN, BEEF EXTRACT), BOVINE COLLAGEN, BAKER'S YEAST EXTRACT, TOMATO POWDER, SALT, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR (APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLIDS), GUAR, GARLIC POWDER, SHIITAKE MUSHROOM POWDER, SPICES

What makes it ultra-processed

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.

Vegetable fiber Isolated plant fibres, such as inulin, oat fibre or bamboo fibre, are extracted industrially and added to change texture or support "source of fibre" claims.

2 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 78th. 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 189 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850005324225, last edited 28 July 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.