Is Bays Kitchen Beef Stock ultra-processed?

200g Bouillon pots Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

17 ingredients
2 additives
Nutri-Score E

Less processed broths

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

Water, Beef Stock Base 31% (Beef Stock (Beef Bones, Water, Salt (processing marker), Beef Fat), Yeast Extract (Yeast Extract, Salt (processing marker)), Sugar (processing marker), Concentrated Lemon Juice, Antioxidant (Rosemary Extract)), Cornflour, Acidity Regulator (Lactic Acid)

Additives: E270 Lactic acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Water, Beef Stock Base (31%) (Beef Stock [Beef Bones, Water, Salt, Beef Fat], Yeast Extract [Yeast Extract, Salt], Sugar, Concentrated Lemon Juice, Antioxidant: Rosemary Extract), Cornflour, Acidity Regulator: Lactic Acid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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.
Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 34 bouillon pots

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 88% of the bouillon pots 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 34 bouillon pots, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060524150242, 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.
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.