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Is Borough Broth Beef Bone Broth ultra-processed?

324g Broth stock Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Borough Broth Beef Bone Broth

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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

Whole foods combined with:

  • 12 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed dehydrated 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

Ingredients Spring Water, Bones (Beef Bones 38%, Chicken Bones 2%), Carrots, Onions, Apple Cider Vinegar, Black Peppercorns, Pink Himalayan Salt, Thyme, Bay Leaves (Signifies)

As written on the pack

Ingredients Spring Water, Bones* (Beef Bones* [38%] & Chicken Bones* [2%]) (40%), Carrots*, Onions*, Apple Cider Vinegar*, Black Peppercorns*, Pink Himalayan Salt, Thyme*, Bay Leaves*, (*Signifies organic ingredient)

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.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 broth stock

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 50% of the broth stock 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 24 broth stock, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060651990292, last edited 23 May 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.