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Is Campbell's Beef Broth ultra-processed?

Canned soups Sold in Canada

Pack of Campbell's Beef Broth

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

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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 broth (water, beef stock), yeast extract, dextrose, sugar, onion, tomato paste, beef fat, natural flavoui (garlic), ingrédients (bouillon de bœuf, eau), bouillon de boeuf, extrait di levure, dextrose, sucre, concentré de jus d'oignon, pâte de tomates, gras de boeuf, arôme naturel (contient du céleri et de l'ail)

As written on the pack

beef broth (water, beef stock), yeast extract, dextrose, sugar, onion juice concentrate, tomato paste, beef fat, natural flavoui (contains celery, garlic). ingrédients : bouillon de bœuf (eau, bouillon de boeuf), extrait di levure, dextrose, sucre, concentré de jus d'oignon, pâte de tomates, gras de boeuf, arôme naturel (contient du céleri et de l'ail).

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 105th. 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 0063211198959, last edited 25 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 A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.