Is Dr Coy’s Organic Vegetable Bouillon ultra-processed?

Dehydrated broths Sold in Ireland

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt

23 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

sea salt (processing marker), dried vegetables 45% (carrot), onion, parsnip, chive, kale, parsley, lovage root, garlic, lovage leaves, coriander, turmeric, fennel, fenugreek seed, caraway, ginger, pepper, cinnamon, chilli, nutmeg, pimento, dill

As written on the pack

sea salt*, dried organic vegetables (45%): carrot*, onion*, parsnip*, chive*, kale*, parsley*, lovage root*, garlic*, lovage leaves*, coriander*, turmeric*, fennel*, fenugreek seed*, caraway*, ginger*, pepper*, cinnamon*, chilli*, nutmeg*, pimento*, dill*

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 110 dehydrated broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 27th. 73% of the dehydrated broths 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 110 dehydrated broths, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5391525050003, last edited 4 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.