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Is Edward & Sons Not chickn bouillon cubes ultra-processed?

8 bouillon cubes - 2.5 oz (72g) Broths Sold in the United States

Pack of Edward & Sons Not chickn bouillon cubes

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:

  • 7 ingredients
  • No 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

Sea Salt, Shea Butter, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Cane Sugar, Garlic* Mace, Powder

As written on the pack

Sea Salt, Organic Shea Butter, Yeast Extract, Organic Maltodextrin, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Garlic* Organic Mace*. *Powder

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.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
3 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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable fat Vegetable fats are oils that are solid at room temperature, such as palm or coconut fat.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 240 broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 74th. 70% of the 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 240 broths, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0043182003919, last edited 30 September 2025), 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.