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Is I Love ECO Ekologisk Kycklingbuljong ultra-processed?

66g Bouillon cubes Sold in Sweden

Pack of I Love ECO Ekologisk Kycklingbuljong

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:

  • 16 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed bouillon cubes

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

Havssalt, majsstärkelse, palmolja, maltodextrin, kycklingköttspulver 5.2%, kycklingfett 4.5%, jästextrakt, lök, selleri, kryddor (Ilibb, sticka, rosmarin), gurkmeja, vitlök, arom

As written on the pack

Havssalt, majsstärkelse*, palmolja*, maltodextrin*, kycklingköttspulver* 5.2%, kycklingfett* 4.5%, jästextrakt, rostad lök*, selleri*, kryddor* (Ilibb - sticka*, rosmarin*), gurkmeja*, vitlök*, arom. *=Ekologisk ingrediens.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 bouillon cubes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 22nd. 85% of the bouillon cubes 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 60 bouillon cubes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7318690135951, last edited 2 April 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.