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Is Kaldi Kallo Organic Beef Stock Cube ultra-processed?

66g Bouillon cubes Sold in Ireland

Pack of Kaldi Kallo Organic Beef Stock Cube

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:

  • 21 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, potato starch, sustainable palm fat, vegetables (onion, carrot, mushroom), sugar, beef natural flavour, sugar, yeast extract, beef 1.5%, beef fat 1.2%, herbs, spices (parsley, black pepper, rosemary, garlic, turmeric, bay)

As written on the pack

Sea salt, potato starch*, sustainable palm fat*, vegetables* (onion*, carrot*, mushroom*), sugar, beef natural flavour, caramelized sugar*, yeast extract*, beef powder* (1.5%), beef fat* (1.2%), herbs* and spices* (parsley, black pepper*, rosemary*, garlic*, turmeric, bay*). *Organic ingredients.

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.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 bouillon cubes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 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 5013665103530, 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.