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Is Kallø Organic Chicken Stock Cubes - 8 Pack ultra-processed?

88 g Bouillon cubes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Kallø Organic Chicken Stock Cubes - 8 Pack

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

Sea salt, potato starch, palm fat (palm oil), sugar, chicken fat 3.5%, yeast extract, natural chicken flavour, chicken 1%, spices, herbs (turmeric, black pepper, parsley, rosemary), onion

As written on the pack

Sea salt, organic potato starch, organic palm fat (palm oil), organic sugar, organic chicken fat (3.5%),organic yeast extract, natural chicken flavour, organic chicken powder (1%), organic spices and organic herbs (organic turmeric, organic black pepper, organic parsley, organic rosemary), organic onion.

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.
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.
  • 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 13th. 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 5013665112235, last edited 5 August 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.