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Is Kallø Very Low Salt Organic Chicken Stock Cubes ultra-processed?

6 Bouillon cubes Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Kallø Very Low Salt Organic Chicken Stock 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:

  • 21 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

Potato starch, sustainable palm fat, chicken 7.2%, chicken fat* See ingredients list for 7.2%, sea salt, yeast extract, vegetables (onion, leek, allergens in bold, celery), herbs and spices (turmeric, black pepper, lovage", rosemary", garlic", parsley"), natural chicken flavour, natural lovage flavour, "

As written on the pack

Potato starch*, sustainable palm fat*, ALLERGEN ADVICE: glucose syrup*, chicken powder* (7,2%), chicken fat* See ingredients list for (7,2%), sea salt, yeast extract, vegetables* (onion*, leek*, allergens in bold. celery*), herbs and spices* (turmeric*, black pepper*, lovage", rosemary", garlic", parsley"), natural chicken flavour, natural lovage flavour. "Organic ingredient

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.
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 15th. 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 5013665107538, 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.