Is Kallo organic umami ultra-processed?

66g Bouillon cubes Sold in the United Kingdom and Spain

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Sugar

15 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 (processing marker), sustainable palm oil, potato starch (processing marker), vegetables (onion 5%, tomato 3%), yeast extract, herbs* and spices (garlic, turmeric, ginger, lovage), sugar (processing marker), mushroom 1.2%, lovage natural flavour

As written on the pack

Sea salt, sustainable palm oil*, potato starch*, vegetables* (onion* 5%, tomato* 3%), yeast extract*, herbs* & spices (garlic*, turmeric*, ginger*, lovage*), sugar*, mushroom* 1.2%, lovage natural flavour. *Certified organic ALLERGEN ADVICE May contain celery

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 2nd. 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 5013665115618, last edited 27 March 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.