Is Kallo Organic vegetable stock cubes ultra-processed?

66g Vegetable broths Sold in the United Kingdom, Ireland and 2 more countries

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Starch
Sugar
Vegetable oil

18 ingredients
No additives

Less processed 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), Potato Starch (processing marker), Sustainable Palm Oil, Sugar (processing marker), Vegetables 6.8% (Celery, Onion, Carrot, Parsnip, Tomato), Sunflower Oil (processing marker), Yeast Extract, Caramelised Sugar (processing marker), Herbs and Spices (Lovage, Turmeric, Parsley, Black Pepper)

As written on the pack

Sea Salt, Potato Starch, Sustainable Palm Oil, Sugar, Vegetables 6.8% (Celery, Onion, Carrot, Parsnip, Tomato) Sunflower Oil, Yeast Extract, Caramelised Sugar, Herbs and Spices (Lovage, Turmeric, Parsley, Black Pepper)

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.
Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 60 vegetable broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 10th. 65% of the vegetable broths 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 vegetable broths, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5013665103554, last edited 25 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.