Is Kettle and Fire Low Sodium Beef Broth ultra-processed?

32 oz Liquid broths Sold in the United States

Pack of Kettle and Fire Low Sodium Beef Broth

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:

  • 17 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score A

Less processed liquid 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

beef broth, water, grass-fed beef bones, onions, carrots, celery, parsley, apple cider vinegar, sea salt (processing marker), black pepper, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, tomato paste, mushroom extract, cabbage, sea salt (processing marker)

As written on the pack

beef broth, water, grass-fed beef bones, onions, carrots, celery, parsley, apple cider vinegar, sea salt, black pepper, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, tomato paste, mushroom extract, cabbage powder, sea salt

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 23 liquid broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 8th. 52% of the liquid 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 23 liquid broths, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0851702007169, last edited 13 October 2025), 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.