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Is Kitchen Basics Unsalted Chicken Stock ultra-processed?

32 oz Canned soups Sold in the United States

Pack of Kitchen Basics Unsalted Chicken Stock

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:

  • 13 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed canned soups

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

chicken stock, honey, natural chicken flavor, vegetable stock (celery, carrot, onion), spice, herbs (black pepper, bay leaf, thyme), and natural flavor

As written on the pack

chicken stock, honey, natural chicken flavor, cooked vegetable stock (celery, carrot, onion), spice and herbs (black pepper, bay leaf, thyme), and natural flavor,

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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Honey Honey, used as a sweetener.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 73rd. 68% of the canned soups 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 189 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0611443345032, last edited 11 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.