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Is Knorr Beef Stock mix ultra-processed?

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Pack of Knorr Beef Stock mix

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:

  • 25 ingredients
  • 5 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed 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

salt, corn syrop solids, hydrolyzed soy, corn, wheat protein, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract (barley, oats), canola oil, onion powder, beef extract, calcium silicate, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, natural colour, natural flavour, spices, 66345 700005 gravies and no also be used as a delicious hot dinik ob for delicious recipes and iden www, knorr, ca how to prepare (dissolve ones euf teaspoon into each cup, of b store in a cool)

Additives: E330 Citric acid , E552 Calcium silicate , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate

As written on the pack

salt, corn syrop solids, hydrolyzed soy/corn/wheat protein, monosodium glutamate, yeast extract (barley, oats), canola oil, onion powder, beef extract, calcium silicate, maltodextrin, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, citric acid, natural colour, natural flavour, spices, may contain milk, sulphites, 66345 700005 gravies and no also be used as a delicious hot dinik ob for delicious recipes and iden www,knorr,ca how to prepare: dissolve ones euf teaspoon into each cup (250 ml) of b store in a cool 10 calories/ 3,4g

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.

  • E621 Monosodium glutamate Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, made by fermentation and used to strengthen savoury taste.
  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Maltodextrin Maltodextrin is a white powder made by partly breaking down starch.
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.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 722 soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 654th. 63% of the 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 722 soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0066345700050, last edited 27 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.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.