Is Knorr Chicken Flavor Bouillon ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 39 ingredients
- 4 additives
- Nutri-Score E
Less processed poultry broth
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Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
salt (processing marker), monosodium glutamate (ultra-processing marker), corn starch (processing marker), potassium chloride, chicken, sugar (processing marker), natural flavor (ultra-processing marker), chicken fat, palim oil disodium guanylate, disodiúm inosi̇nate, caramel color, e kno maltodextrin, parsley, citric acid, turmeric (color (ultra-processing marker)), paprika 20 total oleoresin (color (ultra-processing marker)), sigars ztoh ingredientes (sal), glutamato moņosódico, almidón de maiz, cloruro de 2 potasio, pollo cocido en polvo, azúcar, sabor natural, grasa de pollo, acete sulfitos, maltodextrina, perejil deshidratado, ácido cítrico, curcuma a utales de palma, guanilato disódico, inosinato disódico, color caramelo, contiene (colorante), oleorresina de pimentón (colorante)
Additives: E150c Ammonia caramel , E330 Citric acid , E621 Monosodium glutamate , E627 Disodium guanylate
As written on the pack
salt, monosodium glutamate, corn starch, potassium chloride, powdered cooked chicken, sugar, natural flavor, chicken fat, palim oil disodium guanylate, disodiúm inosi̇nate, caramel color (contains sulfites) e kno maltodextrin, dehydrated parsley, citric acid, turmeric (color), paprika 20 total oleoresin (color). sigars ztoh ingredientes: sal, glutamato moņosódico, almidón de maiz, cloruro de 2 potasio, pollo cocido en polvo, azúcar, sabor natural, grasa de pollo, acete sulfitos), maltodextrina, perejil deshidratado, ácido cítrico, curcuma a utales de palma, guanilato disódico, inosinato disódico, color caramelo (contiene (colorante), oleorresina de pimentón (colorante).
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.
- E150c Ammonia caramel Ammonia caramel is a brown colour made by heating sugars with ammonia compounds.
- 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.
- 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.
3 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.
Among 28 poultry broth
From least to most processed, this one ranks 25th. 71% of the poultry broth here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0048001011595, last edited 23 April 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.