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Is Knorr Rich Beef Stock Pot 8 x ultra-processed?

224 g Broths Sold in the United Kingdom and France

Pack of Knorr Rich Beef Stock Pot 8 x

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

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

ane, sat barlem per ortion** dnidver 2.5%, beef stock powrier 25, yeast knort, unilever and <1% enract, caramelsyn potassum cinteany comments and qu, freephone 080, callsave 1850 28 www, knorr, com, uk <1% maitodentrin, sugar, geling agents <1% <1% julce concentrate, sunfower ol, beef 0.7%, leman jukce powder (lemon juice, maltodextrin), lovage rooesf, thyme sustainably grown <1% 224ge kj

As written on the pack

ane, sat barlem per ortion** dnidver (2,5%),beef stock powrier 25), yeast knort, unilever and &lt;1% enract, caramelsyn potassum cinteany comments or qu (uk) freephone 080 (ie) callsave 1850 28 www,knorr,com/uk &lt;1% maitodentrin, sugar, geling agents &lt;1% &lt;1% julce concentrate, sunfower ol, beef powder (0,7%, leman jukce powder (lemon juice, maltodextrin), lovage rooesf, thyme sustainably grown &lt;1% 224ge kj/

What makes it ultra-processed

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.
1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 240 broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 99th. 70% of the 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 240 broths, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 8712566479481, 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.
  • 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.