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Is Life Smart Chicken Broth ultra-processed?

Broths Sold in Canada

Pack of Life Smart Chicken Broth

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:

  • 15 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score B

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

Bouillon de poulet (eau, bouillon de poulet concentré), Sel, Sucres (dextrose), Extrait de levure, Arôme naturel, Jus de carotte concentré, Jus de céleri concentré, Jus d'oignon, Poulet déshydraté, Mélange antimoussant (huile de tournesol à teneur élevée en acide oléique, cire de carnauba)

As written on the pack

Bouillon de poulet (eau, bouillon de poulet concentré), Sel, Sucres (dextrose), Extrait de levure, Arôme naturel, Jus de carotte concentré, Jus de céleri concentré, Jus d’oignon, Poulet déshydraté, Mélange antimoussant (huile de tournesol à teneur élevée en acide oléique, cire de carnauba)

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.

  • Dextrose Dextrose is pure glucose crystallised from starch-derived syrup.
  • Glucose Glucose, usually listed as glucose syrup, is cheap, keeps products moist and stops sugar from crystallising.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 240 broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 121st. 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 0059749981361, last edited 14 September 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 B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.