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Is Marigold Organic Swiss Vegetable Vegan Bouillon Powder ultra-processed?

140g Bouillon powders Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Marigold Organic Swiss Vegetable Vegan Bouillon Powder

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:

  • 22 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed bouillon powders

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

Rice flour, Sea salt, Maltodextrin (from maize), Vegetables 8.3% (onion, carrot, parsnip, pumpkin), Yeast extract, Sunflower oil, Turmeric, Mushrooms (white mushroom, shiitake), Parsley, vegetable juice (onion, carrot), Lovage, Garlic, Fennel seed

As written on the pack

Rice flour, Sea salt, Maltodextrin (from maize), Vegetables 8.3% (onion, carrot, parsnip, pumpkin), Yeast extract, Sunflower oil, Turmeric, Mushrooms (white mushroom, shiitake), Parsley, Concentrated vegetable juice (onion, carrot), Lovage, Garlic, Fennel seed.

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.
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.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 12 bouillon powders

From least to most processed, this one ranks 11th. 25% of the bouillon powders 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 12 bouillon powders, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5016084235516, last edited 27 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.