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Is Nestlé Grönsaksbuljong ultra-processed?

Vegetable bouillon cubes Sold in Sweden

Pack of Nestlé Grönsaksbuljong

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:

  • 42 ingredients
  • No additives

Less processed bouillon cubes

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

Grønnsaker, grönsaker 34.5% (løk, lök 13.7%, hvitløk, vitlök 10.6%, gulrot, morot 5.1%, persillerot, persiljerot, paprika), sjøsalt, havssalt, frukto-oligosakkarid sirup, sirap, naturliga aromer, sukker, socker, urter, örter 2.5% (persille, persilja 1.5%, gressløk, gräslök), gjærekstrakt, jästextrakt, krydder 1.5% (ingefær, ingefära, svart pepper), ekstra jomfru olivenolje, extra virgin olivolja.Kan inneholde, innehålle selleri, korn, spannmål inneholdende, innehållande gluten, mælk, mjölk, soya, soja og, och nøtter, nötter

As written on the pack

Grønnsaker/grönsaker 34,5% (løk/lök 13,7%, hvitløk/vitlök 10,6%, gulrot/morot 5,1%, persillerot/persiljerot, paprika), sjøsalt/havssalt, frukto-oligosakkarid sirup/sirap, naturliga aromer, sukker/socker, urter/örter 2,5% (persille/persilja 1,5%, gressløk/gräslök), gjærekstrakt/jästextrakt, krydder 1,5% (ingefær/ingefära, svart pepper), ekstra jomfru olivenolje/extra virgin olivolja.Kan inneholde/innehålle selleri, korn/ spannmål inneholdende/innehållande gluten, mælk/mjölk, soya/ soja og/och nøtter/nötter.

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.

  • 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.

  • Gluten Wheat gluten, sold as "vital wheat gluten", is the protein washed out of wheat flour.
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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 10 vegetable bouillon cubes

From least to most processed, this one ranks 7th. 90% of the vegetable bouillon cubes 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 10 vegetable bouillon cubes, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 7613287670205, last edited 2 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.