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Is No Name chicken broth ultra-processed?

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Pack of No Name 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:

  • 33 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score C

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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

water, concentrated chicken broth base (chicken broth, yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy, corn protein, natural flavour, evaporated cane syrup, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, corn oil), salt, sugar, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, high oleic sunflower oil, carnauba wax, ingrédients (eau), base de bouillon de poulet concentré (bouillon de poulet, extrait de levure, protéines de soya et de maïs hydrolysées, saveur naturelle, sirop de canne évaporé, inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique, huile de maïs), sel, sucre, inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique, huile de tournesol à teneur élevée en acide oléique, cire de carnauba, 6

Additives: E627 Disodium guanylate , E631 Disodium inosinate , E903 Carnauba wax

As written on the pack

water, concentrated chicken broth base (chicken broth, yeast extract, hydrolyzed soy and corn protein, natural flavour, evaporated cane syrup, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, corn oil), salt, sugar, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, high oleic sunflower oil, carnauba wax. ingrédients : eau, base de bouillon de poulet concentré (bouillon de poulet, extrait de levure, protéines de soya et de maïs hydrolysées, saveur naturelle, sirop de canne évaporé, inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique, huile de maïs), sel, sucre, inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique, huile de tournesol à teneur élevée en acide oléique, cire de carnauba. 6.

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.

  • E627 Disodium guanylate Disodium guanylate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E631 Disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer usually used together with MSG.
  • E903 Carnauba wax Carnauba wax comes from the leaves of a Brazilian palm and gives sweets and coated chocolates their shine.
  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
4 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.

  • Meals Products in the category "Meals" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 189 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 170th. 68% of the canned soups 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 189 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0060383216085, last edited 25 July 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 C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.