Is Pacific Foods Organic Free Range Chicken Broth ultra-processed?

32 FL oz Canned soups Sold in the United States

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring
E100 Curcumin

12 ingredients
2 additives

Less processed canned soups

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

chicken broth (water, chicken, rosemary extract (antioxidant)), chicken flavor (ultra-processing marker) (chicken flavor, sea salt (processing marker)), sea salt (processing marker), cane sugar (processing marker), onion powder, turmeric extract (ultra-processing marker)

Additives: E100 Curcumin , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

chicken broth (water, chicken*, rosemary extract* [antioxidant])*, chicken flavor (chicken flavor*, sea salt)*, sea salt, cane sugar*, onion powder*, turmeric extract*,

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.

E100 Curcumin Colours are substances which add or restore colour in a food, and include natural constituents of foods and natural sources which are normally not consumed as foods as such and not normally used as characteristic ingredients of food.
Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

3 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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 190 canned soups

From least to most processed, this one ranks 118th. 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 190 canned soups, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0052603054256, last edited 29 August 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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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.