Is PACIFIC foods Organic low sodium chicken broth ultra-processed?

946 ml Broths Sold in the United States and Mexico

Yes, it's ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

Flavouring

9 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score A

Less processed broths

Organic Chicken Bone Broth Bonafide Provisions 10 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Organic chicken bone broth Gourmand 8 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Vegetable broth and seasoning Seitenbacher 15 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1
Tri Color Quinoa Greenwise Publix 3 ingredients · no additives NOVA group 1

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), cane sugar (processing marker), yeast extract, onion

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

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

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.

1 ingredient that would only make it processed

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 240 broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 105th. 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 0052603054454, 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.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of A (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.