Is Potts' Beef Stock ultra-processed?

500ml Beef broth Sold in the United Kingdom

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

1 Unprocessed
2 Kitchen staple
3 Processed
4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

Salt
Sugar

11 ingredients
1 additive
Nutri-Score C

Less processed broths

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, Beef Stock Base 7% (Beef Stock, Water, Yeast Extract, Salt (processing marker), Lemon Juice Concentrate, Beef Fat), Salt (processing marker), Sugar (processing marker), Lactic Acid

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, Beef Stock Base (7%) (Beef Stock, Water, Yeast Extract, Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Beef Fat), Salt, Sugar, Lactic Acid.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

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 15 beef broth

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 67% of the beef broth 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 15 beef broth, least processed first

About this information

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5060178332209, last edited 7 June 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.