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Is Swanson broth vegetable ultra-processed?

32 fl oz Vegetable broths Sold in the United States

Pack of Swanson broth vegetable

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:

  • 20 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Less processed vegetable 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

Vegetable broth (water, the concentrated juices of carrot, celery, celeriac, onion, cabbage), contains less than 2% of (mirepoix, carrots), onions, celery, salt, cane sugar, carrot juice, yeast extract, tomato paste, natural flavoring, potato flour, carrots

As written on the pack

Vegetable broth (water and the concentrated juices of carrot, celery, celeriac, onion, cabbage), contains less than 2% of: mirepoix (carrots, onions, celery), salt, cane sugar, carrot juice, yeast extract, tomato paste, natural flavoring, potato flour, dehydrated carrots.

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.
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 60 vegetable broths

From least to most processed, this one ranks 28th. 65% of the vegetable 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 60 vegetable broths, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0051000198792, last edited 17 February 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.