Vegetable Base
The processing score reflects 24 ingredients, including emulsifiers or gums. The nutrition score reflects high sugar and sodium.
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Ingredients
15 listed · 4 flagged for reviewVEGETABLES (CELERY, CARROTS, ONIONS), SALT, TOMATO PUREE (TOMATO PASTE, WATER), SUGAR, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SOYBEAN OIL, DEHYDRATED POTATO [POTATOES, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, CITRIC ACID (PRESERVATIVES)], MALTODEXTRIN, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE, OLEORESIN TURMERIC (AS COLOR), SPICE EXTRACTIVES.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Vegetable Base's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Flavor EnhancersUPF marker
In this product: Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate.
Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.
- Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator
In this product: Salt.
Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Sugar, Maltodextrin.
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator
In this product: Soybean Oil.
Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Dehydrated Potato [Potatoes, Mono And Diglycerides, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Citric Acid (Preservatives)].
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator
In this product: Yeast Extract.
Industrial fermentation for additive production.
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