Vegetable Base, 26% Less Sodium Than Our Regular Vegetable Base

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Vegetable Base, 26% Less Sodium Than Our Regular Vegetable Base scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

• Processed Fruit Products (Vegetables And Vegetable Juice Concentrate (Carrots, Celery, Onion, Tomato)): Concentrates and extracts indicate significant processing.
• Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Seasonings & Spices, this product is more processed than about 68% of the 11,127 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Vegetable Base, 26% Less Sodium Than Our Regular 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.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Cane Sugar, Maltodextrin (From Corn).

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.