Vegetable Broth Concentrate, Vegetable

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Vegetable Broth Concentrate, Vegetable scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

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

Within Soup & Chili, this product is more processed than about 24% of the 7,596 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 Broth Concentrate, Vegetable'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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Sea Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Maltodextrin, Organic Cane Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Industrial FermentationProcessing indicator

In this product: Yeast Extract.

Industrial fermentation for additive production.

Vegetable OilsProcessing indicator

In this product: Organic Canola Oil.

Natural oils are minimally processed, hydrogenated oils indicate UPF.