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beef broth
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beef broth

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 3 additives of concern.

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 20 May 2026

Why it's rated this way

3 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Ammonia caramelModerate concernCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Disodium guanylateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  3. Disodium inosinateMinor concernRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Water58.2%No flag›
  • Beef broth20.9%No flag
  • Salt0.8%No flag›
  • Yeast extract0.8%No flag›
  • Caramel colour · E150a0.8%No flag
  • Flavouring0.8%No flag
  • Modified potato starch0.8%No flag
  • Disodium inosinate · E6310.8%Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Disodium guanylate · E6270.8%Low

    Ribonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

  • Beef fat0.8%No flag›
  • Beef extract0.8%No flag›
  • Ingrédients0.8%No flag
  • Eau0.8%No flag
  • Bouillon de boeuf0.8%No flag
  • Sel0.8%No flag›
  • Extrait de levure0.8%No flag
  • Colour0.8%No flag
  • Caramel · E150a0.8%No flag
  • Saveur0.8%No flag
  • Fécule de pomme de terre modifiée0.8%No flag
  • Inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique0.8%No flag
  • Gras de boeuf0.8%No flag
  • Extrait de boeuf0.8%No flag
  • Nutrition facts valeur nutritiv per 1 cup0.8%No flag
  • Pour 1 tasse0.8%No flag
  • Calories 4 % daily value* % valeur quotidienne4.9%No flag
  • Ammonia caramel (E150C)Moderate

    Caramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.

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water, beef broth, salt, yeast extract, caramel colour, flavour, modified potato starch, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate, beef fat, beef extract. ingrédients : eau, bouillon de bœuf, sel, extrait de levure, colorant caramel, saveur, fécule de pomme de terre modifiée, inosinate disodique et guanylate disodique, gras de bœuf, extrait de bœuf. nutrition facts valeur nutritiv per 1 cup (250 ml) pour 1 tasse (250 ml) calories 4 % daily value* % valeur quotidienne*

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Ammonia caramelCaramel colour class III; may contain 4-methylimidazole (4-MEI), an animal carcinogen.
  • Disodium guanylateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.
  • Disodium inosinateRibonucleotide flavour enhancer typically used together with monosodium glutamate (E621); may contribute to symptoms reported by glutamate-sensitive individuals.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 low · 4 not assessed

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