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Edward & Sons - Not-Beef Bouillon Cubes

Contains maltodextrin

This savory bouillon cube includes organic palm oil, cane sugar, yeast extract and maltodextrin. Half a cube has 930 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$4.49 8 cubes · lowest price at Vegan Essentials
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cube (5.5g)
Protein
—
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
930mg▼
Saturated fat
1g▼
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Ingredients: Sea salt, organic expeller-pressed palm oil, yeast extract, organic cane sugar, organic chicory extract, maltodextrin, onion, organic celery, mushroom powder, organic garlic, organic mace spice
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%25
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 15%35
Sourcing · counts 10%70
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (930 mg), more saturated fat (1 g); no added sugar per 1/2 cube
Ingredients 88 · Cane sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 35 · A formulated cube with yeast extract, maltodextrin and added oil.
Sourcing 70 · Several ingredients are identified as organic; no growing origin is stated.
Transparency 70 · Complete ingredient list with organic ingredients identified.
930 mg sodium per half cube
Contains palm oil and maltodextrin
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for cane sugar
Varies by additive−4 for yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sea salt Organic expeller-pressed palm oil Yeast extract Organic cane sugar Organic chicory extract Maltodextrin Onion Organic celery Mushroom powder Organic garlic Organic mace spice
11 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 limited risk
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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