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Quoc Viet Foods PACKAGED_SOUP_AND_STEW

Contains high sodium

This beef-flavored pho soup base includes beef tallow, dried beef stock and fish sauce powder. A 2-tsp serving has 1,400 mg sodium and 3 g added sugar; it contains fish.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains fish
$16.20 lowest price at Mighty Depot
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 2 tsp (9g)
Protein
1g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
1400mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, Sugar, Beef Tallow, Dried Beef Stock, Spices, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Fish Sauce Powder (Fermented Anchovies, Maltodextrin and Salt), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Rosemary Extract
37 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%1
Ingredients · counts 25%72
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 37
Nutrition 1 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1400 mg), more saturated fat (0.5 g); 3 g added sugar per 2 tsp
Ingredients 72 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Disodium inosinate or guanylate (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Soup base with maltodextrin, yeast extract and flavor enhancers
Sourcing 50 · Made in the USA; origin of the ingredients isn't stated
Transparency 62 · Full ingredient list, though spices aren't specified
3 g added sugar
1,400 mg sodium
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for disodium inosinate or guanylate, 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
Salt Sugar Beef Tallow Dried Beef Stock Spices Yeast Extract Maltodextrin Fish Sauce Powder (Fermented Anchovies, Maltodextrin and Salt) Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate Rosemary Extract
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 4 limited risk
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Disodium inosinate or guanylate (E627, E631)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Usually paired with MSG; a source of purines, which people with gout are told to limit.
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.
Rosemary extract (E392)AntioxidantNo risk
A natural antioxidant from rosemary; EFSA considers it safe.
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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