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Quoc Viet Beef Flavored Pho Soup Base 10 oz

Contains natural flavoring

This concentrated pho base includes beef fat, dried beef stock, fish sauce and spices. A 2-tsp serving has 1,300 mg sodium and 3 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains fish
$11.99 10 oz · lowest price at A&E Foodstore
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 2 tsp (9g)
Protein
<1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
1300mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, Sugar, Beef Fat, Dried Beef Stock, Spices, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Fish Sauce (Fermented Anchovies, Maltodextrin and Salt), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate and Natural Flavoring
33 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%0
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%40
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 33
Nutrition 0 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1300 mg), more saturated fat (0.5 g); 3 g added sugar per 2 tsp
Ingredients 68 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Disodium inosinate or guanylate (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Formulated soup base with maltodextrin, natural flavoring and flavor enhancers
Sourcing 40 · Made in the USA; ingredient origins and sourcing practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but spices and natural flavoring are not specified
1,300 mg sodium per serving
3 g added sugar per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−12 for natural flavours, 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 Fat Dried Beef Stock Spices Yeast Extract Maltodextrin Fish Sauce (Fermented Anchovies, Maltodextrin and Salt) Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate and Natural Flavoring
10 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 5 limited risk
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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.
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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