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Quoc Viet Chicken Pho Soup Base, Pho Ga 10 oz

Contains natural flavoring

This concentrated chicken pho base is made in the USA and includes a separate spice bag. Each 2-teaspoon serving has 1,340 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
1340mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, Sugar, Chicken Fat, Dried Chicken Broth, Yeast Extract, Maltodextrin, Spices, Fish Sauce (Fermented Anchovies and Maltodextrin), Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate and Natural Flavoring. Spice filter bags packed separately inside
36 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 35%6
Ingredients · counts 25%68
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 36
Nutrition 6 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1340 mg); 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 · Concentrated base with maltodextrin, natural flavoring and flavor enhancers
Sourcing 50 · Made in the USA, but ingredient origins and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices and natural flavoring aren't specified
1,340 mg sodium per serving
3 g added sugar
Natural flavoring
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 Chicken Fat Dried Chicken Broth Yeast Extract Maltodextrin Spices Fish Sauce (Fermented Anchovies and Maltodextrin) Disodium Inosinate Disodium Guanylate and Natural Flavoring. Spice filter bags packed separately inside
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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