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HERB-OX Chicken Bouillon Cube, 3.33 OZ

Contains monosodium glutamate

These bouillon cubes include chicken fat and dehydrated cooked chicken. Each cube has 1,020 mg sodium and 1 g added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains corn
$4.78 3.33 oz · lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
5caloriesPer serving · 1 cube (4g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
1g▼
Sodium
1020mg▼
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, hydrolyzed corn protein, sugar, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), chicken fat, monosodium glutamate, disodium guanylate, dehydrated cooked chicken, natural flavor, turmeric oleoresin, onion powder, yeast extract, dehydrated garlic
34 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 8 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%5
Ingredients · counts 25%60
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 34
Nutrition 5 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1020 mg); 1 g added sugar per 1 cube
Ingredients 60 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 3 more
Processing 25 · Hydrolyzed protein, flavor enhancers and natural flavor make this a formulated product.
Sourcing 35 · Refined corn protein and sugar are listed; no ingredient sourcing is stated.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing or production claims.
1,020 mg sodium per cube
1 g added sugar per cube
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−20 for silicon dioxide, natural flavours, msg and 2 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Salt Hydrolyzed corn protein Sugar Silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent) Chicken fat Monosodium glutamate Disodium guanylate Dehydrated cooked chicken Natural flavor Turmeric oleoresin Onion powder Yeast extract Dehydrated garlic
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 6 limited risk
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
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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