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Knorr Bouillon Cubes Beef Flavor Bouillon/caldo De Res

Contains hydrogenated palm oil

Beef-flavor bouillon with cooked beef powder and a long ingredient list that includes palm oils, MSG and flavorings. Each half cube has 1,100 mg of sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$2.18 lowest price at Urban Butcher
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
15caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cube (6g) (makes 1 cup prepared)
Protein
<1g▲
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
1100mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, palm oil, monosodium glutamate, corn starch, sugar, hydrogenated palm oil, cooked beef powder, hydrolyzed corn protein, water, yeast extract, onion extract, silicon dioxide (prevents caking), dehydrated parsley, turmeric, flavor, hydrolyzed beef stock, garlic extract, disodium inosinate, natural flavor, citric acid, disodium guanylate, spice
33 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%27
Ingredients · counts 25%32
Processing · counts 15%28
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 33
Nutrition 27 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (1100 mg), more saturated fat (0.5 g), more protein (0.5 g) per 1/2 cube
Ingredients 32 · Hydrogenated palm oil (hydrogenated oil, −40); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Silicon dioxide (additive, −4); 4 more
Processing 28 · Contains MSG, hydrolyzed proteins, flavorings and several processing additives
Sourcing 35 · Refined palm oil, corn starch and sugar; origin and practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but flavor, natural flavor and spice are unspecified
Hydrogenated palm oil
1,100 mg sodium per half cube
Contains MSG and flavorings
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−48 for hydrogenated palm oil, 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 Palm oil Monosodium glutamate Corn starch Sugar Hydrogenated palm oil Cooked beef powder Hydrolyzed corn protein Water Yeast extract Onion extract Silicon dioxide (prevents caking) Dehydrated parsley Turmeric Flavor Hydrolyzed beef stock Garlic extract Disodium inosinate Natural flavor Citric acid Disodium guanylate Spice
22 ingredients 4 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives9 additives · 1 high risk
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered 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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