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[Swanson] Natural Chicken Broth - 14.5oz

Contains natural flavoring

Ready-to-use chicken broth with 33% less sodium than Swanson’s regular version. A can has 1,000 mg sodium and includes natural flavoring and yeast extract.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$2.99 14.5 oz · lowest price at A&E Foodstore
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1 can
Protein
4g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
1000mg▲
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Chicken stock, salt, natural flavoring, chicken fat, yeast extract, carrot juice concentrate, celery juice concentrate, onion juice concentrate
Product details
Shelf lifeA few days refrigerated after opening
“After opening, refrigerate in a covered container and use within a few days.” — the product page
73 / 100
Good Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%86
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 15%65
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 73
Nutrition 86 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: less sodium (1000 mg); no added sugar per 1 can
Ingredients 82 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 65 · Broth with yeast extract, juice concentrates and natural flavoring
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavoring is not specified
1,000 mg sodium per can
Contains natural flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−18 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours, 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
Chicken stock Salt Natural flavoring Chicken fat Yeast extract Carrot juice concentrate Celery juice concentrate Onion juice concentrate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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