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Wellsley Farms Chicken Flavored Bouillon Cubes, 75 ct.

Contains high sodium

These chicken-flavored bouillon cubes are a broth base for soups and sauces, with each cube making two cups. A half-cube serving has 930 mg sodium and includes maltodextrin, hydrolyzed proteins and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains soyContains corn
$19.81 75 ct · lowest price at USA Mega Shop (Operated by AR Technology and Consulting Inc.)
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
20caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cube (6g)
Protein
0g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
930mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Salt, maltodextrin (from corn), palm oil, rendered chicken fat, corn starch, sugar, hydrolyzed soy protein, hydrolyzed corn protein, yeast extract, natural flavors, onion powder, dehydrated cooked chicken, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soy lecithin, parsley, turmeric
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%25
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 15%25
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (930 mg), more saturated fat (0.5 g); no added sugar per 1/2 cube
Ingredients 88 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); Disodium inosinate or guanylate (additive, −4); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Formulated cubes use maltodextrin, hydrolyzed proteins and flavor enhancers
Sourcing 35 · Refined commodity ingredients; no sourcing practices stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unnamed natural flavors
930 mg sodium per serving
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
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 Maltodextrin (from corn) Palm oil Rendered chicken fat Corn starch Sugar Hydrolyzed soy protein Hydrolyzed corn protein Yeast extract Natural flavors Onion powder Dehydrated cooked chicken Disodium inosinate Disodium guanylate Soy lecithin Parsley Turmeric
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Details Wellsley Farms Bouillon Cubes add depth and flavor to soups, sauces and other recipes. Product Features: No Trans Fat or added MSGEach cube makes 2 cups of brothRich in flavor, lower sodium than national brandsIncludes 75 bouillon cubes

Additives7 additives · 6 limited risk
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
Lecithin (E322)EmulsifierNo risk
From soy or sunflower; a natural emulsifier EFSA considers 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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