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Massel Pho Bouillon Cubes – Plant-Based Pho Soup Base, Gluten & Dairy Free (6 Pack, 60 Cubes)

Contains vegetable oil

Pho bouillon cubes made with dehydrated vegetables and spices. They also contain sugar, vegetable oil, natural vegetable flavours and colours.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$31.76 60 cubes (6-pack) · lowest price at Nuvantry
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
7.5caloriesPer serving · 1/2 cup (2.6g)
Protein
0.1g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
0.4g▼
Sodium
416mg▼
Saturated fat
—
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Ingredients: Sea salt, sugar, vegetable oil, dehydrated vegetables, spices, natural vegetable flavours, yeast extract, natural colours
36 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as ready meals, soups, saucesMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 35%21
Ingredients · counts 25%54
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 10%35
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 36
Nutrition 21 · Compared with other ready meals and sauces: more sodium (416 mg); 0.4 g added sugar per 1/2 cup
Ingredients 54 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Vegetable oil, 3rd ingredient (seed oil, −18, ClearShelf standard); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Formulated bouillon with vegetable oil, natural flavours and colours
Sourcing 35 · Sugar and vegetable oil are listed, with no sourcing details
Transparency 50 · Full list, but vegetable oil and natural vegetable flavours are unspecified
Contains sugar and vegetable oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−8 for natural flavours, yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
ClearShelf standard−18 for vegetable oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Sea salt Sugar Vegetable oil Dehydrated vegetables Spices Natural vegetable flavours Yeast extract Natural colours
8 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 4 limited risk
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
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.
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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