Bouillon Cubes
Bouillon Cubes by Big Y has 5 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.6 out of 5, 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
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Product Insight: Bouillon Cubes
Bouillon Cubes by Big Y is tracked in PlainIngredients with 5 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 3.6 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 3 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.52 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
SALT, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SUGAR, SODIUM BICARBONATE, ONION POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: BEEF STOCK*, CARAMEL COLOR, NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, SILICON DIOXIDE, PARTIALLY HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN AND COTTONSEE
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Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth
Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Bouillon Cubes: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.
Similar mean additive safety
Nearest products by average mapped safety score. This record: 3.6/5.
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Similar mapped ingredient depth
Nearest products by count of scored mapped additives. This record: 5.
Product Details
- Brand
- Big Y
- Barcode
- 0018894141525
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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