Nestlé NOVA 4

Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable

Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable by Nestlé has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

Condiments / Dried products / Dried products to be rehydrated / Broths / Dehydrated broths / Bouillon cubes

How This Score Is Built

This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.

Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.

Where Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% of 58,710 scored products

Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value

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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
0
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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, sugar, partially hydrogenated palm oil, cornstarch, and less than 2% of dried leek, garlic powder, spices, artificial and natural flavors, turmeric (spice and color), disodium inosinate, caramel color, tbhq (to preserve freshness).

Product Details

Brand
Nestlé
Barcode
0028000881054
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
France,United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable's safety score compare to other products?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3.5/5, Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable sits behind 91% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What does a 3.5/5 ingredient safety score mean?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Maggi, bouillon cubes, vegetable's mapped ingredients average out to 3.5/5, which is the Mixed Evidence tier.

Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.