Wyler's NOVA 4

Wyler's instant bouillon beef cubes

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Product Insight: Wyler's instant bouillon beef cubes

Wyler's instant bouillon beef cubes by Wyler's is tracked in PlainIngredients with 12 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4 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), a standard framework for classifying how heavily food has been industrially modified before reaching the shelf, 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 10 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale.

Our composite score weighs each ingredient's U.S. FDA regulatory status (GRAS, Approved, or Banned), European Union food-additive status under Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008, any U.S. state-level restrictions, and signals drawn from peer-reviewed toxicology literature. The per-product score is the mean of the per-ingredient ratings and should be read as a structured summary rather than a clinical verdict; edge cases such as cumulative exposure, individual allergies, and dietary interactions are not captured by a single number and are better addressed by reading the individual ingredient pages linked below.

Sources: Open Food Facts (product + ingredient list, CC0 licensed) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 · U.S. state food-safety statutes

4
Low Risk
Average ingredient safety: 4 out of 5
Based on 12 tracked ingredients
12
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
10
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient flagged for safety concerns

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, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium bicarbonate, monosodium glutamate, sugar, onion powder, beef fat, hydrolyzed corn protein, dextrose, corn syrup solids, beef stock, garlic powder, beef extract, natural beef flavor, water, soybean oil, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, hydrolyzed torula and brewers yeast protein, corn maltodextrin, caramel color, autolyzed yeast extract, calcium silicate, hydrolyzed wheat gluten protein, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural flavors, lactic acid, silicon dioxide, calcium lactate (milk), soy lecithin, artificial beef flavor, tricalcium phosphate, propyl gallate, fd,c red #40, butter fat, alpha tocopherol (antioxidant), bha (preservative), citric acid

Data Sources

  • Open Food Facts — Product data and ingredient lists
  • FDA Substances Added to Food (SAFFA) Inventory — Safety scores
  • EU Food Additive Regulations (EC) No 1333/2008

Product Details

Brand
Wyler's
Barcode
0041258751177
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
Germany,United States

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