Concern

Bouillon cubes

by Spice Supreme

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0076114304419 · Spice Supreme · Condiments. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0076114304419 · Serving size 0.14 ONZ (4 g)

The verdict

Bouillon cubes by Spice Supreme scores 65/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 14 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 3 ingredients are flagged for caution. This is a focused 14-component label led by Salt, Msg, Flavor Enhancer; compare those leading ingredients with the product's processing and nutrition fields before deciding whether it fits your goal. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

65/100
Concern safety score
3
Few flagged · of 14 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0076114304419
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

47/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

65/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

14304419 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Bouillon cubes label screening desk

SCORE-CONC 65/100 FLAG-FEW 3 flagged LEN-FOCUSED 14 ing. REG-PART 43% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-LONG Len top 51% LEAD-FLAG BHA PHOTO-FINISH Cider Coffee · ±0 BOOK-OFF …304419 · July 2026

6 of 14 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: BHA). Source sheet 14304419 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Cider Coffee · Nearest score peer is Cider Coffee at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

This label lands in the third of four positions on the published scale. What separates that position from its neighbours is arithmetic rather than judgement: identical inputs run through the documented weighting always arrive at the same place. Anyone who works the calculation through by hand, using the methodology write-up together with the itemised ratings further down, will reproduce this number exactly — which is the reason for publishing a computed figure instead of an opinion.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

A mid-length component list was parsed from this label. There are enough separate entries for the screen to match several independently, while each matched entry still carries visible weight in the resulting index. Lists of this size are the most common shape in the catalogue, which makes the composite here easier to place against comparable products than at either extreme.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Bouillon cubes: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Bouillon cubes65/1002. Cider Coffee: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Cider Coffee65/1003. PRO Muscle Milk Protein Shake: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. PRO Muscle Milk Protein S…65/1004. Muscle milk light readytodrink shake chocolate: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Muscle milk light readyto…65/1005. Muscle milk: 65/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Muscle milk65/100
Nearest cross-brand screening scores for Bouillon cubes (65/100 on 14 parsed ingredients).
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Bouillon cubes
65/100
Cider Coffee
65/100
PRO Muscle Milk Protein Shake
65/100
Muscle milk light readytodrink shake chocolate
65/100
Muscle milk
65/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 31,268 products we've scored in the Condiments category, the average safety score is 98.3/100. Bouillon cubes scores 33.3 points below that category average (65/100 vs. 98.3/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Condiments products

Bouillon cubes lists 14 ingredients on its label

14 49th percentile a longer ingredient list than 49% of the 27,084 products we track

0–2: 186 products (1%). Below this entry. 2–4: 1,031 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 1,392 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 2,093 products (8%). Below this entry. 8–10: 2,811 products (10%). Below this entry. 10–12: 3,070 products (11%). Below this entry. 12–14: 2,818 products (10%). Below this entry. 14–16: 2,724 products (10%). This entry sits in this band. 16–18: 2,451 products (9%). Above this entry. 18–20: 2,045 products (8%). Above this entry. 20–22: 1,563 products (6%). Above this entry. 22–24: 1,244 products (5%). Above this entry. 24–26: 934 products (3%). Above this entry. 26–28: 694 products (3%). Above this entry. 28–30: 551 products (2%). Above this entry. 30–32: 420 products (2%). Above this entry. 32–34: 246 products (1%). Above this entry. 34–36: 196 products (1%). Above this entry. 36–38: 135 products (0%). Above this entry. 38–40: 134 products (0%). Above this entry. 40–42: 346 products (1%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Condiments product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

27,084 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 14 (49th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
186 products (1%)
2–4
1,031 products (4%)
4–6
1,392 products (5%)
6–8
2,093 products (8%)
8–10
2,811 products (10%)
10–12
3,070 products (11%)
12–14
2,818 products (10%)
14–16
2,724 products (10%)
16–18
2,451 products (9%)
18–20
2,045 products (8%)
20–22
1,563 products (6%)
22–24
1,244 products (5%)
24–26
934 products (3%)
26–28
694 products (3%)
28–30
551 products (2%)
30–32
420 products (2%)
32–34
246 products (1%)
34–36
196 products (1%)
36–38
135 products (0%)
38–40
134 products (0%)
40 and above
346 products (1%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 27,084 Condiments products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 65/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (3 flagged of 14 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

Full Ingredient List

Salt, monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), sugar, vegetable fat, corn starch, artificial beef flavor, pepper ground white, caramel color, disodium inosinate (flavor enhancer), antioxidant (bha, bht) and turmeric powder.

Categories

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

Mid-score cross-brand comparables for Bouillon cubes

Neighbours outside Spice Supreme near Bouillon cubes's mid-band score (65/100). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Spice Supreme; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

BHA is the first flagged ingredient selected from Bouillon cubes's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 14-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to BHA. Open BHA
  • Compare Bouillon cubes's 3 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0076114304419: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.