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Herb-Ox Bouillon Cubes, Chicken, Gluten Free
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Herb-Ox Bouillon Cubes, Chicken, Gluten Free

Herb Ox
3.33 oz
Available at Foodtown
5
Calories
0g
Protein
1100mg
Sodium
50
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Herb-Ox Herb-Ox Bouillon Cubes (Chicken, Gluten Free) is a familiar, pocket-sized pantry staple you’ll find on the soup and broth aisle, often shelved near canned broths, boxed stocks, soup mixes, and other bouillon brands. Shoppers pull a small box when they want quick savory lift for soups, gravies, rice, stuffing, or a fast cup of broth on a cold night. Its brand positioning sits squarely in the practical, value-oriented corner of American grocery culture: an affordable, legacy seasoning product marketed to home cooks who prize convenience and consistent flavor. Packaging copy leans into reassuring “real” language—“Made with real chicken. Real herbs. Real flavor.”—and a gluten-free claim, offering a mild health halo without organic or non-GMO certification. There’s no child-focused artwork or premium gourmet cues; the tone is plain, familiar, and utility-focused. In plain language, these are industrially processed bouillon cubes: concentrated flavor blocks made from savory extracts, fats, salt, sugars, and flavor-enhancing additives designed for long shelf life and rapid dissolution. Sensory experience is straightforward—the cubes are hard, crumbly, and salt-forward, wrapped in a small box (often with foil-wrapped individual cubes) that dissolve quickly into hot water to yield a clear, intensely flavored broth. Rituals around use are speedy and domestic: stir a cube into boiling water for an instant broth, or crumble into sauces, casseroles, and one-pot meals to stretch flavor. In grocery culture it represents an every-day shortcut—practical, ubiquitous, and designed to deliver a consistent savory backbone to an array of home-cooked and convenience meals.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 cube
Servings per Container: 25
Calories5
% Daily Value*
Total Fat0g0%
Saturated Fat0g0%
Sodium1100mg48%
Total Carbohydrate1g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Salt,, Flavor, (Hydrolyzed, Corn, Protein,, Salt),, Sugar,, Contains, 2%, or, Less, of, Silicon, Dioxide, (Anticaking, Agent),, Natural, Flavor, (Autolyzed, Yeast, Extract,, Salt,, Sugar,, Whey, Powder, [from, Milk],, Lactic, Acid),, Chicken, Fat,, Disodium, Inosinate, and, Disodium, Guanylate,, Dehydrated, Cooked, Chicken, (Contains, Natural, Flavor),, Dehydrated, Parsley,, Turmeric,, Onion, Powder,, Spice,, Garlic, Powder..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • Disodium Inosinate - Processed emulsifier
  • Disodium Guanylate - Processed emulsifier
No Emulsifier

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:4 / 4

Ultra-Processed

Why this score?

The product is an industrially formulated bouillon with hydrolyzed proteins, flavor enhancers, anticaking agents, and other additives typical of ultra-processed foods, rather than just minimally processed ingredients.

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Common Questions about Herb-Ox Bouillon Cubes, Chicken, Gluten Free

Well, 'healthy' can mean different things to different people! These bouillon cubes are low in calories and don’t have added sugars or preservatives, making them a decent choice for adding flavor to your meals without a lot of extra baggage. Just keep an eye on the sodium content—each cube packs a punch with 1,100 mg!

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