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Essential Everyday Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth: Food Integrity analysis

Updated 2026-10-22 · Essential Everyday

Quick answer

High integrity

Essential Everyday hearty vegetable flavor vegetable broth received a Food Integrity Score of 84 out of 100 (high integrity). This reflects lightly processed and low additive load. This is a concentrated vegetable flavor base with a short list, and most of it is recognizable vegetable juice concentrate and salt. The vague flavor pieces (natural flavor, yeast extract) and the potato flour thickener add a light processing layer, so it fits as an occasional pantry seasoning rather than a daily staple. Main considerations include vague natural flavor system, yeast extract as a processed flavor input, and added sugar of unspecified type. Simpler options: Look for broths listing only vegetables, water, and salt; make a simple batch at home to control every ingredient.

Food Integrity Score 84/100

What stood out on the label?

  • Lightly processed
  • Low additive load
  • Transparency: High

What to watch?

  • Vague natural flavor system
  • Yeast extract as a processed flavor input
  • Added sugar of unspecified type

Simpler options to consider

  • Look for broths listing only vegetables, water, and salt
  • Make a simple batch at home to control every ingredient

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Essential Everyday Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth
Category
Prepared Meals (source: Canned Soup)
GTIN / UPC
00041303051849
Serving size
240 ml (1 cup)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Food Integrity results

Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth

Essential Everyday

High integrity

Warning Signs

Yeast extract, natural flavor, and potato flour are vague or flavor-engineering inputs that hide details behind the label.

Consider This

Citric acid and the "natural flavor" system suggest a flavor-tuned formula rather than a plain pot of vegetables simmered in water.

Good Substitutes

Simmer your own carrot, onion, celery root, and tomato with water and salt for a plainer, fully visible broth.

Overall Assessment

High integrity

This is a concentrated vegetable flavor base with a short list, and most of it is recognizable vegetable juice concentrate and salt. The vague flavor pieces (natural flavor, yeast extract) and the potato flour thickener add a light processing layer, so it fits as an occasional pantry seasoning rather than a daily staple.

Key Highlights

What stood out

  • Vague natural flavor system
  • Yeast extract as a processed flavor input
  • Added sugar of unspecified type

Family Watchlist

Ingredients some users may personally want to know about.

  • Natural flavor — Vague flavor system with undisclosed components
  • Yeast extract — Processed flavor input
  • Contains less than 2% of sugar — Added sugar of unspecified type

Highest concern ingredients

  • Natural flavor (6/10) — Undisclosed flavor components behind a broad term.
  • Yeast extract (5/10) — Processed savory flavor input.
  • Potato flour (3/10) — Refined starch used for thickening.

Better choice tips

  • Look for broths listing only vegetables, water, and salt.
  • Make a simple batch at home to control every ingredient.

Ingredients

Ingredient list

VEGETABLE STOCK (WATER, CARROT JUICE CONCENTRATE, ONION JUICE CONCENTRATE, CELERIAC JUICE CONCENTRATE), CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SUGAR, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, POTATO FLOUR, TOMATO CONCENTRATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, CITRIC ACID.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Highest-concern ingredients first. Expand an item for notes.

  1. Natural flavorConcern 6/10 — Moderate concernVague ingredientWatchlist · Additive · Vague label term

    What this is

    Vague ingredient

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Natural flavor is a broad term hiding undisclosed flavor components.

    Additional note

    Broad flavor system with undisclosed components.

    Family watchlist

    Vague flavor system with undisclosed components.

  2. Yeast extractConcern 5/10 — Moderate concernFlavor inputWatchlist · Additive

    What this is

    Flavor input

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Yeast extract is a processed flavor input that adds savory depth.

    Additional note

    Concentrated flavor input often used for savory depth.

    Family watchlist

    Processed flavor ingredient commonly used for savoriness.

  3. Contains less than 2% of sugarConcern 3/10 — Mild concernSweetenerWatchlist · Vague label term

    What this is

    Sweetener

    Processing category

    Natural refined

    Main concern area

    Family Watchlist

    Why it matters

    Sugar type is unspecified, and some users prefer to track added sugars.

    Additional note

    Small sugar amount; type unspecified.

    Family watchlist

    Added sugar, type not specified.

  4. Potato flourConcern 3/10 — Mild concernThickener

    What this is

    Thickener

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Refined potato flour adds body and thickening to the broth.

    Additional note

    Refined starch-based flour used for body.

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  1. Citric acidConcern 3/10 — Mild concernAcidulantAdditive

    What this is

    Acidulant

    Processing category

    Synthetic / man-made

    Main concern area

    Additive load

    Why it matters

    Citric acid is a common acidulant that adjusts flavor and stability.

    Additional note

    Common acidulant used for tang and preservation.

  2. Vegetable stock (water, carrot juice concentrate, onion juice concentrate, celeriac juice concentrate)Concern 2/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Main concern area

    Processing

    Why it matters

    Concentrated vegetable juices are recognizable but processed into a base.

    Additional note

    Vegetable juice concentrates in water; recognizable base.

  3. Tomato concentrateConcern 1/10 — Very low concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Processed

    Why it matters

    Tomato concentrate is a recognizable, category-normal ingredient.

    Additional note

    Concentrated tomato; category-normal processing.

  4. SaltConcern 0/10 — No meaningful concernSimple food

    What this is

    Simple food

    Processing category

    Whole food

    Why it matters

    Plain salt is a common, recognizable seasoning.

    Additional note

    Basic seasoning.

This Food Integrity score estimates how simple and recognizable an ingredient profile looks. It is not a medical safety rating. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Added-sodium ingredients (Mentions "salt". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Sweetener/sugar on watchlist (see Food Integrity)

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  • Vegetarian

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegetarian, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Vegan

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Vegan, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Plant-Based

    Supportive

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Plant-Based, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Plant-food ingredients (Mentions "carrot", "tomato". See ingredients for details.)

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  • Minimally Processed Eating

    Watch-outs

    Dietary Patterns

    For someone prioritizing Minimally Processed Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Family watchlist items (Natural flavor)

    See more for this goal

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Understanding the Food Integrity analysis

What the Food Integrity analysis evaluates

The Food Integrity analysis focuses on how a packaged food is formulated and made. It examines processing level, ingredient quality, additives, oils, sweeteners, purity cues, and how clearly a label communicates what is in the product. The Food Integrity Score summarizes that formulation and transparency picture on a 0–100 scale. It is not a full nutrient report and it is not a personalized meal plan.

Why processing, ingredients, and transparency matter

Processing level and ingredient quality shape what you are actually eating beyond calories on the label. Additives, industrial oils, and intense sweeteners can change how clean or heavily engineered a product feels, even when the front of pack looks wholesome. Purity and transparency matter because incomplete or marketing-heavy labeling can hide tradeoffs that only show up when the full ingredient list is reviewed carefully.

Who may prioritize Food Integrity

Some people care mainly about Food Integrity because their dietary goals center on formulation rather than macros alone. Examples include checking vegetarian or vegan suitability, preferring simpler ingredient sources, avoiding certain additives or sweeteners, watching oil choices, or preferring less processed options. For those priorities, the Food Integrity Score can be the more practical first read.

How Food Integrity differs from Longevity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality together. Favorable nutrition values do not necessarily mean strong Food Integrity: a product can look balanced on macros yet still rely on heavy processing or additives that the Food Integrity analysis flags in more detail.

Why the two analyses overlap—and why to review Longevity too

The analyses overlap intentionally. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, and Longevity still benefits from the same ingredient-quality lens. They are not competing verdicts; they answer different questions at different depths. Reviewing the Longevity analysis can add information about nutritional composition, metabolic characteristics, and dietary balance that Food Integrity alone does not emphasize. Looking at both usually gives the most complete understanding of tradeoffs.

Common questions about this product

Is Essential Everyday Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Lightly processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Essential Everyday Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth shows about 0g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Essential Everyday Hearty Vegetable Flavor Vegetable Broth: 0.83g total sugar per serving. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Very low calorie and minimal sugar per cup; Vegetable concentrates provide some plant-based flavor; No protein, fat, or added sugar load.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Sodium around 333 mg per cup adds up quickly; Contains yeast extract, natural flavor, and citric acid; Little fiber or protein; mainly a flavoring base.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same prepared meals differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Prepared Meals, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

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