Low sodium bouillon
The lowest of 50 bouillons has 0 mg of sodium in 4 g; most have 130 to 1,110 mg. 6 are low sodium bouillons, first in the list.
Other lists: broth (on 245 g)
| Product | Serving | % Daily Value | Level | Nutrition | ||||||||
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| 1Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated BouillonName says “sodium free” | per 4 g | 0mg | 0% DV | Sodium free | ||||||||
| 2Minor's Beef Base Low Sodium (No Added MSG) Gluten Free 4 x 5 poundName says “low sodium” | per 4 g | 115mg | 5% DV | Low sodium | ||||||||
| 3Minor's Low Sodium Beef Base, Gluten Free, No Added MSG, 1 Lb CupName says “low sodium” | per 4 g | 115mg | 5% DV | Low sodium | ||||||||
| 4Minor's Low Sodium Vegetable Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb CupName says “low sodium” | per 4 g | 120mg | 5% DV | Low sodium | ||||||||
| 5Minor's Low Sodium Chicken Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb TubName says “low sodium” | per 4 g | 125mg | 5% DV | Low sodium | ||||||||
| 6Edward & Sons Garden Veggie Low Sodium Bouillon CubesName says “low sodium” | per 4 g | 130mg | 6% DV | Low sodium | ||||||||
| 7Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Beef BaseName says “reduced sodium” | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 350mg | 15% DV | |||||||||
| 8Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Chicken BaseName says “reduced sodium” | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 350mg | 15% DV | |||||||||
| 9Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Seasoned Vegetable BaseName says “reduced sodium” | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 350mg | 15% DV | |||||||||
| 10Better Than Bouillon Roasted Chicken Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 500mg | 22% DV | |||||||||
| 11Better Than Bouillon Reduced Sodium Beef BaseName says “reduced sodium” | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 510mg | 22% DV | |||||||||
| 12Marukome Original Miso Broth Concentrate Soup | per 1 tbsp (15 g) | 590mg | 26% DV | |||||||||
| 13Malher Instant Chicken Flavour Bouillon | per 3 g | 620mg | 27% DV | |||||||||
| 14Minor's Minors Sauted Vegetable Base Mirepoix, No Added MSG, 1 Lb cup | per 6 g | 630mg | 27% DV | |||||||||
| 15Marukome Original Miso Broth Concentrate | per 1 tbsp (15 g) | 650mg | 28% DV | |||||||||
| 16Better Than Bouillon Vegetarian No Chicken Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 660mg | 29% DV | |||||||||
| 17Better Than Bouillon Organic Roasted Beef Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 700mg | 30% DV | |||||||||
| 18Better Than Bouillon Organic Roasted Chicken Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 700mg | 30% DV | |||||||||
| 19Better Than Bouillon Premium Seasoned Vegetable Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 700mg | 30% DV | |||||||||
| 20Better Than Bouillon Organic Seasoned Vegetable Base | per 1 tsp (6 g) | 710mg | 31% DV | |||||||||
| 21Minor's Chicken Base (No Added MSG) 1lb Cup | per 6 g | 740mg | 32% DV | |||||||||
| 22Minor's Seafood Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb | per 6 g | 750mg | 33% DV | |||||||||
| 23Knorr Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon Extra Large Cubes | per 5 g | 770mg | 33% DV | |||||||||
| 24Savory Choice Chicken Broth Concentrates | per 12 g | 770mg | 33% DV | |||||||||
| 25Minor's Clam Base (No Added MSG) Gluten Free 1 pound | per 6 g | 780mg | 34% DV | |||||||||
| 26Minor's Lobster Base, Gluten Free, No Added MSG, 1 Lb Cup | per 7 g | 780mg | 34% DV | |||||||||
| 27Minor's Ham Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb Cup | per 6 g | 790mg | 34% DV | |||||||||
| 28Lee Kum Kee Chicken Bouillon Powder | per 1 tsp (5 g) | 810mg | 35% DV | |||||||||
| 29Knorr Chicken Flavor Bouillon | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 820mg | 36% DV | |||||||||
| 30Parador Poulet Chicken Bouillon concentré Bouillon concentrado | per 10 mL | 830mg | 36% DV | |||||||||
| 31Maggi Beef Flavor Bouillon | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 850mg | 37% DV | |||||||||
| 32Knorr Chicken Flavor Bouillon | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 870mg | 38% DV | |||||||||
| 33Madame Gougousse Fish Flavored Bouillon | per 5 g | 870mg | 38% DV | |||||||||
| 34Bramwells Vegetable Stock Pots | per 1 serving (250 mL) | 885mg | 38% DV | |||||||||
| 35Maggi Vegetable Flavor Bouillon Cubes | per 4 g | 900mg | 39% DV | |||||||||
| 36Signature Select Chicken Flavored Bouillon Cubes | per 4 g | 900mg | 39% DV | |||||||||
| 37Knorr Tomato Bouillon with Chicken Flavor, Tomato with Chicken | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 910mg | 40% DV | |||||||||
| 38Hannaford Bouillon Cubes, Beef Flavor | per 4 g | 920mg | 40% DV | |||||||||
| 39Maggi Chicken Flavor Bouillon Tablets | per 5 g | 920mg | 40% DV | |||||||||
| 40Meijer Chicken Flavor Bouillon Cubes | per 4 g | 920mg | 40% DV | |||||||||
| 41Tops Beef Flavored Instant Bouillon | per 1 tsp (4 g) | 970mg | 42% DV | |||||||||
| 42Knorr Shrimp Flavor Bouillon Cubes | per 6 g | 1,000mg | 43% DV | |||||||||
| 43Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Cubes Bouillon | per 4 g | 1,020mg | 44% DV | |||||||||
| 44Knorr Beef Flavor Bouillon Cubes | per 6 g | 1,100mg | 48% DV | |||||||||
| 45Knorr Chicken Flavor Bouillon | per 6 g | 1,110mg | 48% DV | |||||||||
| 46Knorr Beef Flavor Bouillon Cubes | per 5 g | 1,180mg | 51% DV | |||||||||
| 47Maggi Chicken Bouillon Tab 24ct carton | per 6 g | 1,280mg | 56% DV | |||||||||
| 48Maggi Beef Flavor Bouillon Tablets 2.32 oz. Box | per 6 g | 1,300mg | 57% DV | |||||||||
| 49Maggi Chicken Bouillon Tab 12ct Carton | per 6 g | 1,310mg | 57% DV | |||||||||
| 50Coop Beef Bouillon | per 500 mL | 1,980mg | 86% DV |
No bouillon here matches all of that.
% Daily Value is one serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Package data: USDA FoodData Central, October 29, 2026 release, and Open Food Facts as of November 12, 2026. Sources
Is there a low sodium bouillon?
Yes. 6 of the 50 bouillons here have 140 mg of sodium or less in a serving, the federal line for the words “low sodium”. The low sodium bouillon brands are Herb-Ox, Minor's and Edward & Sons.
The rest sit above the line: the next lowest has 350 mg in a serving, and most bouillon has 130 to 1,110 mg in a serving, 6% to 48% of the Daily Value.
Low sodium bouillon brands
The lowest bouillon of each brand at the low sodium level:
- Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 4 g
- Minor's Beef Base Low Sodium (No Added MSG) Gluten Free 4 x 5 pound 115mg per 4 g
- Edward & Sons Garden Veggie Low Sodium Bouillon Cubes 130mg per 4 g
The next lowest brands, all above the low sodium line:
- Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Beef Base 350mg per 1 tsp (6 g)
- Marukome Original Miso Broth Concentrate Soup 590mg per 1 tbsp (15 g)
- Malher Instant Chicken Flavour Bouillon 620mg per 3 g
- Knorr Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon Extra Large Cubes 770mg per 5 g
- Savory Choice Chicken Broth Concentrates 770mg per 12 g
Lowest sodium bouillon by kind
The lowest bouillon of each kind, least sodium first. 3 of them reach the low sodium level.
- Chicken: Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 4 g
- Beef: Minor's Beef Base Low Sodium (No Added MSG) Gluten Free 4 x 5 pound 115mg per 4 g
- Vegetable: Minor's Low Sodium Vegetable Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb Cup 120mg per 4 g
- Fish or seafood: Minor's Seafood Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb 750mg per 6 g
- Ham or pork: Minor's Ham Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb Cup 790mg per 6 g
No salt added bouillon
17 bouillons here carry “no salt added”, “unsalted” or “low sodium” in the name. The 12 to look at first, newer packages before older ones:
- Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 4 g
- Minor's Beef Base Low Sodium (No Added MSG) Gluten Free 4 x 5 pound 115mg per 4 g
- Minor's Low Sodium Beef Base, Gluten Free, No Added MSG, 1 Lb Cup 115mg per 4 g
- Minor's Low Sodium Vegetable Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb Cup 120mg per 4 g
- Minor's Low Sodium Chicken Base, No Added MSG, Gluten Free, 1 Lb Tub 125mg per 4 g
- Edward & Sons Garden Veggie Low Sodium Bouillon Cubes 130mg per 4 g
- Herb-Ox Beef Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 1 tsp (4 g) · older package
- Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 1 tsp (4 g) · older package
- Herb-Ox Sodium Free Beef Flavor Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 4 g · older package
- Herb-Ox Sodium Free Chicken Granulated Bouillon 0mg per 1 tsp (4 g) · older package
- Herb-Ox Sodium Free Granulated Chicken Flavor Bouillon 0mg per 4 g · older package
- L.b.jamison's Soup Base, Sodium Free Chicken 0mg per 1 tsp (4 g) · older package
“No salt added” and “unsalted” mean that no salt goes in while the food is made, on a food that is normally made with salt. Neither means no sodium: the other ingredients have sodium of their own. When the food is not sodium free, the package has to say “not a sodium free food” or “not for control of sodium in the diet” next to the Nutrition Facts.
Salt free bouillon
“Salt free” is stricter. A package may say it only when the food is sodium free, under 5 mg. 7 of the bouillons here are that low.
Low sodium bouillon at Hannaford, Meijer, Tops and other stores
The lowest bouillon of each store's own brand. None of them reaches the low sodium level.
- Hannaford Bouillon Cubes, Beef Flavor 920mg per 4 g
- Meijer Chicken Flavor Bouillon Cubes 920mg per 4 g
- Tops Beef Flavored Instant Bouillon 970mg per 1 tsp (4 g)
Questions about low sodium bouillon
What is a low sodium bouillon?
A bouillon with 140 mg or less of sodium in one serving as the package sizes it, which federal labeling rules set as the amount that makes 245 g once prepared. That is the line for the words “low sodium” on a package. “Very low sodium” is 35 mg or less and “sodium free” is under 5 mg.
Is there a sodium free or no sodium bouillon?
Yes. 7 of the bouillons here are sodium free: under 5 mg in a serving. “No sodium” on a package means the same.
Is there a reduced sodium bouillon?
18 of the bouillons here carry “reduced sodium”, “less sodium” or “lower sodium” in the name. On a package those words mean at least 25 percent less sodium than the regular food it is compared with, so a reduced sodium bouillon can still be above the low sodium line.
Does Better Than Bouillon make a low sodium bouillon?
No Better Than Bouillon bouillon here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Better Than Bouillon Organic Reduced Sodium Roasted Beef Base has 350 mg per 1 tsp (6 g).
Does Knorr make a low sodium bouillon?
No Knorr bouillon here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Knorr Vegetarian Vegetable Bouillon Extra Large Cubes has 770 mg per 5 g.
Does Herb-Ox make a low sodium bouillon?
Yes.
Herb-Ox Chicken Flavor Sodium Free Granulated Bouillon has 0 mg per 4 g.
Does Wyler's make a low sodium bouillon?
No Wyler's bouillon here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Wyler's Reduced Sodium Beef Instant Bouillon Cubes has 480 mg per 4 g (an older package).
Does Maggi make a low sodium bouillon?
No Maggi bouillon here is at the low sodium level. Its lowest:
Maggi Beef Flavor Bouillon has 850 mg per 1 tsp (4 g).
What are the nutrition facts of the lowest sodium bouillon?
0 mg sodium, 10 calories, 1 g protein and 0 g total fat in one 4 g serving of Herb-Ox Sodium Free, the lowest sodium bouillon here. The Nutrition button on each product in the list opens the rest of its Nutrition Facts.
How to read the numbers
Sodium in one serving, from the package's Nutrition Facts. The serving is next to it.
% Daily Value is that serving's share of 2,300 mg, the Daily Value for sodium on US packages.
Level: a green tag means the number in a serving meets a federal level: low sodium (140 mg or less), very low sodium (35 mg or less) or sodium free (under 5 mg). The package may not print those words.
Nutrition opens the rest of one serving's Nutrition Facts and the ingredient list. More nutrition puts those numbers in the list, to order by any of them.
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These are package numbers, not advice. How much sodium is right for you is for your doctor or dietitian to say.