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Stocks and broths are the cornerstone of any kitchen. Store-bought versions allow you to make soups, sauces, and many other dishes without the hassle of making your own stock or broth from scratch. But, manufactured brands are not created equal, with a few brands packing in unhealthy levels of certain ingredients but lacking in some of the beneficial nutrients that a good stock should have.
One of these health culprits is from Nature’s Promise. The brand is known for not doing healthy food and organic food at good prices, which makes the appearance of its offering here even more disappointing. Even worse, the kind of beef-flavored cooking that arrived here is hit twice by being too salty and lacking in nutritional supplements compared to other brands of stock and broth that we liked.
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The biggest issue with Nature’s Promise organic beef flavored culinary stock is the sodium content. One serving of stock contains an incredible 600 milligrams, which is 26% of your daily intake. It can be bad; some stocks have more than 800 milligrams, which is about 35% of your daily value. But, it can also be better — Kitchen Basics organic beef stock has 440 milligrams, or 18% of your daily value. Nature’s Promise also has a gram of organic sugarcane which, while harmless, is not harmful.
To its credit, Nature’s Promise beef has some nutrients, including a gram of protein, 30 milligrams of calcium, and 10 milligrams of potassium. However, most stocks contain varying levels of the same nutrients. The Kitchen Basics stock has 5 grams of protein and 45 milligrams of potassium, for example, while Texas-based brand HEB (which also operates Central Market) has organic beef with 2 grams of protein, 10 milligrams of calcium, and. 20 milligrams of potassium.
What do these numbers really mean when it comes to getting good beef? Basically, your choice should come down to two things: low sodium content (you can always add more salt later) and good taste. If you get stuck between a few stocks that meet these points, then you can match their tracking results as a tiebreaker.
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