Who is this choice for?

People looking for certified organic cubes

You want to find organic certification on the exact product, rather than relying on the recipe name or references to natural ingredients.

People keeping an eye on salt

You regularly add stock to soups, sauces or casseroles and want to compare the amount of salt in the portion you use.

People who want to store their cubes in glass

You want to organise your cupboard with a glass jar, while knowing whether the cubes are sold in that container or simply transferred after purchase.

What should you check before buying?

First, check the organic certification and ingredients for the product you’ve chosen. Then decide whether glass needs to be the retail packaging or simply a storage container: you’ll need to check these requirements in different ways.

Criterion What to check Who is it for?
Organic certification The organic logo and certification details on the exact product’s label, along with its ingredients list. If I choose these cubes for their organic certification, the recipe name alone isn’t enough. Around 31% of consumers rank this check as their top priority.
Glass jar The material used for the retail packaging; if you’re transferring the cubes, the information to keep from the original packaging. I want to store my cubes in glass, but I need to know whether they’re already sold in a jar. This is the top priority for around 31% of consumers.
Salt and ingredients The salt per serving you use, ingredients of animal origin and any allergen information specific to the recipe. When I add stock to a dish, its ingredients matter more to me than its container. Around 23% of consumers are most concerned about salt, allergens or ingredients.
Use and availability The recipe, the recommended amount and availability from your chosen shop or ordering service. I need stock that suits my dish and that I can actually buy where I do my shopping. For around 15% of consumers, practical use comes first.

Mistakes to avoid

  • Assuming ‘organic’ means ‘low in salt’

    Organic certification doesn’t tell you how much salt a product contains. Knorr states that its organic chicken stock contains 1.7 g of salt per serving.

    Compare the figures for the amount of stock you’ll actually use, and take account of any salt already in the dish.

  • Confusing a storage jar with retail packaging

    A box of cubes or stock tablets wrapped in paper doesn’t become a product sold in a glass jar when you transfer it to one.

    Check the packaging of the exact product before you buy. If you transfer the cubes, keep the label so you can refer to the ingredients, allergens, batch number and best-before date.

  • Choosing a recipe without checking the ingredients again

    Chicken recipes may contain animal-derived ingredients. Allergens and ‘may contain’ warnings vary between products, even within the same organic range.

    Read the ingredients list and allergen information for each product rather than relying on the brand or range name alone.

  • Assuming a product listing means it’s available locally

    E.Leclerc notes that certain Bio Village products aren’t sold on its website and advises customers to check with their local store.

    Before setting off, check that your chosen product is available at your store or through your preferred ordering method.

Brands and retailers to know

Maggi

Maggi offers organic stock cubes or tablets, including products in its KUB OR, chicken and bouquet garni ranges.

  • Carrefour lists a box of 32 Maggi organic stock cubes; Auchan also lists organic chicken stock tablets.
  • The paper wrappers specified for some KUB organic products aren’t a glass jar. Also check the salt and allergens in the recipe you choose.

Knorr

Knorr offers an organic chicken stock in tablet form, designed for use in cooking.

  • The Knorr product listing provides the ingredients and salt content per serving, which can help you assess the recipe.
  • The organic chicken stock contains ingredients derived from chicken and has 1.7 g of salt per serving. So the term ‘organic’ doesn’t, on its own, tell you about these other factors.

Bio Village (E.Leclerc)

Bio Village offers dehydrated organic vegetable and chicken stock in boxes of 8 tablets, weighing 80 g in total.

  • E.Leclerc product listings let you check the ingredients and nutritional values for the products concerned.
  • A product listing may state that the product isn’t sold on the website. Check availability with your local E.Leclerc store.

Auchan Bio

Auchan lists an organic chicken and fine herbs stock in a box of 8 tablets, weighing 80 g in total.

  • The product name and pack size make it easy to identify this specific product.
  • To decide whether it meets your requirements, check the ingredients list, allergens, salt content and packaging.

Carrefour

Here, Carrefour is a retailer where you can browse organic stock products, including Maggi, rather than an organic stock cube brand in its own right.

  • Some Carrefour listings provide details about the pack size, ingredients and allergens for each product.
  • A product listing alone doesn’t confirm availability at the store or through the ordering method you plan to use.

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Frequently asked questions

How can you identify organic stock cubes in France?

Check the organic certification details and the label on the cubes you’re planning to buy, rather than relying on the product name alone. The Directorate General for Competition Policy, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control states that at least 95% of the agricultural ingredients in a processed product described as organic must come from organic farming.

Is organic stock necessarily low in salt?

No: organic certification doesn’t mean a recipe contains little salt. For example, Knorr’s organic chicken stock contains 1.7 g of salt per serving. Compare the nutritional values, taking into account the portion you’ll use.

Can you store stock cubes in a glass jar?

Yes, you can use a jar to store cubes bought in different packaging. Keep the original packaging or its information somewhere you can read it, including the ingredients list, allergens, batch number, best-before date and instructions. Transferring the cubes doesn’t mean they were sold in glass.

Should you check the allergens in an organic stock cube?

Yes, organic certification doesn’t replace checking the allergen information. Ingredients and any ‘may contain’ warnings depend on the recipe, so check the label of the product you choose, even if you’re already familiar with another recipe from the same brand.