Better Than Bouillon's Worst Flavor Would Totally Oversalt Your Dishes
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Key Points:
- Better Than Bouillon's Seasoned Vegetable Base ranked lowest among seven popular flavors tested, primarily due to its overpowering saltiness despite its rich umami and vegetable flavors.
- The product's heavy salt content has been widely criticized by consumers on platforms like Amazon, Walmart, and Vitacost, with many describing it as excessively salty to the point of being unusable.
- The Seasoned Vegetable Base replaced the brand's retired Roasted Vegetable Base, a change that has not been well received by some longtime fans.
- The top-ranked flavor in the tasting was Better Than Bouillon's Organic Roasted Chicken Base, praised for its bold and complex profile.
- For plant-based eaters, the Reduced Sodium version of the Season
