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Imagine there's no chicken.


Anyone who is (or cooks for or wants to eat like) a vegetarian has faced the chicken-broth dilemma. How do you get that chicken something into dishes for no-chicken people?

Imagine Organic No-Chicken Broth man ages to turn water, onions, celery, carrots, and a few other ingredients into chickeny broth. And the company does it without the MSG MSG: see glutamic acid. , autolyzed yeast extract Yeast extract is the common name for various forms of processed yeast products that are used as food additives or flavourings. They are often used in the same way that monosodium glutamate (MSG) is used, and, like MSG, often contain free glutamic acids. , disodium inosinate Disodium inosinate (E631), chemical formula C10H11N2Na2O8P, is the disodium salt of inosinic acid. It is a food additive often found in instant noodles, potato chips, and a variety of other snacks. , and other flavor enhancers that some brands use.

Along with additives, Imagine leaves out much of the salt. A cup of Swanson Vegetable Broth packs 940 mg of sodium (its Organic version has 570 mg). Knorr has 880 mg, and Whole Foods 365 Organic delivers 710 mg. That's at least a third of a day's worth (half a day's worth for anyone over 50).

Imagine Organic No-Chicken cuts the sodium to 460 mg (which matches its Qrganic Vegetable Broth). While still high, that's lower than all but a few brands. Health Valley Fat Free Vegetable Broth and Kitchen Basics Vegetable Stock have 330 mg of sodium per cup, but neither matches Imagine's taste.

If you're cooking for carnivores, Health Valley's delicious Fat-Free Chicken Broth Noun 1. chicken broth - a stock made with chicken
chicken stock

broth, stock - liquid in which meat and vegetables are simmered; used as a basis for e.g. soups or sauces; "she made gravy with a base of beef stock"
 has 380 mg of sodium, and Herb-Ox Very Low Sodium Instant Chicken Bouillon Bouillon, town (1991 pop. 5,468), Luxembourg prov., SE Belgium, in the Ardennes on the Semois River, near the French border. It is a small manufacturing and tourist center.  powder has a mere 5 mg.

But if chicken is out, try putting Imagine in.

Imagine Foods: (800) 434-4246.
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Date:Jan 1, 2006
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