A food chemist, dietitian and chef boil down the facts on storebought stocks, from their ingredients to nutritional content - and how to best use them in your cooking
Whenever I look at the supermarket stock section, I feel overwhelmed. There’s a sea of brands and forms: some are powdered, some are jelly-like concentrates, some come as ultra-dense cubes and others are liquid with product names like Immune Gut Well Being Beef Bone Broth. Some are $2, others are $44.The sheer variety raises so many questions.
Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morningIf you’re going to buy just one product to sit in your pantry, get powdered stock, says Abe. “Powder is the most versatile and useful stock to buy, the cubes are the hardest to use.” As with the other products, Sewell recommends checking the ingredient and nutrition panels for protein and salt amounts. “A low amount of salt would be 120mg of sodium or less per 100g or 100ml. 400mg is a moderate amount.”
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