Zoup Broth

[colormist]

I came across this fancy giant jar of Zoup broths at Giant Eagle in Morgantown, WV. I read the beef broth (safe), the chicken broth (safe) and the low sodium chicken broth (safe). I tried the regular chicken broth and it was amazing. No side effects whatsoever. This is the first broth that I've found that is both safe and yummy!

The product is made in SE Michigan, so it should be available in other Giant Eagles in the region. I also noticed that you could order Zoup Broth by the case online, but it is in glass jars and I'm not sure how well that would ship.

I posted about the broth on my blog, but I thought I'd share here too! More information: www.zoupbroth.com

I don't recall how much it cost, but the website has a $1 off coupon.

EDIT: Please note it was discovered that this broth has parsnips, yams, and beets in it and is not safe for HFIers.

[rysmom14]

This would be awesome!

I looked up the site you linked and it says natural flavors. Is that one of those catch all terms that can or can not mean sugar.

we have been staying away from that, but maybe whatever is in the natural flavoring is safe for HFIers!

[colormist]

Yeah, natural flavoring can mean any number of ingredients, which is why we generally steer clear if we notice a reaction. You might have some luck sending them an email or phone call to ask if there are any vegetable products or sweeteners in the natural flavoring and explain why you're asking. I seriously had no reaction at all, though. I think that's a pretty good sign.

EDIT! If you haven't already contacted them, I just sent them an email to as what was in the natural flavor. I know they're a smaller business, so hopefully they respond soon!

[colormist]

WELL... I heard back from the Zoup Broth people. They did concur that the Natural Flavor ingredients are proprietary and super-secret, but they did share with me that their "natural flavor" ingredients includes "beets, parsnips, carrots, and other root vegetables". All extremely unsafe vegetables for HFIers.

BLEAH. I mean, we kind of knew that natural flavors could be hiding sweeteners, but I didn't realize how many foods could be shoved into a single "natural flavors" ingredient.

[antonia]

Also when you see ingredients like "chicken broth" or "chicken stock" these are usually made with vegetables (apparently they don't have to list this). I have just resided to making my own broth with chicken wings in the slow cooker. Not hard at all this way but it's a several day process between the cooking, straining and packaging/freezing.

[rysmom14]

aww man! When I saw there was a new post in here, I was hoping you were going to say that it was safe. Im super bummed. Antonia, This is probably pretty straight forward, but what do you do for your crockpot chicken broth. I tried to boil some of the chicken breasts in some water before and it was an epic fail.

thanks

[antonia]

Rysmom, you would think broth would be the simplest of simple things but it's amazing how many theories there are out there on how to make the perfect stock or broth. I've found this article by smittenkitchen the most helpful to me. It's what I use as a rule of thumb for all meat broths. My broth is even more uncluttered than the authors because I leave the onion and garlic out, of course. Just chicken wings, water and Kosher salt. For beef broth I do roast the bones and meat first. I also find making 2 quarts of broth at a time is easier for me to manage, just fits my time and kitchen constraints better. I strain it with cheese cloth, rigging it with garden clips over a large bowl or measure cup, lol, but you could get a professional, broth strainer. Breast milk freezer bags (from the nursing section of drug or superstore) are super convenient for packaging and freezing.

smittenkitchen.com/2013/11/perfect-uncluttered-chicken-stock/

Edit: to add when I make beef broth it does need to cook longer, more like 24 hrs, or more, depending on the size of your bones.  12 hours is max for chicken wings though. The bones break down too much and you'll end up with a 'muddy' broth that doesn't gel.