Bouillon cube comprising, based on the weight of the bouillon cube: 30-70 %wt. NaCl, 10-45 %wt. monosodium glutamate, further comprising at least one iron compound of the group of ferric sodium EDTA, reduced iron, ferrous lactate, ferric citrate, ferric pyrophosphate, ferrous sulphate monohydrate, ferric ammonium citrate brown, in such an amount that the bouillon cube comprises an amount of Fe2+ and/or Fe3+ taken together of from at least 0.01 %wt. and less than 2 %wt, preferably form at least 0.025 %wt and less than 1.6 %wt, more preferably, from at least 0.05 %wt and less than 1 %wt, based on the weight of the bouillon cube.
