Bone broth is naturally salty: salt contributes to both flavour and shelf life. Many people, however, keep an eye on their sodium intake day to day — whether as a dietary choice or simply to cook more freely. Jarmino developed this low-salt version for them.

In practice the jar contains around 9 g of salt per 100 g of concentrate, against roughly 14 g in the classic version — almost a third less. Per 10 g serving that leaves under 1 g of salt per cup. The taste is still that of a long-simmered beef stock, simply less salty, which leaves you free to season your dishes yourself. At Herba Barona, in Paris 12e, this version answers a request we hear regularly.

Like the classic concentrate, this version rests on a deliberately short ingredient list: beef bones from organic farming, water, and a reduced amount of salt. No additives, no preservatives, no flavour enhancers.

The bones come from organic, pasture-raised cattle, grass-fed, on partner farms in Bavaria and Tyrol. The product is gluten-free and lactose-free, and testing also covers histamine and heavy metals. The full breakdown is in the Composition tab of this page.

The strength of this concentrate is its nutritional density: around 51 g of protein and 38 g of collagen per 100 g, with 20 different amino acids and collagen types 1, 2, 3, 4 and 10, drawn from the slow cooking of whole bones, cartilage included.

That is exactly what separates a genuine simmered bone broth from an ordinary stock cube: here the bones cook for 20 hours. The result is then reduced so that one 10 g teaspoon equals a cup of broth. The 440 g jar therefore covers 44 servings — several weeks of daily use.

Jarmino produces its broths in the Chiemgau region of southern Bavaria, from the bones of organic cattle raised on around a dozen partner farms in Bavaria and Tyrol. The animals are pasture-raised and grass-fed, under certified organic farming.

The short distance between the farms and the production site means a short supply chain and full traceability. You will find the whole range we stock in Paris in our Jarmino selection, alongside the classic concentrate.

Use it exactly like the classic concentrate: dissolve one heaped teaspoon (10 g) in a cup of hot water for a warming drink. Its less salty profile also makes it a very flexible cooking base — in a sauce, a risotto, a purée or a slow-cooked dish, or stirred into a smoothie or protein shake.

Once opened, the jar keeps at least 4 months in the fridge; unopened, 18 months at room temperature. One serving a day is a common rhythm, and nothing stops you using more in cooking, like any stock base.

Herba Barona is the Paris stockist for the Jarmino range: you will find this low-salt concentrate in our shop at 10 rue Théophile Roussel, Paris 12e, a short walk from the Aligre market (metro Ledru-Rollin, line 8, or Bastille, lines 1, 5 and 8). We are open Tuesday to Saturday, 9:30 to 18:30.

Our team knows the bone broth range well and can help you choose between the classic version, the low-salt version, the 220 g jar or the ready-to-drink broth. You can also order from this page: we ship across France and Europe, and pickup in our Paris shop is of course possible.