Nutrition for Chicken Broth

Chicken Broth Nutrition Summary

One cup of chicken broth (249 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 15 calories and 1.6 grams of protein. Chicken broth consist of 98% water, and less than 1% of carbohydrates, protein or fat.



In one cup of chicken broth:

• Calories: 15
• Protein: 1.6 g
• Sugar: 1.1 g
• Fat: 0.5 g
• Cholesterol: 5 mg
• Sodium: 923.8 mg

There is no significant amounts of dietary fiber or saturated fat in chicken broth.

See the Chicken Broth Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve.

Calories in Chicken Broth

Chicken broth has 15 calories per cup or 6 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from protein, fat and carbohydrates.

42% of calories in chicken broth are from protein, 29% of calories are from fat and 29% of calories are from carbohydrates.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Chicken Broth

Some other soups or sauces with similar calories to chicken broth by weight:

• Beef Broth: +2 calories
• Vegetable Broth: -2 calories
• Fish Sauce: +72 calories
• Worcestershire Sauce: +177 calories

Protein in Chicken Broth

One cup of Chicken Broth has 1.6 grams of protein or about 3% of daily recommended intake. Chicken broth is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 1.59 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in chicken broth.

Protein Similar to Chicken Broth

Some other soups or sauces with similar amounts of protein to chicken broth by weight:

• Vegetable Broth: -1 grams
• Beef Broth: +1.2 grams
• Worcestershire Sauce: -1.6 grams
• Fish Sauce: +11 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is not known for its abundance of vitamin and minerals, but still contains significant amounts of a couple nutrients, for example, riboflavin (Vitamin B2).

Vitamins in chicken broth (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 1.5 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.5 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg

Minerals in chicken broth (1 cup):

• Calcium: 10 mg
• Potassium: 44.8 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 2.5 mg
• Zinc: 0.2 mg
• Selenium: 1 ug
• Phosphorus: 10 mg
• Choline: 2.5 mg

There is no significant amounts of copper, manganese, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, vitamin c, folate, vitamin b12 or vitamin k in chicken broth.

Chicken Broth Nutrition Chart

Chicken Broth in Cooking

Chicken broth is in the top 25 most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of chicken broth.

Friends and Relatives of Chicken Broth

Foods commonly cooked with chicken broth:

• Mushroom
• Onion
• Lentils

Other similar relatives:

• Vegetable Broth
• Beef Broth