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Broth

Broth is a savory liquid made by simmering water with vegetables, animal products, or other flavoring ingredients.

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About Broth

Broth is a savoury liquid made by simmering water with vegetables, meat, poultry, bones, seafood, mushrooms, herbs, spices, or combinations of these ingredients. It may be served on its own or used as a base for soups, sauces, gravies, braises, porridges, and cooked grains.

Its flavour, aroma, and body depend on the ingredients, cooking time, seasoning, concentration, and straining. Vegetable broth is often light and aromatic; meat- or bone-based broth can be fuller, darker, and more gelatinous. Seafood and mushroom broths have their own distinctive savoury profiles.

Broth may be clear and lightly coloured or cloudy and concentrated. It is sold as ready-to-use liquid, concentrated liquid, powder, or paste. Straining removes solids, while dilution, reduction, added fat, or retained meat and vegetables alter its appearance and texture.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Local names for broth

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English

Broth

English

cooking broth

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Broth nutrition & diet

Broth nutritional value

Soup, broth

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
6kcal
Protein
0.9g
Carbs
0.2g
Fat
0.2g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Broth is a preparation category, not a single food, so identify its base, concentration, straining, and edible inclusions. Vegetable, meat, poultry, fish, and bone-based versions differ, as do clear liquids, reduced broths, and products containing fat, starch, or seasoning blends.

Compare the right form: Match the reference to the exact broth recipe or commercial product, including animal or plant base, concentration, solids, and serving form.

Diet considerations

Broth may be plant-derived, animal-derived, or blended; identity must be established from the recipe or label. Compatibility changes with meat, poultry, fish, dairy, gelatin, noodles, cereals, or flavoring blends. Clear broth and thickened soup have different carbohydrate patterns, especially when portion size and solids vary.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Beef; Chicken; Fish. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Beef; Chicken; Fish. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Optional or variable recorded ingredients: Beef; Chicken. The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition. Recipes and products can differ.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Soup, broth ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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