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Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is a savory liquid made by simmering chicken with water and is used as a cooking base for soups, sauces, grains, and other dishes.

Chicken Broth — illustrative ingredient image

About Chicken Broth

Chicken broth is a strained or partly strained savoury liquid made by simmering chicken, usually with water and often with vegetables, herbs, or seasonings. It is used as a cooking base and may also be served as a liquid on its own.

It can be clear to cloudy and pale gold to brown, with a fluid consistency and a chicken aroma. The amount of meat, bones, skin, fat, and added seasoning varies widely, affecting body, clarity, colour, and flavour.

Commercial broth may be canned, boxed, powdered, concentrated, or sold frozen, while homemade broth may retain meat particles or surface fat. Dilution, straining, concentration, and reduction change its appearance and texture. It is not necessarily the same as a reduced stock or consommé.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

Forms & related ingredients

  • Onioncontains · Chicken Broth → Onion
  • Carrotcontains · Chicken Broth → Carrot
  • Herbscontains · Chicken Broth → Herbs
  • Watercontains · Chicken Broth → Water
  • Celerycontains · Chicken Broth → Celery
  • Chickencontains · Chicken Broth → Chicken

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Where chicken broth appears

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Local names for chicken broth

Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.

English

chicken broth

English

Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry

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English

Soup, chicken broth or bouillon, dry, prepared with water

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Chicken Broth nutrition & diet

Chicken Broth nutritional value

Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve

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

Calories
6kcal
Protein
0.6g
Carbs
0.4g
Fat
0.2g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Use chicken broth in the form actually consumed or used in cooking, distinguishing homemade, concentrated, canned, powdered, and ready-to-serve versions. Straining, reduction, added salt, fat, vegetables, noodles, grains, or meat changes the product. A broth used as a small recipe component should not be equated with a bowl serving.

Compare the right form: Match references to chicken broth by preparation and concentration, including homemade, canned, boxed, powdered, or reduced forms and retained solids.

Diet considerations

Chicken broth is animal-origin when made with chicken, though formulations may also contain vegetables, yeast extracts, fats, or flavorings. Compatibility changes with added dairy, gelatin, meat, grains, noodles, or starch. Commercial products and bouillons require ingredient review, while a plain broth used in a recipe may contribute differently from broth consumed as a finished soup.

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

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
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.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve ↗. 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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