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Chicken stock

Chicken stock is a savory liquid used as a base for soups, sauces, stews, and cooked grains.

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About Chicken stock

Chicken stock is a savoury liquid made by simmering chicken parts, commonly with water and often with vegetables or aromatics. It is used as a base for soups, sauces, gravies, stews, braises, and cooked grains.

Its flavour is savoury, while texture and body vary with the parts used and simmering. Gelatinous body can result when skin, joints, or bones are included. It may be clear or cloudy and range from pale gold to deep brown, depending on roasting, simmering time, and straining.

Stock may be prepared at home or sold refrigerated, frozen, canned, boxed, concentrated, or powdered. Salt level, fat content, clarity, and concentration vary widely among these forms; straining, reduction, or reconstitution changes its appearance and consistency.

Ingredient type
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Chicken stock

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Chicken stock nutrition & diet

Chicken stock nutritional value

Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared

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

Calories
36kcal
Protein
2.5g
Carbs
3.5g
Fat
1.2g

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

Portions & preparation

Identify whether the stock is homemade or commercial, strained or unstrained, and prepared from bones, meat, skin, or mixed parts. Concentration and reduction alter the serving represented. Salt, fat, vegetables, herbs, grains, and other additions can make a plain stock reference unsuitable for the finished broth.

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Diet considerations

Chicken stock is generally animal-derived when made from chicken, but recipes may include vegetables, grains, dairy, alcohol, or other animal ingredients. Commercial versions can contain flavorings, starches, sweeteners, or processing aids. Dietary compatibility depends on the label or recipe, concentration, and whether the stock is consumed alone or within a dish.

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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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared ↗. 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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