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Chicken soup vs. Baby food — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between chicken soup and baby food?

  • Baby food is richer than chicken soup in iron, vitamin B3, vitamin B2, vitamin B1, calcium, phosphorus, selenium, copper, fiber, and vitamin E.
  • Baby food's daily need coverage for iron is 591% more.

We used Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Babyfood, cereal, mixed, dry fortified types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 2.9% 0.9% 9.3% 7.9% 18% 3.8% 12% 19% 0% 12%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 71% 220% 39% 1781% 111% 65% 168% 0.39% 0% 141%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +2400%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +24333.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +316.2%
Contains more IronIron +22519%
Contains more CopperCopper +518.5%
Contains more ZincZinc +1614.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +1351.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium -97.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +1077.3%
~equal in Manganese ~mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0.33% 0.6% 0% 8.8% 20% 30% 0% 14% 0% 0.5% 3.8% 5%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 7.7% 0.33% 74% 0% 610% 627% 651% 64% 44% 0% 3.8% 32% 13%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1050%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +12166.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +6865.7%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +3096.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2091.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +209.8%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +650%
Contains more FolateFolate +760%
Contains more CholineCholine +152.2%
~equal in Vitamin A ~1µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Baby food DV% diff.
Iron 0.21mg 47.5mg 591%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 34.714mg 207%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 2.717mg 202%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 2.438mg 200%
Calcium 3mg 733mg 73%
Phosphorus 27mg 392mg 52%
Selenium 2.2µg 25.9µg 43%
Copper 0.054mg 0.334mg 31%
Fiber 0g 7.5g 30%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 3.68mg 24%
Carbs 3.53g 73.4g 23%
Magnesium 4mg 100mg 23%
Vitamin B5 1.074mg 21%
Zinc 0.14mg 2.4mg 21%
Protein 2.52g 12.2g 19%
Calories 36kcal 379kcal 17%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0.189mg 10%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 1.697g 10%
Potassium 105mg 437mg 10%
Folate 5µg 43µg 10%
Sodium 143mg 3mg 6%
Fats 1.2g 4.4g 5%
Choline 9.2mg 23.2mg 3%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 1.206g 2%
Saturated fat 0.321g 0.769g 2%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 2.3mg 2%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 1.5µg 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Net carbs 3.53g 65.9g N/A
Sugar 1.58g 0.87g N/A
Vitamin A 1µg 1µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.158mg 0%
Threonine 0.4mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.477mg 0%
Leucine 1.041mg 0%
Lysine 0.404mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.672mg 0%
Valine 0.653mg 0%
Histidine 0.286mg 0%

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
12% 4% 73% 7% 3%
Protein: 12.2 g
Fats: 4.4 g
Carbs: 73.4 g
Water: 6.7 g
Other: 3.3 g
Contains more WaterWater +1275.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +384.1%
Contains more FatsFats +266.7%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1979.3%
Contains more OtherOther +450%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.769 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.206 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.697 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -58.3%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +107.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +696.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Chicken soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172884/nutrients
  2. Baby food - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/170964/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.