Chicken soup vs. Onion soup — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison
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What are the differences between chicken soup and onion soup?
- Chicken soup is higher in vitamin B3, yet onion soup is higher in copper.
- Onion soup's daily need coverage for sodium is 16% more.
- Chicken soup has 3 times more vitamin B3 than onion soup. While chicken soup has 1.584mg of vitamin B3, onion soup has only 0.49mg.
- The amount of sodium in chicken soup is lower.
We used Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Soup, onion, canned, condensed 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.
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium | +100% |
Contains more PotassiumPotassium | +87.5% |
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus | +200% |
Contains less SodiumSodium | -72.3% |
Contains more CalciumCalcium | +633.3% |
Contains more IronIron | +161.9% |
Contains more CopperCopper | +85.2% |
Contains more ZincZinc | +257.1% |
Contains more SeleniumSelenium | +59.1% |
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.
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 | +29.6% |
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 | +325% |
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 | +223.3% |
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 | +52.5% |
Contains more CholineCholine | +130% |
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C | +400% |
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A | +200% |
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E | +633.3% |
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K | +100% |
Contains more FolateFolate | +140% |
All nutrients comparison - raw data values
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DV% diff. |
Sodium | 143mg | 516mg | 16% |
Manganese | 0.2mg | 9% | |
Vitamin B3 | 1.584mg | 0.49mg | 7% |
Vitamin B2 | 0.085mg | 0.02mg | 5% |
Copper | 0.054mg | 0.1mg | 5% |
Iron | 0.21mg | 0.55mg | 4% |
Phosphorus | 27mg | 9mg | 3% |
Fiber | 0g | 0.7g | 3% |
Zinc | 0.14mg | 0.5mg | 3% |
Folate | 5µg | 12µg | 2% |
Vitamin B6 | 0.061mg | 0.04mg | 2% |
Selenium | 2.2µg | 3.5µg | 2% |
Polyunsaturated fat | 0.213g | 0.53g | 2% |
Calcium | 3mg | 22mg | 2% |
Calories | 36kcal | 46kcal | 1% |
Vitamin B1 | 0.035mg | 0.027mg | 1% |
Saturated fat | 0.321g | 0.21g | 1% |
Choline | 9.2mg | 4mg | 1% |
Vitamin C | 0.2mg | 1mg | 1% |
Potassium | 105mg | 56mg | 1% |
Carbs | 3.53g | 6.68g | 1% |
Cholesterol | 3mg | 0mg | 1% |
Vitamin E | 0.03mg | 0.22mg | 1% |
Protein | 2.52g | 3.06g | 1% |
Fats | 1.2g | 1.42g | 0% |
Net carbs | 3.53g | 5.98g | N/A |
Magnesium | 4mg | 2mg | 0% |
Sugar | 1.58g | 2.72g | N/A |
Vitamin A | 1µg | 3µg | 0% |
Vitamin K | 0.2µg | 0.4µg | 0% |
Monounsaturated fat | 0.582g | 0.61g | 0% |
Macronutrient Comparison
Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
Protein:
2.52 g
Fats:
1.2 g
Carbs:
3.53 g
Water:
92.15 g
Other:
0.6 g
Protein:
3.06 g
Fats:
1.42 g
Carbs:
6.68 g
Water:
86.35 g
Other:
2.49 g
Contains more ProteinProtein | +21.4% |
Contains more FatsFats | +18.3% |
Contains more CarbsCarbs | +89.2% |
Contains more OtherOther | +315% |
~equal in
Water
~86.35g
Fat Type Comparison
Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.213 g
Saturated fat:
Sat. Fat
0.21 g
Monounsaturated fat:
Mono. Fat
0.61 g
Polyunsaturated fat:
Poly. Fat
0.53 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat | -34.6% |
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat | +148.8% |
~equal in
Monounsaturated fat
~0.61g