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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.
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 1.4% 6.6% 4.9% 21% 33% 14% 3.9% 67% 26% 19%
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.
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 3.3% 1% 4.4% 0% 6.8% 4.6% 9.2% 0% 9.2% 0% 1% 9% 2.2%
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%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Onion soup 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
3% 4% 92%
Protein: 2.52 g
Fats: 1.2 g
Carbs: 3.53 g
Water: 92.15 g
Other: 0.6 g
3% 7% 86% 2%
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
29% 52% 19%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.321 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.582 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.213 g
16% 45% 39%
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

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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. Onion soup - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171551/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.