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Chicken soup vs. Table salt — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are chicken soup and table salt different?

  • Chicken soup has more vitamin B3 and vitamin B2 than table salt.
  • Daily need coverage for sodium for table salt is 1679% higher.
  • Chicken soup has less sodium.
  • Table salt has a lower glycemic index (0) than chicken soup (52).

Soup, stock, chicken, home-prepared and Salt, table are the varieties used 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 0.71% 7.2% 0.71% 12% 10% 2.7% 0% 5055% 13% 0.55%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +1212.5%
Contains more CopperCopper +80%
Contains more ZincZinc +40%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +2100%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +700%
Contains more IronIron +57.1%

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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0mg
~equal in Vitamin B12 ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Chicken soup Table salt DV% diff.
Sodium 143mg 38758mg 1679%
Vitamin B3 1.584mg 0mg 10%
Vitamin B2 0.085mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.061mg 0mg 5%
Protein 2.52g 0g 5%
Selenium 2.2µg 0.1µg 4%
Manganese 0.1mg 4%
Phosphorus 27mg 0mg 4%
Copper 0.054mg 0.03mg 3%
Vitamin B1 0.035mg 0mg 3%
Potassium 105mg 8mg 3%
Choline 9.2mg 0mg 2%
Calories 36kcal 0kcal 2%
Iron 0.21mg 0.33mg 2%
Calcium 3mg 24mg 2%
Fats 1.2g 0g 2%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.213g 0g 1%
Folate 5µg 0µg 1%
Monounsaturated fat 0.582g 0g 1%
Saturated fat 0.321g 0g 1%
Carbs 3.53g 0g 1%
Cholesterol 3mg 0mg 1%
Magnesium 4mg 1mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 3.53g 0g N/A
Sugar 1.58g 0g N/A
Zinc 0.14mg 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin E 0.03mg 0mg 0%
Vitamin A 1µg 0µg 0%
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0µg 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
100%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 0 g
Water: 0.2 g
Other: 99.8 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +45975%
Contains more OtherOther +16533.3%

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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. Table salt - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/173468/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.