Nutrition for Vegetable Broth

Vegetable Broth Nutrition Summary

One cup of vegetable broth (221 grams or 0.5 lb) contains 11 calories and 0.5 grams of protein. Vegetable broth consist of 98% water, and less than 1% of carbohydrates, protein or fat.



In one cup of vegetable broth:

• Calories: 11
• Protein: 0.5 g
• Sugar: 1.2 g
• Fat: 0.2 g, (Saturated: 0.1 g)
• Sodium: 654.2 mg

There is no significant amounts of dietary fiber or cholesterol in vegetable broth.

See the Vegetable Broth Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve.

Calories in Vegetable Broth

Vegetable broth has 11 calories per cup or 5 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from carbohydrates, protein and fat.

69% of calories in vegetable broth are from carbohydrates, 16% of calories are from protein and 15% of calories are from fat.

Calories from Carbs

Calories from Fat

Calories Similar to Vegetable Broth

Some other soups or sauces with similar calories to vegetable broth by weight:

• Chicken Broth: +2 calories
• Beef Broth: +4 calories
• Fish Sauce: +66 calories
• Worcestershire Sauce: +159 calories

Protein in Vegetable Broth

A single cup of Vegetable Broth contains 0.5 grams of protein. Vegetable broth is relatively low in protein, and is not a source of complete protein, containing little or small amounts of the majority of the nine essential amino acids.

• Protein: 0.53 g

There is no significant amounts of tryptophan, threonine, isoleucine, leucine, lysine, methionine, phenylalanine, valine or histidine in vegetable broth.

Protein Similar to Vegetable Broth

Some other soups or sauces with similar amounts of protein to vegetable broth by weight:

• Worcestershire Sauce: -0.5 grams
• Chicken Broth: +0.9 grams
• Beef Broth: +2 grams
• Fish Sauce: +11 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Vegetable Broth

Vegetable broth is not known for its vitamin and minerals, but still contain trace amounts of a few nutrients.

Vitamins in vegetable broth (1 cup):

• Vitamin a: 26.5 ug
• Thiamin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 0.2 mg
• Vitamin c: 0.9 mg
• Vitamin k: 1.5 ug

Minerals in vegetable broth (1 cup):

• Calcium: 6.6 mg
• Potassium: 42 mg
• Iron: 0.1 mg
• Magnesium: 2.2 mg
• Zinc: 0.1 mg
• Phosphorus: 6.6 mg
• Choline: 0.7 mg

There is no significant amounts of selenium, copper, manganese, riboflavin, pantothenic acid, vitamin b6, vitamin e, folate or vitamin b12 in vegetable broth.

Flavonoids and Carotenoids in Vegetable Broth ^[3]

Vegetable Broth Nutrition Chart

Vegetable Broth in Cooking

Vegetable broth is in the top 10% of most popular ingredients for recipes. Most recipes call for one or two cups of vegetable broth.

Friends and Relatives of Vegetable Broth

Foods commonly cooked with vegetable broth:

• Lentils
• Peas
• Barley
• Cauliflower

Other similar relatives:

• Chicken Broth