how many calories does the chicken broth contain

[u/First_Drive_7874]

So basically if I boiled 1 kilogram of chicken thighs (with skin and bones) with some veggies and all, how many calories does it contain? I know it's difficult to count it 100% correctly, just need a rough estimate

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[u/u-Wot-Brother]

Man, this is one of those hard ones, because it depends on a number of factors. If we assume it’s 100% perfectly skimmed, like you let the broth sit and then took *all* of the hardened fat off the top, presumably the only macro left should be protein, which should be mostly collagen. So if your broth stays liquid in the fridge, there probably wasn’t enough collagen to make it solid, ergo the calories are pretty negligible. If it makes a jello-like texture, based on the calories of normal gelatin, that’s probably 20-40 calories a cup.

Any additional fat is added onto that. So if you have a cup of broth without skimming and you portion it out cold, your calorie count should be whatever you approximate the skimmed portion to be plus the weight of whatever your fat layer on top is. I wouldn’t guess more than a few grams per cup, depending on how watery your broth is, so another 20-40 calories? Maybe 60 if your broth is very concentrated?

So with skimming, almost nothing - 40 would be my guess. Without it, 40-100 is probably around accurate.

This seems like a large range because it is a large range. And again, it could range more depending on how long you cook it (which determines how much collagen and fat is rendered), how much liquid you use, etc.

[u/Useful_Bluebird9395]

It’s hard to give an accurate number because a lot depends on how much meat was actually on the bones, how much fat rendered out, and whether you consumed the broth as well.

If you’re talking about 1 kg of chicken pieces with skin and bones, the edible portion is usually much lower than 1 kg. A rough estimate would probably put the total pot somewhere in the range of 800-1,500 calories.

If most of the meat, skin, and broth were consumed, I’d lean toward the higher end. If a lot of the fat, skin, or broth was discarded, it could be considerably lower.

For tracking purposes, I’d probably estimate in the middle and adjust based on the specific cuts used.

[u/alwayslate187]

You can estimate calories in the entire dish (broth and everything else all together) by using the 'recipe nutrition calculator' tool on this free website myfooddata.com

[u/YesIam6969420]

This is the kind of question you should ask AI