Chicken Noodle Soup: Calories, Nutrition & Healthier Swaps
48 kcal per 100 g · Nutri-Score B
sugar: low saturated fat: low salt: medium fiber: low
Chicken noodle soup is light and warming — some protein and carbs, lots of liquid — but often saltier than it seems.
Chicken Noodle Soup nutrition facts per 100 g and per serving
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Serving: bowl, 300 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 48 kcal | 144 kcal |
| Protein | 3.2 g | 9.6 g |
| Fat | 1.6 g | 4.8 g |
| incl. saturated | 0.5 g | 1.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.2 g | 16 g |
| incl. sugars | 0.7 g | 2.1 g |
| Fiber | 0.5 g | 1.5 g |
| Salt | 0.7 g | 2.1 g |
Values per 100 g as eaten, averaged from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others) and rounded — a specific brand or recipe will differ a little.
Chicken Noodle Soup: nutrition highlights
It's light: 48 kcal per 100 g, so even a big serving barely moves your daily total.
On the open Nutri-Score algorithm, chicken noodle soup gets a B: one of the better picks in its category. The score weighs calories, sugar, saturated fat and salt against protein, fiber and the share of fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts.
What to watch
- A serving has 2.1 g of salt — 42% of the WHO's 5 g daily maximum.
How much movement is one serving?
One serving (bowl, 300 g) is 144 kcal — roughly 47 min of easy walking or 18 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.
Healthier swaps for Chicken Noodle Soup
Swaps are picked the same way the app does it: from the same kind of food, with a serving matched to the same calories (±25%), and only when the swap is clearly better — not “salad instead of pizza”.
- Bean soup — 240 g, 144 kcal: −0.7 g salt, +4.5 g fibre.
- Lentil soup — 250 g, 145 kcal: −0.6 g salt, +3.5 g fibre.
- Bouillabaisse — 260 g, 143 kcal: −1.6 g salt.
- Soup with veal — 300 g, 144 kcal: −1.8 g salt.