Broth caloric content

Cooking broth, quite often hostesses wonder about that how many calories in broth? The answer to this question not always unambiguous as broth caloric content is directly influenced not only by a product from which broth, but also its quantity prepares.

Among all known first courses broth is among the most useful and dietary. It is explained by the fact that, despite broth calories, it has the systemic recreational effect on all human body. In cookery it is a basis for soups, sauces and many other dishes. Broth is not just liquid. It combines many vitamins and minerals (for example, magnesium, group B vitamins, phosphorus, zinc).

Broth can be made of various products that directly influences broth caloric content. Those which prepare from fat kinds of fish and meat are considered as the most caloric of them. The number of calories will be minimum in vegetable and mushroom broth. However at the same time it is necessary to remember that, despite the fact that how many calories in broth, it all the same remains very useful and irreplaceable product in a day diet of each person.

Let's consider positive properties of broth in more detail:

• It facilitates the course of catarrhal and viral diseases;
• Recovers normal work of an organism after end of this or that disease;
• Normalizes the circulatory pressure and work of a stomach;
• Thanks to a certain caloric content of broth, it promotes improvement of cardiac performance;
• Liquefies blood and reduces probability of developing of blood clots in it.

It is considered the most useful of all types of broths chicken as caloric content this broth possesses rather low. As a result it normalizes work of digestive tract, strengthens teeth, bones, improves memory, heals wounds, suppresses a depression of the person, cook chicken broth most often, in comparison with other kinds of such dishes. Besides, people with a diabetes mellitus need to use a similar dish, chicken broth normalizes sugar level in blood.

Entering broths which caloric content is low into the day diet, it is necessary to remember that along with a large amount of advantages, they have as well some negative qualities. It is forbidden to use them to those people who have problems with normal exchange processes in an organism, the ulcer or gastritis with a hyperoxemia is found. The reason of similar bans is that broth increases acidity in a stomach, and also provokes more plentiful allocation of a gastric juice.

Caloric content of broth and secrets of its preparation

As it was already noted earlier, the caloric content of broth depends on a product from which it is going to be prepared. As a basis for any broth clear water which does not bear in itself any calories at all, and in advance prepared food stuff (meat, vegetables, fish or chicken) undertakes.

The main secret of preparation of useful broth (in this case the number of calories of broth will be minimum) is that it is the best of all to train him on the second water. It means that water in which meat or chicken began to boil needs to be merged and filled a pan with new clear water in which and it is necessary to cook a product to readiness. As a result of the done operations the caloric content of broth will be very small as from it delete excess amount of fats.

If you want to be beautiful, vigorous, harmonious and joyful, do not forget to use daily at least a small amount of broth.

How many calories in broth?

• In 100 g of chicken broth there are 2 g of proteins, 0,5 g of fats, 0,3 g of carbohydrates. Energy value of such product makes 15 kcal;
• In 100 g of mushroom broth there are 0,2 g of proteins, 0,02 g of fats, 0,85 g of carbohydrates. Energy value – 4,28 kcal;
• 0,65 g of proteins, 0,18 g of fats, 2,36 g of carbohydrates are the share of 100 g of vegetable broth. Energy value does not exceed 12,85 kcal;
• In 100 g of a fish broth from low-fat grades of fish (for example, a hake) the amount of proteins makes 4,49 g, fats – 0,61 g, carbohydrates – 0,71 g of Energotsennost – 26,15 kcal;
• Most of all calories in pork broth. In 100 g of such dish 23,15 g of proteins, 8 g of fats contain, there are no carbohydrates. Energy value – 40 kcal;
• Caloric content of a beef-infusion broth from beef can be different. If to cook broth from pulp, then 2,3 g of proteins, 1,1 g of fats, 2,6 g of carbohydrates will fall on 100 g of a ready dish. Power value in this case will not exceed 28,8 kcal.

It is possible to reduce the caloric content of a beef-infusion broth a little (to 28,6 kcal) if to prepare it on a beef bone. In this case in 100 g of broth there will be 4 g of proteins, 1,3 g of fats, 0,2 g of carbohydrates, and energy value will make 28,6 kcal.

Proceeding from it it is possible to draw a conclusion that the caloric content of a beef-infusion broth (pork) will be the biggest while calories in mushrooms broth will be extremely low.

How to make broth really tasty?

Because of a variety of recipes of preparation of broths, in cookery they are used for creation of soups, sauces, risotto and gravies. To prolong storage time of ready broth, it needs to be cooled, first of all. Cold water or ice with which it is necessary to impose capacity with broth will help to accelerate this process.

It will be possible to make broth more useful if not to salt it absolutely or to be limited to one teaspoon of salt.

If you want to receive really tasty and transparent broth which caloric content will be low, it is necessary to cook it on very slow fire, without forgetting to remove at the same time constantly from it foam during cooking. It is possible to add also bay leaf, black pepper and a small amount of dried herbs in the course of preparation.

It is the best of all to use previously filtered broth. For this purpose first of all from it take out meat, vegetables or fish. After that take a gauze or a colander and, thus, receive absolutely pure ready-made product.