Chicken broth

I sometimes use chicken broth in soups, and I'm never sure how much i should use. On the box it says 1 cube in every 1/2 litres. Isn't it too much? Also, how do I count calories for that?

Too much for what? Why would the directions on the box be too much? The directions provide instructions for getting the proper amount of flavor. If you used less cube, it wouldn't taste like broth -- more like dishwater, I would think.

Um..doesn't the box or package have any calorie listings on it? (Sorry for asking a dumb questions, but I'm not sure if the UK or EU requires packaged food to have food nutritional listings on it.) If not, I went and looked up what it says on a package of Knorr chicken bouillon cubes, and it comes to 40 calories for 2 cups (which is a smidge less than 1/2 liter). And their directions are to use 1 cube in 2 cups of water. (Again, that's about a 1/2 liter).

You can always cut the cube in half, and use a 1/4 liter of water. Then it would just be 20 calories.

The food browser on this site says that 1 cup of broth made from cubes is 12 calories. (That sounds much better than Knorr's number, doesn't it?? But that's for a generic broth, whereas Knorr's is for their product.) Knorr cubes are about double the size of the typical American brand cubes, which usually are sized for making a single cup (or about 1/4 liters).

Whether or not to use 1/4 liter or 1/2 liter of broth for your soup is up to the recipe you're using. But the proportion of cube to water should be maintained in order to get the proper flavor.

I'm not sure if that answers your question or not.

 

Er...after re-reading this post, I should note that American frequently interchange the word "bouillon" for "broth", even though they're not technically the same thing.

I thought bouillon and broth was the same, broth is bouillon in french, or so I thought...

 Thanks for your answer, it does help. But on the package there are no indications I'm afraid. I guess I'll use the Knorr indication. There aren't that many calories, but a lot of sodium!

I use a 14 oz. can - it reads 10 calories for 8 ounces, so you're just short of 20 calories.  I keep about 12 cans on hand ALL THE TIME - it's so VERSATILE.

When in a hurry:  Get that can of tomato soup (condensed) -- DON'T USE MILK, CREAM - NOTHING BUT AN EQUAL AMOUNT OF CHICKEN BROTH...heat it in the microwave for about 1 minute, and it's so great to drink 'anytime' - day or night.

A cup of hot chicken broth with a sprinkling of lemon pepper is good - and a 1/4 teaspoon of lemon juice in that hot broth really is good (as is hot sauce if you like the stuff).

My daughter recommends broth all the time; says it can be considered part of your required liquid for the day.

Enjoy it!!!!