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Soup calories per cup: 14–278 across all 65 named USDA examples

Across all 65 named USDA examples, a cup contains 14–278 calories. Their listed weights span 240–255 g, so each calorie value is calculated from that example's own gram weight and published calories per 100 g.

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Estimated for 1 cup · 245 g

142calories

Soup, barley

Protein
8.2 g
Carbs
16.3 g
Fat
5.1 g

These values scale the selected reference food by weight. Ingredients, preparation, and portion size can change your meal’s estimate.

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Compare all 65 food records, nutrition tables and USDA sources

The 65 exact records in this guide report 14–278 calories in the records' own listed source servings and 6–109 calories per 100 grams. Those are observations from named database records—not a universal range or an estimate of an unseen plate.

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For Soup, begin by separating “Soup, barley” from “Soup, wonton.” Choosing a card filters this source set; it does not infer the portion or fill in ingredients the chosen description does not name.

Showing the first 6 of 65 linked records.

Equal-weight view

How soup records compare at 100 grams

Five rank landmarks are shown from all 65 cited records: minimum, 25th-ranked, median-ranked, 75th-ranked, and maximum. Weight is held at 100 grams; source-serving weights are listed in the table.

  1. Minimum: Soup, broth 6 kcal
    6 kcal
  2. 25th-ranked landmark: Soup, pho, no meat 37 kcal
    37 kcal
  3. Median-ranked landmark: Soup, pork or ham 48 kcal
    48 kcal
  4. 75th-ranked landmark: Soup, cream of mushroom 74 kcal
    74 kcal
  5. Maximum: Soup, potato with meat 109 kcal
    109 kcal

Shared basis: 100 g · kilocalories

What this page compares

Named source records, not one universal meal

This guide keeps 65 named USDA records in view: 65 direct matches. They span 4 source categories, including Soups, broth-based, Soups, cream-based, and Seafood mixed dishes. The exact descriptions remain the unit of comparison; the familiar heading is only the doorway into the evidence.

Why these records appear together: The deterministic grouping rule “normalized first description segment” placed these 65 records together under the exact grouping key “soup.” That rule determines membership before any nutrition result is read.

For Soup, this page can compare 65 named records from FDC 2709147 through FDC 2709160. It cannot observe which preparation was eaten, recover unnamed additions, or supply the eaten grams.

Read the shared calculation, provenance, and uncertainty method →

Editor’s decision brief

The three facts to carry into the table

Carry the denominator, exact identity, and strongest observed contrast into every number below.

Portion

240–255 g before composition

The largest source amount is 1.1× the smallest. Read per-serving calorie differences with that mass gap in view.

Composition

103 kcal separates the fixed-weight endpoints

The lower endpoint is “broth”; the higher is “potato with meat.” This isolates density, not ingredient causation.

Discriminator

4.0 g fiber gap per 100 g

Of protein, fiber, and sodium, the strongest normalized contrast is between “broth” (0.0 g) and “bean” (4.0 g).

Observed source examples

Three landmarks inside this source set—not universal endpoints

The cards are ordered by calories in each record's listed serving. Serving weights differ, so use per-100-gram values to compare composition. These selected records do not define a calorie range for every soup.

Important: “Lower” begins with Soup, broth; “higher” ends with Soup, potato with meat, using each record’s own source amount. Those labels order this selected set only—they are not endpoints for every soup meal.

Full comparison

Compare every selected FNDDS record

For Soup, serving columns preserve each record’s own listed amount, while calories per 100 g hold weight constant. A dash means the cited record does not supply that field; it does not mean the nutrient is absent.

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USDA records selected for the Soup nutrition guide
Exact source record Match Source amount Calories kcal / 100 g Protein Fiber Sodium USDA
Soup, barley Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 142 kcal 58 8.2 g 2.7 g 605 mg FDC 2709147 ↗
Soup, bean Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 171 kcal 67 9.6 g 10.2 g 622 mg FDC 2707453 ↗
Soup, bean, canned Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 120 kcal 47 6.2 g 6.9 g 673 mg FDC 2707454 ↗
Soup, bean, canned, reduced sodium Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 120 kcal 47 6.2 g 6.9 g 477 mg FDC 2707456 ↗
Soup, bean, with meat Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 214 kcal 84 15 g 8.9 g 632 mg FDC 2707457 ↗
Soup, beef Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 115 kcal 47 8 g 2 g 610 mg FDC 2710115 ↗
Soup, beef, canned Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 91 kcal 37 4.8 g 2.2 g 652 mg FDC 2707127 ↗
Soup, bisque Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 191 kcal 75 5.8 g 2.3 g 609 mg FDC 2707140 ↗
Soup, borscht Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 49 kcal 20 1.3 g 2 g 600 mg FDC 2710105 ↗
Soup, bouillabaisse Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 171 kcal 67 21 g 0.8 g 574 mg FDC 2706717 ↗
Soup, broccoli cheese Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 209 kcal 82 10.9 g 3.3 g 839 mg FDC 2709659 ↗
Soup, broth Direct name match 240 gUSDA reference amount 14 kcal 6 2.1 g 0 g 893 mg FDC 2707132 ↗
Soup, chicken Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 98 kcal 40 8.4 g 2 g 610 mg FDC 2707134 ↗
Soup, chicken noodle Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 130 kcal 53 9.4 g 1.7 g 608 mg FDC 2709149 ↗
Soup, chicken noodle, canned Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 103 kcal 42 5.8 g 2 g 654 mg FDC 2709148 ↗
Soup, chicken, canned Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 81 kcal 33 4.9 g 2.2 g 652 mg FDC 2707133 ↗
Soup, chicken, canned, reduced sodium Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 34 4.9 g 2.2 g 466 mg FDC 2709150 ↗
Soup, cream of chicken Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 232 kcal 91 10.2 g 2.3 g 640 mg FDC 2707137 ↗
Soup, cream of mushroom Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 189 kcal 74 5.4 g 3.1 g 617 mg FDC 2710107 ↗
Soup, cream of tomato Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 179 kcal 70 3.1 g 2.6 g 627 mg FDC 2709758 ↗
Soup, cream of vegetable Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 199 kcal 78 3.6 g 2.8 g 625 mg FDC 2710109 ↗
Soup, egg drop Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 66 kcal 27 2.8 g 1 g 907 mg FDC 2707282 ↗
Soup, fish or shrimp Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 74 kcal 30 6.3 g 2 g 620 mg FDC 2707143 ↗
Soup, French onion Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 265 kcal 108 13.4 g 2.7 g 926 mg FDC 2710108 ↗
Soup, fruit Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 74 kcal 30 1.3 g 2 g 20 mg FDC 2709311 ↗
Soup, gazpacho Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 64 kcal 26 2 g 2.5 g 510 mg FDC 2710106 ↗
Soup, hot and sour Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 96 kcal 39 6.3 g 1.2 g 921 mg FDC 2707136 ↗
Soup, Italian wedding Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 162 kcal 66 8.7 g 2.2 g 586 mg FDC 2707130 ↗
Soup, lentil Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 153 kcal 60 9.7 g 9.4 g 622 mg FDC 2707462 ↗
Soup, lentil, canned Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 110 kcal 43 6.3 g 6.4 g 673 mg FDC 2707460 ↗
Soup, lentil, canned, reduced sodium Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 110 kcal 43 6.4 g 6.4 g 479 mg FDC 2707461 ↗
Soup, lentil, with meat Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 199 kcal 78 15.1 g 8.2 g 635 mg FDC 2707463 ↗
Soup, Manhattan clam chowder Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 86 kcal 35 6.1 g 2 g 610 mg FDC 2707138 ↗
Soup, Matzo ball Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 179 kcal 73 7.6 g 2.2 g 647 mg FDC 2709151 ↗
Soup, meatball Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 127 kcal 52 6.5 g 2.2 g 698 mg FDC 2707123 ↗
Soup, minestrone Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 98 kcal 40 4.2 g 3.7 g 590 mg FDC 2710114 ↗
Soup, miso or tofu Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 59 kcal 24 5.4 g 1.5 g 1,144 mg FDC 2707455 ↗
Soup, mulligatawany Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 118 kcal 48 4.1 g 4.4 g 635 mg FDC 2707464 ↗
Soup, New England clam chowder Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 237 kcal 93 8 g 2.6 g 630 mg FDC 2707139 ↗
Soup, peanut Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 216 kcal 88 7.9 g 4.2 g 603 mg FDC 2707547 ↗
Soup, pepperpot Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 223 kcal 91 7.5 g 2.2 g 615 mg FDC 2707126 ↗
Soup, pho, no meat Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 91 kcal 37 3.5 g 1.2 g 875 mg FDC 2707125 ↗
Soup, pho, with meat Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 189 kcal 77 14.2 g 1 g 894 mg FDC 2707124 ↗
Soup, pork or ham Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 118 kcal 48 7.7 g 2 g 605 mg FDC 2707131 ↗
Soup, potato Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 230 kcal 90 3.9 g 3.1 g 612 mg FDC 2709556 ↗
Soup, potato with meat Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 278 kcal 109 9.6 g 2.6 g 627 mg FDC 2709557 ↗
Soup, pozole Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 105 kcal 43 8.3 g 2.2 g 608 mg FDC 2707129 ↗
Soup, pumpkin Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 176 kcal 72 2.7 g 3.7 g 590 mg FDC 2709718 ↗
Soup, ramen noodles, water added Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 162 kcal 66 3.7 g 1 g 691 mg FDC 2709152 ↗
Soup, rice Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 125 kcal 51 8.7 g 1.2 g 605 mg FDC 2709146 ↗
Soup, seaweed Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 91 kcal 37 9.1 g 0.5 g 794 mg FDC 2710110 ↗
Soup, sopa de fideo aguada Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 233 kcal 95 6.2 g 2.7 g 654 mg FDC 2709161 ↗
Soup, sopa or caldo de pollo Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 135 kcal 55 15.3 g 2 g 723 mg FDC 2707135 ↗
Soup, sopa or caldo de res Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 174 kcal 71 14.5 g 2 g 720 mg FDC 2707128 ↗
Soup, split pea Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 156 kcal 61 9.1 g 9.7 g 622 mg FDC 2707459 ↗
Soup, split pea, with meat Direct name match 255 gUSDA reference amount 204 kcal 80 14.2 g 8.4 g 632 mg FDC 2707458 ↗
Soup, tomato Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 47 kcal 19 1.6 g 2.2 g 598 mg FDC 2709757 ↗
Soup, tomato, canned Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 83 kcal 34 1.5 g 1.5 g 644 mg FDC 2709759 ↗
Soup, tomato, canned / carton, reduced sodium Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 86 kcal 35 1.6 g 1.5 g 468 mg FDC 2709760 ↗
Soup, tortilla Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 250 kcal 102 10.3 g 3.2 g 630 mg FDC 2709162 ↗
Soup, vegetable Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 66 kcal 27 2.1 g 2.5 g 595 mg FDC 2710113 ↗
Soup, vegetable, canned Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 93 kcal 38 2.7 g 2.9 g 637 mg FDC 2710111 ↗
Soup, vegetable, canned, reduced sodium Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 93 kcal 38 2.7 g 2.9 g 448 mg FDC 2710112 ↗
Soup, vegetable, with meat Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 108 kcal 44 8.2 g 2 g 610 mg FDC 2710116 ↗
Soup, wonton Direct name match 245 gUSDA reference amount 81 kcal 33 5.9 g 0.7 g 907 mg FDC 2709160 ↗

Portion analysis

Serving total and calorie density answer different questions

The listed source amounts run from 240 to 255 grams—a 15-gram gap before composition enters the comparison. Their own source servings run from 14 calories for “broth” to 278 for “potato with meat.” At a fixed 100 grams, “broth” is 6 calories and “potato with meat” is 109—a fixed-weight separation of 103 calories. For Soup, the serving view answers “how much is in the database portion?”; the 100-gram view answers “how concentrated is the matched record?” Neither reveals how many grams were actually eaten.

The scaling rule: multiply a per-100-gram value by eaten grams ÷ 100. The arithmetic is exact; the result is only as defensible as the record match and portion estimate.

Preparation analysis

The long description carries the evidence

The published descriptions distinguish forms such as “barley”, “chicken, canned, reduced sodium”, “Manhattan clam chowder”, “ramen noodles, water added”, and “wonton”. The source formulations contain 80 distinct ingredient codes; examples that appear in only part of the set include beverages, water, tap, drinking, salt, table, vegetable oil, nfs, and mirepoix, cooked, as ingredient. On this Soup page, those rows make the records inspectable, but they are not a controlled experiment: they cannot tell us that one named input, by itself, caused a nutrient difference.

Database precision is not meal certainty. Retain the exact description beside the number so later corrections remain possible.

What changes the comparison

Four drivers worth checking before choosing a record

The family label “Soup” cannot resolve the differences between Soup, barley and Soup, wonton. The four checks below identify the record wording, source weight, and formulation evidence that can.

  1. 01

    Source weight before serving calories

    The source amounts span 240–255 grams. Compare per 100 grams before reading a serving-calorie gap as a composition gap.

  2. 02

    The words that split the family

    Representative record-level distinctions include “barley”, “chicken, canned, reduced sodium”, “Manhattan clam chowder”, “ramen noodles, water added”, and “wonton”. Those phrases are evidence for choosing a record, not decorative subtitle text.

  3. 03

    Formulation evidence, with limits

    80 source-input codes appear across the selected records. Their presence and listed weights describe USDA formulations, not finished plated proportions.

  4. 04

    The unresolved plate

    Even “Soup, barley” leaves the eaten grams and unnamed oils, sauces, toppings, substitutions, or leftovers unresolved. Preserve those Soup unknowns for correction instead of converting them into false precision.

Record matching

Match identity first; scale quantity second

Read the source name as a sequence of decisions. First confirm that soup is the right meal family. Then resolve the phrases that actually separate this set—“barley”, “egg drop”, “pork or ham”, and “wonton”—before comparing gram weight. If a package, menu, or known recipe provides a closer first-party description, prefer it and keep this USDA record as a transparent fallback.

A practical matching checklist

  1. Read the complete Soup source description, including preparation and additions.
  2. Compare the listed source weight with the amount actually eaten.
  3. Prefer a current package or restaurant source when a specific branded item is known.
  4. Record toppings, sauces, cooking fat, sides, and substitutions that the selected description does not name.

Explore this meal family

5 more-specific soup guides

Use a focused guide when its description matches your meal. Each one keeps its own exact source records and links back to this broader family.

Focused guide Soup, bean Soup, bean: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soup, chicken Soup, chicken: compare 3 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soup, lentil Soup, lentil: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soup, tomato Soup, tomato: compare 3 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations. Focused guide Soup, vegetable Soup, vegetable: compare 4 exact USDA records by source calories, 100-gram values, portions, and citations.

Decision support from the exact records on this page

Turn source data into a better next decision

These conclusions and reading paths are computed from 65 exact records behind Soup source-record guide. Links are chosen by record identity, controlled contrast, formulation input, nutrient spread, or serving context—not by loose keyword similarity.

Equal-weight result

Soup, bean is higher in dietary fiber per 100 g

Soup, bean reports 4 g versus 0 g for Soup, broth: a 4 g difference when both are normalized to 100 g.

Inspect the underlying evidence

The denominator changes the answer

Soup, mulligatawany is denser; Soup, bean, canned is higher in its source amount

Soup, mulligatawany reports 48 kcal per 100 g and 118 kcal in USDA source amount (245 g). Soup, bean, canned reports a lower 47 kcal per 100 g but a higher 120 kcal in USDA source amount (255 g).

Choose the record before reading the number

Soup, bean and Soup, bean, canned, reduced sodium are not interchangeable

The page keeps both records at the same 100 g denominator and makes Source form (No matching controlled term in the source name versus canned) the explicit record-description contrast. It does not show that the wording difference caused a nutrient difference. Pick the description that matches the food in front of you rather than averaging away the distinction.

Inspect the underlying evidence

Contextual knowledge graph

Follow the relationship that matches your question

For Soup source-record guide, each path states why the destination belongs here, so you can distinguish a true evidentiary connection from a merely similar label.

Best next guide for this exact record Ramen

Soup, ramen noodles, water added is explicitly linked in this guide, which separates direct name matches from contextual variants.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Soup, bean vs Soup, bean, canned, reduced sodium

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Source form: No matching controlled term in the source name versus canned; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path Compare two records on this page Soup, lentil vs Soup, lentil, canned, reduced sodium

Both records appear in this page’s evidence set. The explicit record-description contrast is Source form: No matching controlled term in the source name versus canned; it is a selection cue, not evidence of cause.

Follow this evidence path 8 context records in this source topic Ramen and Asian broth-based soups

Soup, egg drop and Soup, hot and sour belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path 43 context records in this source topic Soups, broth-based

Soup, barley and Soup, bean belong to this USDA source-category collection. Its displayed ranges and complete exact-record catalog provide the peer set for a manual comparison; the destination does not preselect this page’s record.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beef as ingredient in recipes

USDA input 99992100 appears in 8 of 65 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 10–20 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path A formulation detail that separates records Beverages, water, tap, drinking

USDA input 14411 appears in 57 of 65 context records; its summed listed input weight spans 20–140 g across those source formulations. These are source-formulation input weights, not plated or serving weights. Follow the code to inspect every represented occurrence.

Follow this evidence path