How to work out calories in broth?

jumblejups

I've made some chicken which has a leftover broth, which I did purposely, but then I realised I'm not sure how to work out the calories of the broth.

So, I boiled a whole chicken in some stock and sage, after frying it with butter and shallots. I know the weights of everything I used. The broth is relatively clear (ie the meat/bones/skin has been removed). If I create a recipe with all of the ingredients, is it as simple as subtracting the chicken meat? Because that doesn't seem quite right but I'm not sure how it is.

bioklutz

I think it would be rather difficult to calculate. Read these: http://www.livestrong.com/article/362476-the-nutritional-information-for-homemade-chicken-stock/ and http://www.reddit.com/r/AskCulinary/comments/1y312m/how_would_i_roughly_calculate_the_calorie_content/

jumblejups

Yes, it seems tricky! Thanks for the links, I shall set to work trying to establish an estimate I'm going to be drinking broth more regularly so I need to try and set something up.

obscuremusicreference

I have been meaning to do this, and I plan to use this recipe: http://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/homemade-chicken-broth

with a few tweaks. They're estimating 245 calories/serving. This seems high, but when you factor in the gelatin from the bones and the fat from the skin, I guess it works.

I did a big pot of broth a few months ago and the answer I found when googling was to compare it to canned broth, which has an insane calorie difference.