Calories in a Cup of Soup: Tomato, Vegetable, Chicken

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

Tomato, vegetable and chicken soup each have a cup or can weight printed on their SR Legacy record page. This guide gives seventeen soup records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central (canned tomato, vegetable, chicken, cream, minestrone, pea and lentil soups prepared with water or ready to serve, two broths, and three Chinese restaurant soups), with the portion weights printed on their record pages. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, prints per 100 g of foods only and has no soup rows or cup weights, so this page uses SR Legacy only. Instant noodles and dry soup mixes are in our instant noodles and soup guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, 1 cup of canned tomato soup prepared with water (248 g) is 79.4 kcal, 1 cup of vegetarian vegetable soup (241 g) 67.5 kcal and 1 cup of chicken noodle soup (248 g) 59.5 kcal. Our reading: the cups weigh about the same but the soups do not, so 1 cup of split pea with ham soup (253 g) is 189.8 kcal against 14.9 kcal for 1 cup of chicken broth (249 g).

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. Only the cup, can and carton portions are listed; several records also print 1 fl oz, which is not used here, and each record prints 100 g.

The sums: 171176 32 × 248 / 100 = 79.36, so 79.4 kcal; 171574 50 × 247 / 100 = 123.5, so 123.5 kcal; 171574 50 × 600 / 100 = 300, so 300.0 kcal; 174564 28 × 241 / 100 = 67.48, so 67.5 kcal; 174564 28 × 586 / 100 = 164.08, so 164.1 kcal; 171559 39 × 230 / 100 = 89.7, so 89.7 kcal; 171583 5 × 221 / 100 = 11.05, so 11.1 kcal; 171583 5 × 390 / 100 = 19.5, so 19.5 kcal; 171583 5 × 926 / 100 = 46.3, so 46.3 kcal; 172909 24 × 248 / 100 = 59.52, so 59.5 kcal; 174536 6 × 249 / 100 = 14.94, so 14.9 kcal; 172910 24 × 243 / 100 = 58.32, so 58.3 kcal; 174553 48 × 244 / 100 = 117.12, so 117.1 kcal; 174553 48 × 593 / 100 = 284.64, so 284.6 kcal; 172915 39 × 248 / 100 = 96.72, so 96.7 kcal; 172913 34 × 241 / 100 = 81.94, so 81.9 kcal; 172913 34 × 586 / 100 = 199.24, so 199.2 kcal; 172916 75 × 253 / 100 = 189.75, so 189.8 kcal; 172916 75 × 614 / 100 = 460.5, so 460.5 kcal; 174561 61 × 259 / 100 = 157.99, so 158.0 kcal; 171549 56 × 248 / 100 = 138.88, so 138.9 kcal; 171549 56 × 567 / 100 = 317.52, so 317.5 kcal; 174808 39 × 233 / 100 = 90.87, so 90.9 kcal; 174807 27 × 241 / 100 = 65.07, so 65.1 kcal; 171821 32 × 223 / 100 = 71.36, so 71.4 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Energy per 100 g, SR Legacy, highest first: 172916 (split pea with ham soup) 75, 174561 (green pea soup) 61, 171549 (lentil with ham soup) 56, 171574 (tomato bisque) 50, 174553 (cream of chicken soup) 48, 171559 (chunky vegetable soup) 39, 172915 (cream of mushroom soup) 39, 174808 (hot and sour soup) 39, 172913 (minestrone) 34, 171176 (tomato soup) 32, 171821 (wonton soup) 32, 174564 (vegetarian vegetable soup) 28, 174807 (egg drop soup) 27, 172909 (chicken noodle soup) 24, 172910 (chicken with rice soup) 24, 174536 (chicken broth) 6, 171583 (vegetable broth) 5.
• Per printed cup, highest first: 172916 (split pea with ham soup) 253 g, 189.8 kcal, 174561 (green pea soup) 259 g, 158.0 kcal, 171549 (lentil with ham soup) 248 g, 138.9 kcal, 171574 (tomato bisque) 247 g, 123.5 kcal, 174553 (cream of chicken soup) 244 g, 117.1 kcal, 172915 (cream of mushroom soup) 248 g, 96.7 kcal, 174808 (hot and sour soup) 233 g, 90.9 kcal, 171559 (chunky vegetable soup) 230 g, 89.7 kcal, 172913 (minestrone) 241 g, 81.9 kcal, 171176 (tomato soup) 248 g, 79.4 kcal, 171821 (wonton soup) 223 g, 71.4 kcal, 174564 (vegetarian vegetable soup) 241 g, 67.5 kcal, 174807 (egg drop soup) 241 g, 65.1 kcal, 172909 (chicken noodle soup) 248 g, 59.5 kcal, 172910 (chicken with rice soup) 243 g, 58.3 kcal, 174536 (chicken broth) 249 g, 14.9 kcal, 171583 (vegetable broth) 221 g, 11.1 kcal.
• The printed cups weigh about the same: they run from 221 g to 259 g, so the kcal per cup differ mainly because the soups differ per 100 g, not because the cups do.
• A can is more than a cup: the printed prepared cans and cartons give 172916 (split pea with ham soup) 1 can (11.5 oz), prepared, 614 g, 460.5 kcal, 171549 (lentil with ham soup) 1 can (20 oz), 567 g, 317.5 kcal, 171574 (tomato bisque) 1 can (11 oz), prepared, 600 g, 300.0 kcal, 174553 (cream of chicken soup) 1 can (10.75 oz), prepared, 593 g, 284.6 kcal, 172913 (minestrone) 1 can (10.5 oz), prepared, 586 g, 199.2 kcal, 174564 (vegetarian vegetable soup) 1 can (10.5 oz), prepared, 586 g, 164.1 kcal, 171583 (vegetable broth) 1 carton (32 oz), 926 g, 46.3 kcal, 171583 (vegetable broth) 1 can, 390 g, 19.5 kcal.
• Two record names include ham: SR Legacy 172916 (split pea with ham) and 171549 (lentil with ham).

Why these are reference rows, not your bowl

• Names are the records'. Twelve of the seventeen records are canned soups, prepared with an equal volume of water or ready to serve, as the record names say; two are ready-to-serve broths and three are Chinese restaurant soups. We do not say that a homemade soup, a restaurant bowl or a packet soup sold in India matches any record, and the record names are used exactly as printed.
• No row for sweet corn, manchow or rasam. A search of the SR Legacy table on 28 Oct 2026 returned no record named sweet corn soup, manchow soup or rasam, so the page gives no figure for them and none should be inferred from the records above.
• Every portion here is printed. No cup, can or carton weight on this page is ours: each is printed on its record page, and the only weight that is ours is the labelled 100 g example in the logging section.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of twelve records "Calculated" and of 171176, 174564, 172910, 172915 and 174561 with a recipe note ("Recipe; Per package directions ..."). They are USDA values, not our measurements.
• For a packaged product, the pack wins. This page uses no pack labels.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Log by weight. 100 g of canned chicken noodle soup prepared with water (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 172909 is 24 × 100 / 100 = 24, so 24.0 kcal.
• Cream and bread are separate. Cream, butter, croutons and bread added to a bowl are not in these records; add each by its own weight, for example from our cream guide.
• Prepared with water matters. The canned records are the soup after it is diluted as the record names say; a different dilution is a different number.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log a soup from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same bowl.

Where NYUS fits (our app)

We make NYUS, so read this as ours. NYUS is an AI fitness and nutrition coach in early access on Android, with no ads and no data selling. You log foods yourself by searching 8,900+ Indian and global foods or by barcode, and a weekly check-in adjusts your calories, macros and step goal once enough is logged. Barcode coverage of Indian packaged foods is not complete, so search by name when a scan finds nothing.

What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what soup does to your weight or health: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Sweet corn, manchow and mixed vegetable soup, rasam, dal soup and any homemade or restaurant soup with no record used here.
• Other soup records in the SR Legacy list are left out, for example condensed (undiluted) soups, soups prepared with milk, reduced-sodium variants, dry mixes and other restaurant soups.
• Instant noodles, dry soup mixes and cup noodles are in our instant noodles and soup guide, and cooked dals in our cooked dal guide.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171176 (Soup, tomato, canned, prepared with equal volume water, commercial): Energy 32 kcal (135 kJ), protein 0.71 g, total fat 0.21 g, carbohydrate 7.45 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 1 cup 248 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171574 (Soup, tomato bisque, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 50 kcal (209 kJ), protein 0.92 g, total fat 1.02 g, carbohydrate 9.6 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup (8 fl oz) 247 g, 1 can (11 oz), prepared 600 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174564 (Soup, vegetarian vegetable, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 28 kcal (119 kJ), protein 0.86 g, total fat 0.79 g, carbohydrate 4.89 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 241 g, 1 can (10.5 oz), prepared 586 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171559 (Soup, chunky vegetable, canned, ready-to-serve): Energy 39 kcal (165 kJ), protein 1.14 g, total fat 0.36 g, carbohydrate 7.9 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 230 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171583 (Soup, vegetable broth, ready to serve): Energy 5 kcal (22 kJ), protein 0.24 g, total fat 0.07 g, carbohydrate 0.93 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 221 g, 1 can 390 g, 1 carton (32 oz) 926 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172909 (Soup, chicken noodle, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 24 kcal (99 kJ), protein 1.16 g, total fat 0.76 g, carbohydrate 2.97 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 1 cup 248 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174536 (Soup, chicken broth, ready-to-serve): Energy 6 kcal (26 kJ), protein 0.64 g, total fat 0.21 g, carbohydrate 0.44 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 249 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172910 (Soup, chicken with rice, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 24 kcal (102 kJ), protein 1.45 g, total fat 0.78 g, carbohydrate 2.92 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 1 cup 243 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174553 (Soup, cream of chicken, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 48 kcal (201 kJ), protein 1.41 g, total fat 3.02 g, carbohydrate 3.8 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 244 g, 1 can (10.75 oz), prepared 593 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172915 (Soup, cream of mushroom, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 39 kcal (162 kJ), protein 0.66 g, total fat 2.59 g, carbohydrate 3.33 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 1 cup 248 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172913 (Soup, minestrone, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 34 kcal (142 kJ), protein 1.77 g, total fat 1.04 g, carbohydrate 4.66 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup (8 fl oz) 241 g, 1 can (10.5 oz), prepared 586 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172916 (Soup, pea, split with ham, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 75 kcal (314 kJ), protein 4.08 g, total fat 1.74 g, carbohydrate 11 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup (8 fl oz) 253 g, 1 can (11.5 oz), prepared 614 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174561 (Soup, pea, green, canned, prepared with equal volume water): Energy 61 kcal (256 kJ), protein 3.2 g, total fat 1.09 g, carbohydrate 9.88 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 1 cup 259 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171549 (Soup, lentil with ham, canned, ready-to-serve): Energy 56 kcal (234 kJ), protein 3.74 g, total fat 1.12 g, carbohydrate 8.16 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup (8 fl oz) 248 g, 1 can (20 oz) 567 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174808 (Soup, hot and sour, Chinese restaurant): Energy 39 kcal (162 kJ), protein 2.58 g, total fat 1.21 g, carbohydrate 4.35 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 233 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174807 (Soup, egg drop, Chinese restaurant): Energy 27 kcal (114 kJ), protein 1.16 g, total fat 0.61 g, carbohydrate 4.29 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 241 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171821 (Soup, wonton, Chinese restaurant): Energy 32 kcal (133 kJ), protein 2.08 g, total fat 0.26 g, carbohydrate 5.25 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 cup 223 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): per 100 g edible portion only; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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