Recipes · Japanese · Soups and Broths

Miso Soup

One serving has 176 kcal and 19 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of copper (54%), calcium (53%), manganese (49%), phosphorus (34%), niacin (29%) and selenium (25%). Ready in 15 minutes.

Miso Soup
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  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 10 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (355 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Pescatarian, Dairy-free, Low carb
  • Contains: celery, fish, gluten, soy

Ingredients

  • 250 g Dashi
  • 20 g Miso
  • 60 g Firm tofu
  • 20 g Wakame
  • 5 g Green onions

Method

  1. Bring the dashi to a gentle simmer.
  2. Add the cubed tofu and the soaked wakame and heat for 2 minutes.
  3. Turn off the heat and dissolve the miso in a ladle of the broth before stirring it in; don't let it boil.
  4. Serve with sliced green onions.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy176 kcal8%
Carbohydrates9.7 g
Water311 mL
Fiber2.7 g9%
Protein18.7 g39%
Tryptophan0.17 g
Threonine0.57 g
Isoleucine0.61 g
Leucine1 g
Lysine0.63 g
Methionine0.15 g
Cystine0.03 g
Phenylalanine0.6 g
Tyrosine0.49 g
Valine0.63 g
Histidine0.31 g
Fat8 g
Monounsaturated1.7 g
Polyunsaturated4.2 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0.25 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0.26 g
Omega-63.1 g
Saturated1.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol0 mg
Calcium526 mg53%
Copper0.49 mg54%
Iron3.1 mg18%
Magnesium63.3 mg20%
Manganese0.88 mg49%
Phosphorus235 mg34%
Potassium446 mg9%
Selenium13.8 µg25%
Sodium1,332 mg
Zinc1.9 mg24%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.13 mg12%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.24 mg22%
Niacin (vitamin B3)4.1 mg29%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.15 mg3%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.13 mg10%
Folate (vitamin B9)69.2 µg17%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.27 µg11%
Choline40.2 mg9%
Vitamin A24.8 µg4%
Vitamin C4.1 mg5%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)0 IU0%
Vitamin E0.6 mg4%
Vitamin K21.7 µg24%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

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