Recipes · Chinese · Soups and Broths
Egg Drop Soup
One serving has 142 kcal and 8 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of riboflavin (37%), choline (35%), selenium (31%) and cobalamin (21%). Ready in 15 minutes.
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- Preparation: 5 min
- Cooking: 10 min
- Makes: 1 serving (367 g)
- Difficulty: Easy
- Diets: Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Low carb
- Contains: celery, egg, poultry, sesame
Ingredients
- 300 g Chicken broth
- 50 g Eggs, whole, raw
- 8 g Cornstarch
- 5 g Scallions, raw
- 0.5 g Salt
- 1 g White pepper
- 2 g Sesame oil
Method
- Bring the chicken broth to a simmer in a pot.
- Stir the cornstarch with a splash of cold water until smooth, then whisk it into the simmering broth and cook for 1-2 minutes until slightly thickened.
- Beat the egg well, then drizzle it into the broth in a thin, slow stream while stirring gently in one direction, so it sets into fine ribbons.
- Season with the salt and white pepper, drizzle with the sesame oil, scatter with scallion, and serve hot.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 142 kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 10 g | |
| Water | 337 mL | |
| Fiber | 0.46 g | 2% |
| Protein | 8.4 g | 18% |
| Tryptophan | 0.08 g | |
| Threonine | 0.28 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.34 g | |
| Leucine | 0.55 g | |
| Lysine | 0.46 g | |
| Methionine | 0.19 g | |
| Cystine | 0.14 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.34 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.25 g | |
| Valine | 0.43 g | |
| Histidine | 0.16 g | |
| Fat | 7.4 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 2.7 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 1.8 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0.03 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 1.6 g | |
| Saturated | 1.9 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0.02 g | |
| Cholesterol | 192 mg | |
| Calcium | 46.5 mg | 5% |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | 11% |
| Iron | 1.3 mg | 7% |
| Magnesium | 11.2 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.11 mg | 6% |
| Phosphorus | 116 mg | 17% |
| Potassium | 138 mg | 3% |
| Selenium | 16.8 µg | 31% |
| Sodium | 1,379 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.89 mg | 11% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.09 mg | 8% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.41 mg | 37% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 0.72 mg | 5% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.77 mg | 15% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.09 mg | 7% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 26.8 µg | 7% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.51 µg | 21% |
| Choline | 150 mg | 35% |
| Vitamin A | 82.5 µg | 12% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1 mg | 2% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 41 IU | 7% |
| Vitamin E | 0.7 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin K | 10.8 µg | 12% |
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.
Climate footprint
0.2 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.
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