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Store Bought Chicken Broth Taste Test

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it’s soup time you’ll now be prepared! 

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

This post is sponsored by Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth. All opinions are my own!

Ok, I have never actually done a store bought chicken broth taste test before and man oh man was it 100% worth it! Now I want to taste test all. the. things. I was FLOORED at how different the same product tasted between brands. Everything from deep roasted chicken flavor (to be expected) to a brand that literally tasted and smelled like green onions. Spoiler alert: I do not want my chicken broth to taste like green onions and that brand did not rank high.

Now, if you’re on team “I make my own chicken broth and stock THANK YOU VERY MUCH!” Well, good for you! I make my own sometimes too! However, I’m also a human who likes that I can run to the store and buy chicken broth for soup at any time of the day. That’s why I decided to take an in-depth look at a few of the most popular brands I see in my store. 

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

As you can see from the above photo just because it says chicken broth it doesn’t mean they all taste or even look the same. The broth I tested ranged from dark golden brown to light yellow and cloudy. I assumed the darker colors would give me the strongest chicken flavor and while I was right about one of the broths I was 100% wrong about the other.

I guess you can’t judge a broth by its color?

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

I know you’re all DYING to see my store bought chicken broth taste test review so let’s break this down. I tested 5 brands and the reviews below are in the order of best to least favorite. If you have tasted any of these brands let me know your thoughts!

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth

  • Price
    • $6.95
  • Size
    • 31 ounces
  • Smell
    • Heavy roast chicken
  • Appearance
    • Very dark gold in color and clear
  • Taste
    • Deep roast chicken
  • Thoughts
    • This broth tastes very strongly of roast chicken. I tasted no other vegetables or herbs just a strong rotisserie chicken like flavor. If you’re looking for pure chicken flavor this chicken broth is your perfect match!
  • Where to find
    • You can purchase Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth online or at nationwide retailers such as Albertsons, Wegman’s, Kroger, Costco and The Fresh Market. Or you can contact Zoup! at info@zoupbroth.com with any questions.

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Kitchen Basics Chicken Stock

  • Price
    • $3.49
  • Size
    • 32 ounces
  • Smell
    • Chicken and herbs
  • Appearance
    • Medium-light gold color with some cloudiness
  • Taste
    • Chicken, carrots, and bay
  • Thoughts
    • I liked the balance of flavors in the stock and felt like it actually gave you a nice balance of vegetable, herb, and chicken flavor. If you’re looking for a stock that brings in those flavors this is a good choice.
  • Where to find

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Swanson Chicken Broth

  • Price
    • $2.29
  • Size
    • 32 ounces
  • Smell
    • Peppercorn
  • Appearance
    • Light yellow and clear
  • Taste
    • Salty, slight chicken flavor, peppercorns, and burnt onions
  • Thoughts
    • Even though it was a bit salty and not perfect I did like that you got some chicken flavor. Plus, it’s relatively cheap and easy to find in almost any grocery store. It’s a good choice for someone who is looking for an option that can be found almost anywhere.
  • Where to find

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Imagine Organic Chicken Broth

  • Price
    • $3.99
  • Size
    • 32 ounces
  • Smell
    • Very strong green onion
  • Appearance
    • Light yellow and cloudy
  • Taste
    • Green onion and nothing else
  • Thoughts
    • The smell of green onion completely overwhelmed me. I tasted no chicken and instead just green onion. I was floored at how little chicken I actually tasted.
  • Where to find

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Pacific Chicken Broth

  • Price
    • $3.59
  • Size
    • 32 ounces
  • Smell
    • Earthy and mushroom-like
  • Appearance
    • Medium gold in color and clear
  • Taste
    • Very bland and earthy
  • Thoughts
    • I disliked the smell of this broth the most. I tasted something that reminded me of mushrooms even though mushrooms were not on the ingredient list. I’m wondering if I was tasting the earthiness of the added turmeric.
  • Where to find

This store bought chicken broth taste test review gives you all the details you need to pick a delicious store bought chicken broth. 5 popular brands broken down to price, quantity, taste, appearance, and smell. When it's soup time you'll now be prepared! 

Ok, so the clear winner of the store bought chicken broth taste test was the Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth. I worked with their vegetable broth last year when I made my vegan red curry pumpkin noodle soup. I knew I was a fan of their vegetable broth so I wasn’t super shocked when their chicken broth came out on top. I loved that it was straight up roast chicken flavor. No extra vegetable or herb flavor, just chicken.

I think the thing that won me over the most was the fact that I know when I’m looking to add the richness of chicken to a recipe this broth will not let me down. Not only would I be happy to add it to my lemon chicken farro vegetable soup but I would straight up drink it out of a mug on a cold day. Trust me, I don’t say that about just any broth. When I was a kid my mom couldn’t even get me to eat chicken noodle soup when I was sick because I found it salty, bland and boring. If she made that soup with Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth that would have been a non-issue.

PLUS it’s cooked in small batches, low in calories, paleo friendly, and completely free of hormones, gluten, GMO’s, trans fat and saturated fat. Oh, and since Zoup! got its start as a chain of soup restaurants, of course, they would make an awesome broth. Learn more at www.zoupbroth.com and check them out You can check out Zoup! on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter! If you’d like to try the broth for yourself, here’s a coupon for $1 off any jar.

Looking for even more uses for Zoup! Good, Really Good™ Chicken Broth? Try my chicken corn chowder, Instant Pot Asian chicken and rice soup, chicken avocado cilantro lime soup, pork chile verde or my Grenadian chicken stew.

 

Brandy

About Brandy!

I am a food lover and recipe developer bringing you delicious recipes that taste great and are easy to make! My food is inspired by travels around the world and my love of flavorful food. A list of things that make me happy: cats, Coke Zero, houseplants, and travel. Read more...

Amy

Monday 16th of July 2018

These all great option! I love this kind of review!

Erin | Dinners,Dishes and Dessert

Sunday 15th of July 2018

Absolutely gorgeous! Love this product!

Renee - Kudos

Saturday 14th of July 2018

Just by color alone, I know which one I'd choose. Seems like a no-brainer to me!

Sabrina

Saturday 14th of July 2018

This is so helpful! I try to make my own too but in a pinch, it's great to know what works best for your taste buds! Thanks for sharing!

Jamielyn

Friday 13th of July 2018

So helpful, thank you!

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