Calories in Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu)

1 ladle (150g) of Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu) has about 219 kcal. Most of its energy (61%) comes from fat. Weight for weight, it is 8th lightest of the 14 soups in this guide.

Per 1 ladle (150g)

219

kcal

Protein 13.5g

25% of energy

Carbs 7.5g

14% of energy

Fat 15g

61% of energy

Per 100g

Handy for comparing foods served in different amounts, or weighing your own portion.

Calories

146 kcal

Protein

Carbohydrate

Fat

10g

Common questions

How many calories are in Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu)?

1 ladle (150g) of Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu) has about 219 kcal, with 13.5g protein, 7.5g carbohydrate and 15g fat.

How many calories are in 100g of Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu)?

About 146 kcal per 100g, with 9g protein, 5g carbohydrate and 10g fat.

Is Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu) high in protein?

Yes. 25% of its energy comes from protein, with 13.5g in 1 ladle (150g).

Lighter soups

Fewer calories than Bitterleaf Soup (Onugbu), weight for weight.

How accurate is this?

Soups vary more than anything else on a Nigerian plate: the palm oil and meat the cook used can move a ladle by a hundred calories or more. Treat this as a starting point, and count the swallow separately.

Figures come from a study that weighed real portions on Nigerian adults' plates in Ibadan (Sanusi and Olurin, 2012), USDA FoodData Central and the FAO/INFOODS West African food composition table, combined at standard recipe ratios where a dish needed it. They are estimates for a typical home-cooked portion, not lab results for your plate.

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