How many calories are in chicken taco soup?
A 1-cup (245 g) serving of ready-to-serve chicken taco soup carries 140 calories, and per 100 g the soup runs 57 calories. Fill a real bowl, a cup and a half, and you land at 210. Very little in the American soup aisle is this light per spoonful, and the reason is mostly water.
You'd need to walk about 28 minutes to burn the 140 calories in a 1-cup (245 g) serving.
How long does it take to burn off 140 kcal of chicken taco soup?
A 1-cup (245 g) serving is 140 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 140 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 28 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 18 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 20 min |
| Jogging | 16 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 31 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (245 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken taco soup quick facts
- US servings from one ounce to a whole can
- Canned deli and cheesy versions
- Sodium is the row to watch
- How does chicken taco soup compare
- Most popular chicken taco soup brands
- FAQ
Chicken taco soup quick facts
USDA has no Foundation, SR Legacy or FNDDS entry filed under "chicken taco soup." What it does have is a deep shelf of Branded records for the same bowl under its other name, chicken tortilla soup. The one used here is FDC 1858993, "CHICKEN TORTILLA SOUP", a store-brand ready-to-serve can with a full US label and a declared serving of one whole cup, 245 g. It is the most-logged of the group, and its 57 calories per 100 g sits right on the median of the 74 US records for this soup, which run from 45 to 63.
That matters because the number you want is for the soup in the bowl in front of you, not for a concentrate or a dry mix. Condensed cans and soup kits are a different food with different math, so they stay out of this table.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 cup (245 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 57 | 140 | — |
| Total fat | 1.22 g | 3.0 g | 4% |
| Saturated fat | 0.41 g | 1.0 g | 5% |
| Carbohydrate | 7.76 g | 19.0 g | 7% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.6 g | 3.9 g | 14% |
| Total sugars | 0.82 g | 2.0 g | — |
| Protein | 3.67 g | 9.0 g | 18% |
| Sodium | 196 mg | 480 mg | 21% |
| Cholesterol | 2 mg | 5 mg | 2% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
Two rows you would expect are missing. There is no added sugars line and no potassium line, because the manufacturer does not declare either on this label, and inventing them from a similar product would be a guess. Total sugars are on the label and stay: 2 g a cup, which is the corn and the tomato, not a sweetener.
US servings from one ounce to a whole can
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 16 kcal |
| Half a cup | 123 g | 70 kcal |
| 1 cup, the label serving | 245 g | 140 kcal |
| One bowl, 1.5 cups | 368 g | 210 kcal |
| One can, 2 cups | 490 g | 279 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 57 kcal |
Only the 1-cup line is a USDA household measure. The half cup, the 1.5-cup bowl, the full can and the ounce are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Here is the cup trap that catches people. A soup cup is a volume, and this soup weighs 245 g per cup because it is dense with broth, beans and corn. A lighter, thinner tortilla soup can weigh 249 g per cup and still hold fewer calories, because what fills the cup is broth rather than solids. So logging "1 cup" without the brand can be off by 50 calories on the light side and by far more on the heavy side. If you have the can in your hand, weigh it or read its own serving weight.
The other trap is the bowl. Restaurant and home bowls hold a cup and a half to two cups, not one cup. Eat the whole can, which is what most people do with a single-serve tub, and the number is 279, just about double the label figure people quote.
Canned deli and cheesy versions
Same name on the shelf, very different bowls. The spread across US labels is 2.9 times per 100 g, and it is not the chicken doing it. Cream and cheese are.
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical cup | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Organic chicken tortilla soup, Pacific Foods | 37 kcal | 245 g | 91 kcal |
| Progresso Traditional chicken tortilla soup | 38.7 kcal | 249 g | 96 kcal |
| Deli chicken tortilla soup, Signature Cafe | 57 kcal | 245 g | 140 kcal |
| Canned chicken tortilla soup, Healthy Choice | 63 kcal | 239 g | 151 kcal |
| Cheesy chicken tortilla soup | 106 kcal | 264 g | 280 kcal |
| Chicken and vegetable soup, no tortilla | 33 kcal | 255 g | 84 kcal |
Progresso Traditional is nearly the thinnest of the group: 96 calories a cup, just above the Pacific Foods organic at 91, but a cup also brings 642 mg of sodium, more than the 480 mg in our main record. Fewer solids, more brine.
Healthy Choice goes the other way. At 151 calories a cup it is the highest of the ordinary canned versions here, and the reason is beans and corn, which push fiber to 6.0 g a cup while sodium stays at 411 mg. More food per spoonful, more calories per spoonful.
The cheesy style is the outlier at 280 calories a cup, double the plain version. Shredded cheese and cream carry fat, and fat is the only macro in this soup with room to grow. Store labels that read like the main record here, from Ahold, HT Traders and Signature Cafe, all land at the same 57 calories per 100 g and 140 a cup; Kroger's version comes in lighter at 49 per 100 g, or 120 a cup.
Drop the tortilla entirely and you get plain chicken and vegetable soup: 84 calories a cup. That 56-calorie gap is what the beans, corn and masa add.
Sodium is the row to watch
The calories are the easy part of this bowl. The salt is not. One cup is 140 calories, 7% of a 2,000-calorie day, but 480 mg of sodium, which is 21% of the FDA Daily Value of 2,300 mg. That is about a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. Put differently, the sodium budget runs out three times faster than the calorie budget. Eat the 1.5-cup bowl and you are at 721 mg, 31% of the day, from a food that cost you 210 calories.
The CDC puts most of the sodium Americans eat in packaged and restaurant food rather than the shaker, and canned soup is one of the classic sources. If you are watching sodium, the reduced-sodium cans are the better pick here, and rinsing is not an option with soup the way it is with beans.
The good news sits two rows up. Fiber is 3.9 g a cup, 14% of the 28 g Daily Value, roughly double the 1.9 g in a 1-cup (243 g) serving of chunky chicken noodle soup, and it comes with fewer calories. Protein is 9 g a cup, 18% of the Daily Value. Nine grams is a contribution, not a full protein serving, so this soup works better next to something than alone.
How does chicken taco soup compare
| Soup | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken taco soup | 57 kcal | 1 cup, 245 g | 140 kcal |
| Chicken soup, canned, chunky | 71 kcal | 1 cup, 245 g | 174 kcal |
| Chicken rice soup, canned, chunky | 53 kcal | 1 cup, 240 g | 127 kcal |
| Chicken and vegetable soup, canned | 33 kcal | 1 cup, 255 g | 84 kcal |
Our take: for weight loss, plain chicken and vegetable soup wins on calories alone at 84 a cup, and nothing else here is close. For staying full, chicken taco soup is the better buy, because it doubles the fiber of the noodle-style bowls and still comes in 34 calories under chunky chicken soup. Chicken rice sits in between and gives you the least fiber for its calories. If the choice is between a taco soup and a chunky chicken can, take the taco soup and spend the 34 calories you saved on a few tortilla chips.
Most popular chicken taco soup brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Ahold Chicken Tortilla Soup | 57 cal |
| HT Traders Mexican Style Hearty Chicken Tortilla Soup | 57 cal |
| Signature Cafe Chicken Tortilla Soup with White Meat Chicken | 57 cal |
| Healthy Choice Chicken Tortilla Soup | 63 cal |
| Progresso Traditional Chicken Tortilla Soup | 39 cal |
| Kroger Chicken Tortilla Soup | 49 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken taco soup FAQs
How many calories are in a bowl of chicken taco soup?
A 1.5-cup bowl weighs about 368 g and carries 210 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 57 calories. That bowl also brings 13.5 g of protein and 721 mg of sodium, which is 31% of the Daily Value. The salt runs out long before the calories do.
How many calories in 1 cup of chicken taco soup?
One cup of ready-to-serve chicken taco soup weighs 245 g and holds 140 calories. On the same label that is 3 g of fat, 19 g of carbohydrate, 3.9 g of fiber and 9 g of protein. For something that eats like a meal, 140 calories is genuinely light.
Is chicken taco soup good for weight loss?
At 140 calories a cup with 9 g of protein and 3.9 g of fiber, it is one of the lighter bowls you can build a lunch around, and fiber plus protein is what makes a soup hold. The catch is sodium: 480 mg a cup, 21% of the Daily Value.
How much protein is in chicken taco soup?
A 1-cup serving has 9 g of protein, 18% of the 50 g Daily Value, from 3.67 g per 100 g. A 1.5-cup bowl brings 13.5 g. That is a real contribution but not a full protein serving, so most people pair the soup with beans, cheese or extra chicken.
How much sodium is in canned chicken tortilla soup?
The USDA label row used here lists 480 mg per 1-cup serving, 21% of the Daily Value and roughly a fifth of a teaspoon of table salt. Cans vary a lot: Progresso Traditional works out to 642 mg a cup, while Healthy Choice comes in at 411 mg for its 239 g cup.
Is chicken taco soup high in carbs?
No. One cup holds 19 g of carbohydrate, only 7% of the 275 g Daily Value, and 3.9 g of that is fiber. Total sugars are 2 g. Beans, corn and a little masa do the carrying, so nothing here reads like a starchy bowl of rice or noodles.
What is the difference between chicken taco soup and chicken tortilla soup?
On the label, nothing measurable. USDA files no separate record for chicken taco soup, and the tortilla soup rows land at 57 calories per 100 g. Taco soup usually leans on taco seasoning, beans and corn, tortilla soup on chiles and fried tortilla strips. Same 140-calorie cup either way.
How many calories in Progresso chicken tortilla soup?
Progresso Traditional Chicken Tortilla Soup runs 38.7 calories per 100 g, so its 249 g cup is 96 calories, second only to the Pacific Foods organic at 91. It is a thinner broth with fewer solids: 6.5 g of protein a cup, and 642 mg of sodium, more than the store-brand version.
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- Clementine — 35 cal per clementine
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- Clam Chowder — 237 cal per cup
- Chinese Chicken and Broccoli — 206 cal per cup
Count it without the math
Point the camera at the bowl and BodyPal counts the soup, the chips on top and all.
