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Calories in minestrone soup

A typical restaurant serving of minestrone soup (one restaurant bowl, about 350 g) is about 210 calories, usually 120–400.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called minestrone, italian vegetable soup.

~210
Minestrone soup

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein7 g
  • Carbs27 g
  • Fat8 g

One serving

Serving
one restaurant bowl
Weight
~350 g
Per 100 g
~60

The dish

About minestrone soup

Minestrone is a tomato broth full of vegetables, beans and a little pasta, so it's one of the lightest things on an Italian menu. Most of a bowl is water and vegetables; bread and parmesan add the most.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Minestrone soup · rough numbers

  • A cup (about 245 g)~150

What moves the number

Why one plate is 120 and another 400

  • Olive oil
  • Pasta and beans in the bowl
  • Parmesan and bread on the side

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Have it as a starter
  • Skip the extra cheese
  • Pick it over a creamy soup

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Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. UK CoFID 2021 (McCance and Widdowson's Composition of Foods) — Soup, minestrone, homemade, code 17-810
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Soup, minestrone, FDC 2710114

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in minestrone soup?

A typical restaurant serving of minestrone soup (one restaurant bowl, about 350 g) is about 210 calories, usually 120–400. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

Is minestrone soup light?

One of the lightest things on an Italian menu: about 210 a bowl. Bread and parmesan add the most.

How many calories are in a cup of minestrone?

About 150.

What changes the calories in minestrone soup?

Olive oil. Pasta and beans in the bowl.

How can I order minestrone soup lighter?

Have it as a starter. Skip the extra cheese.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.