College Inn Garden Vegetable Broth and Swanson Vegetable Broth - Product Reviews

Vegetable broth is great to use as a soup base, a flavor enhancer, as well as to marinate or cook vegetables in. Swanson and College Inn both produce vegetable broths.

College Inn Garden vegetable broth

This broth is sold in a 14.5 oz can. Its ingredients include Vegetable Broth (Carrot Juice, Celery Juice, Zucchini Juice, Salt, Onion Juice, Distilled White Vinegar, Red Pepper Juice, Garlic Juice, Leek Juice, Green Pepper Juice, Parsley Juice, Lactic Acid), Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Sugar, Contains Less Than 1% of the Following: Salt, Xanthan Gum, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate. It has 25 calories, 1 gram of fat, 6 grams of carbs and 590mg of sodium.

This is the broth I normally use to boil vegetables in. This broth can easily be heated and served as soup because it is flavored so well. There is a hint of carrot and celery flavor. The taste is great, and the flavor is not too strong or too salty. The broth actually compliments the food that it is prepared with. College Inn Garden vegetable broth is excellent for preparing vegetables such as broccoli, cabbage, and kale.

Swanson vegetable broth

This broth also comes in a 14.5 oz. can. Its ingredients include Vegetable Broth (Prepared From Water and Concentrated Juices of Carrot, Celery, and Onion) Contains less than 2% of: Salt, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Vegetable Flavor Blend (Vegetables[carrots, Onions, Celery], Salt, Sugar, Potato Flour, Carrot Powder), Flavoring, Dextrose, Autolyzed Yeast Extract, Natural Flavoring, Monosodium Glutamate, Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate, Citric Acid. Swanson vegetable broth has 15 calories 0 grams of fat, 3grams of carbs, and 940mg of sodium.

This broth is very unique because it is very sweet tasting. The sweet taste is very dominant and does not compliment or add much to vegetables. I found that this particular broth is good with rice and stir-fry's. It is especially good to use with stir fry's. Although the sweet taste in the broth is strong it is still delicious and not off putting.

When it comes to comparing the two broths neither wins over the other. They both have a flavorful taste. College Inn garden vegetable broth is best used with vegetables especially of the leafy variety. Swanson vegetable broth is best used in stuffing, soups, stir fry, rice, and potatoes. College Inn Garden vegetable broth has more calories, grams of fat, and carbohydrates than Swanson vegetable broth. Swanson vegetable broth has higher sodium content with 350 mg more than College Inn. Both broths taste great, just one brand is best with vegetables and the other brand is best with soups, stir-fry's and rice.