Bone broth is considered a superfood among the online wellness community, but what exactly is it, and is it worth all the hype?
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Whose bones?
College Inn – collagen – get it?
Good info. I've made bone broth for years, but with it becoming trendy the price of beef bones skyrocketed and I have encountered iffy prepared products.
I only wish ATK would test a wider variety of brands. So often the winners aren't available in my area and I'd like alternatives.
Collagen heals the gut.
Interesting since College Inn's regular broth always comes in last in everyone's tests.
I'm glad to have seen this. I'm having a colonoscopy soon, and I'll need to cleanse the works a day or so ahead of time. This will be perfect.
Bone broth is meant to be medicine not an ingredient to cook with. It's nutrient dense for a reason.
Have watched you guys for years and love you! So much knowledge!
Store-bought bone broth got me through a two-day colonoscopy prep with ease. I have another procedure later in the year that is going to require a lengthy liquid diet before and after so it's good to know which store-bought selections are best. Need to learn to make my own but unfortunately I'm not seeing an ATK video on making it that doesn't involve the use of an instant pot, which I don't have. Unfortunate!
Here's the thing folks, bone broth is just what professionals, and culinary school graduates, as well as virtually every resident of france, call chicken stock. When I was in school, we learned that broth is made from meat, stock is made from bones. And one of the first skills you are taught, when you attend a culinary program, is how to make good chicken stock. Minimum cooking time, once the mixture comes to a gentle boil or a simmer, or a bear bubble, is 3 hours, many of my chef instructors prefer 4 hours and up to 6 hours for extracting all that protein and goodness out of the bones this isn't new, it's just become a trend, because it has a different name. Chicken stock, freshly made in your own kitchen, from chicken bones that have not been previously cooked in any way prior to making stock, are always going to kick the crap out of boxes or cans you would find in a grocery store. This is nothing more than just another trend, rebranded and relabeled add something new, when it is actually centuries old.
These mostly contain hydrolyzed proteins. You're just drinking MSG. There are some natural, fresh bone broths available in our supermarkets in the meat section. But those things you're drinking are hardly good for a person.
College Inn tastes the best but it has 2% artificial ingredients. But the Swanson Bone Broth doesn’t- it’s a little healthier but a little blander. If you drink it, add a little hot sauce!
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Get it? "…from College Inn ." Collagen? Get it? No? …. * crickets *
The boxed stuff always seems artificial to me somehow. I'd much rather keep making and canning my own. Much better depth of flavor
You should have had actual bone broth to compare against.
Better Than Bouillon cubes has 30% of your daily sodium per serving; Swanson Bone Broth has 15%, and College Inn at 24%. Swanson and College Inn have 8g of protein. Chicken Broth and the cubes have 1g. Bone Broth, and the cubes, cost almost double Chicken Broth. So, there are choices to make.
Is there a difference between “broth” and “stock”?
College inn is a hilarious name for a bone broth
Since we're all sipping bone broth for the health benefits I think this needs a part 2 for which bone broth is the most healthful. My assumption would be none of these these big corporate brands
I've said it before and I'll say it again. . – I love cooking and these videos. They are so informative. Love you guys- keep up the great work.
"Ferrer" brand chicken bone "broth" /stock (made in SPAIN!) blows everything else out of the water. It tastes like CHICKEN, not SALT! It comes in 1L HEAVY glass jars: for about $6. Highly recommended! Unfortunately they do not do a beef version, and their "Vegetable"
stock is nowhere near as good. Just fyi.
I feel that all broths are scams! Read the labels regarding ingredients.
Every time I see a College Inn product I have to grumble with begrudging, eye-rolling respect. They named their entire product a dad joke.
Never heard of College Inn, maybe regional? Is there a different brand name in CA?
It's good for you.
Which ones are safe for dogs, if any?
Well there goes the price jump for college inn 😞
College inn makes a really good turkey broth too.
All but the Swanson bone broth have some artifical ingrediants or yeast.
Actually, one of the healthiest is Kettle & Fire or the Swanson bone broth.
Surprised no organic option
I like alot you brought Julia and Brigitte same time perfek always should be this vas good job jack bishop🙏👍
Can you substitute bone broth for stock and visa versa?
Now, you can go and spend upwards of $8 for one of these cartons OR you can go to your butcher & get soup bones (sometimes for FREE) boil them in water & have the exact same thing. "Save me Jebus," I've been doing this for DECADES with beef, and pork.
Most of the time I make my own, using my Instant Pot – adding chicken feet to the mix creates lots of collagen. My choice of store bought is actually Kirkland brand organic bone broth, and I always have Better Than Bouillon on hand for a quick substitute.
I love that college inn had the most protein, and therefore, collagen.
The Swanson organic chicken broth not because it’s organic is the best of the bunch/on the market.
Bone broth is just chicken stock
I'll never understand Americans' bizarre relationship with food. Stock is made from boiling bones, that's how you make stock. The only potential difference between a broth and a stock is that a stock generally includes additional ingredients whereas a broth presumably doesn't necessarily. Either way, if you want a good product then just it make it yourself, it's very easy.
One point in bone broth's favor is when it comes to the beef. Not all of the beef bone broths are created equal but there are a few that use actual beef and bones along with the typical aromatics to create the product. A few of the bone broths are very like beef stock in that there is little beef and lots of additives to make it taste 'beefier' such as yeast extracts and the like. I tend to reach for the beef bone broth over beef stock unless I'm in a town that has markets that offer a very, very good quality beef stock in their freezer, Stock Options brand. If you ever see that in a grocery store – stock up on it!
Wait a second… The best bone broth with all that extra protein and collagen was "college-inn"? 🤯
I noticed they didn't do a tasting on Pacific Organic Chicken Bone Broth. That's the one I use.
I like the Costco bone broth
I don't understand why they don't test Kirkland brand.