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What is the difference between chicken broth and chicken stock?

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A: Chicken stock tends to be made more from bony parts, whereas chicken broth is made more out of meat. Chicken stock tends to have a fuller mouth feel and richer flavor, due to the gelatin released by long-simmering bones. Canned low-sodium chicken broth is the busy home-cook's best friend. read more

Hi JD, what you are describing is the difference between a brown chicken stock (roasted bones) and white chicken stock. The brown chicken stock definitely has more flavor but is not always called for in some recipes. Thanks for sharing. read more

Chicken broth, on the other hand, is more likely to use a whole chicken or bone-in chicken pieces. This blurs the theoretical distinction, since there is some meat in the stock and some bone in the broth. read more