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*In all cases, this chart refers to non-Pureed soups which were cooked with intent to eat both their solid and liquid, and soup mix was not added.
| Soup Name [In Alphabetical order] | Blessing on soup when eaten with Solid [not Pureed] | Blessing on Broth when eaten without solid food | Soup Type |
| Alphabet soup | Mezonos | Mezonos | Mezonos |
| Apple Soup | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Apple and Pear Soup | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Blueberry Soup | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Barley [chopped] soup | Mezonos | Mezonos | Grain |
| Barley [whole kernel without peel] soup | Dispute[2] | Shehakol | Grain |
| Barley [whole with peel] soup | Ha’adama, Dispute after blessing[3] | Shehakol | Grain |
| Beef Stew | Shehakol | Shehakol | Meat |
| Bean Soup | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Vegetable |
| Borscht – Beet Soup [cooked in vinegar] | Ha’adama | Shehakol [Bedieved, Ha’adama] | Vegetable |
| Borscht – Beet Soup [cooked in water] | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Vegetable |
| Cantaloupe Soup | Ha’adama | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Chilled Peach Soup | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Curried Butternut Squash and Apple Soup | Ha’adama/Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Cream of Mushroom Soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Vegetable |
| Cherries | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Chicken Noodle Soup | Mezonos | Mezonos | Meat |
| Cucumber Soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Vegetable |
| lemon | Shehakol | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| French Onion Soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Vegetable |
| Hulled Barley soup | Ha’adama, Dispute after blessing[4] | Shehakol | Grain |
| Hungarian Sour Cherry Soup | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Lentil Soup | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Vegetable |
| Mango Gazpacho | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Matzah Ball soup | Mezonos | Shehakol or Ha’adama [if added Matzah balls at end of cooking] | Mezonos |
| Noodle Soup | Mezonos | Mezonos | Mezonos |
| Olive | Haeitz | Shehakol [Disputed after blessing] | Fruit |
| Oranges | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Onion | Shehakol | Shehakol | Vegetable |
| Peaches | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Pears | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Pea Soup | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Vegetable |
| Potato Leek Soup | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Vegetable |
| Plums | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Pumpkin and Apple Soup | Ha’adama/Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Raspberries | Haeitz | Shehakol | Fruit Compote |
| Split Pea Soup | Ha’adama | Ha’adama | Legume |
| Soup Mix powder | Shehakol | Shehakol | Instant soup |
| Strawberry Soup | Ha’adama | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Tomato Soup | Ha’adama | Shehakol | Vegetable |
| Watermelon Gazpacho | Shehakol | Shehakol | Fruit |
| Whole Wheat soup | Ha’adama | Shehakol | Grain |
Chart
| Intent to eat only liquid and drinking only liquid | Intent to eat only the food and throw out liquid [ex. Pasta water] and now eating liquid | Intent to eat both food and liquid together but now eating just liquid | |
| Fruit soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Shehakol; Bedieved Haeitz |
| Vegetable soup | Ha’adama | Shehakol | Ha’adama |
| Whole grain 5 Minim soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Shehakol; Bedieved Ha’adama |
| Crushed 5 Minim soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Mezonos |
| Lentil soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Ha’adama |
| Mezonos [alphabet] soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Mezonos |
| Chicken/meat soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Shehakol |
| Chicken vegi soup | Shehakol | Shehakol | Shehakol |
[1] If soup mix was added, see Halacha 1!
[2] The blessing over liquidy barley soup falls under the debate of whole grains which do not stick to each other, and hence is to be eaten within a meal [or alternatively according to some say Ha’adama and Mezonos on a different food and eat enough of those foods to be able to say an after blessing of Al Hamichyah and Borei Nefashos after eating it.] When eating it outside of a meal [and without saying a blessing on other foods] some conclude that one should say Mezonos as a before blessing and Al Hamichya as an after blessing. If the barley sticks together in the soup, then according to all, the soup is Mezonso a nd Al Hamichyah. See Chapter 10 Halacha 10!
[3] There is a dispute on whether cooked hulled barley is Al Hamichyah or Borei Nefashos. Practically one is to say Borei Nefashos although it is best to eat within meal, or say two different blessings as stated in Chapter 10 Halacha 9A. To note that the after blessing is always Borei Nefashos if one did not eat a Kezayis of barley within Achilas Peras.
[4] There is a dispute on whether cooked hulled barley is Al Hamichyah or Borei Nefashos. Practically one is to say Borei Nefashos although it is best to eat within meal, or say two different blessings as stated in Chapter 10 Halacha 9A. To note that the after blessing is always Borei Nefashos if one did not eat a Kezayis of barley within Achilas Peras.
