calories chicken

Chicken is popular meat when it comes to lean protein because it has a considerable amount of it in just one serving without too much fat.

Besides, it's easy to cook at home and available at most restaurants. You can find chicken dishes on any menu, no matter what type of cuisine you eat.

But you may wonder how many calories in chicken are there.

The chicken comes in several cuts, including the breasts, thighs, wings, and drumsticks. Each cup contains a different number of calories and a different proportion of protein in fat.

Here is the count of calories in chicken.

1. How many calories in chicken (whole chicken)?

As the name suggests, the whole chicken is a chicken, with its thighs, wings, breast, and even, in some cases, giblets. You can buy it hot, fresh from its rotisserie. But, you can buy it cold too, and eat it as it is or reheated. Therefore, by averaging between the different types of meat, skin, and offal, there are 239 calories in chicken in whole, including 27 g of protein, 1 g of carbohydrates, and 13.5 g of lipids. Of course, we rarely consume a piece of each of these elements on the same plate. Generally, everyone chooses his favorite part, which each have a different nutritional profile.

2. Calories in chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are slightly more tender and flavorful than chicken breasts due to their higher fat content.

One cooked skinless, boneless chicken thigh (52 grams) contains:

  • Calories: 109
  • Protein: 13.5 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 0 gram
  • Fat: 5.7 grams
  • A 3.5-ounce (100-gram) serving of chicken thighs contains 209 calories, 26 grams of protein, and 10.9 grams of fat. Thus, 53% of calories come from protein and 47% of fat.
  • Chicken thighs are often cheaper than chicken breasts, making them a good choice for those on a small budget.

3. Calories in chicken breasts

Chicken breasts are the most popular pieces of chicken. It's high in protein and low in fat, making it a great choice for people trying to lose weight.

Each 100 grams of chicken breast contains 165 calories, 31 grams of protein, and 3.5 grams of fat.

This means that about 80% of the calories in a chicken breast come from protein and 20% from fat.

Calories per 85 g of chicken breast with skin:

  • Fried chicken breast is 220 kcal.
  • Grilled chicken breast 165 calories.
  • Boiled chicken breast 150 calories.

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4. Calories in chicken wings

Chicken wings are one of the most beautiful appetizers in the world, in which international chefs master them, sometimes they serve grilled and other fried and full of fat, or by baking them in the oven with distinctive sauces, and in all cases they express a beautiful and light meal, but in fact, it is not light in terms of calories, and here it is determined. The calories are according to the way you cook the wings;

The fried small wing with the skin without sauce contains 81 calories,

The fried small wing without the skin and sauce contains 34 calories,

The fried small wing with the skin and with the sauce contains 159 calories.

A chicken wing contains 43 calories, or 203 calories per 100 grams (3.5 ounces). It is 64% protein and 36% fat.

5. Calories in chicken (other pieces of chicken)

Although the breast, thighs, wings, and drumsticks are the most popular pieces of chicken, there are several others.

Here are the calories in some other pieces of chicken:

Chicken Tenders: 263 calories per each 100 grams

Return: 137 calories per each 100 grams

Dark meat: 125 calories per each 100 grams

Light meat: 114 calories per each 100 grams

6. Conclusion

Chicken is popular meat, and most pieces are low in calories and fat, while still providing enough protein.

Here are the calories from the most common cuts of boneless, skinless chicken per 3.5 ounces (100 gram) serving:

Chicken breast: 165 calories

Chicken thigh: 209 calories

Chicken wing: 203 calories

Chicken drumstick: 172 calories

Note that eating the skin or using unhealthy cooking methods adds calories.

Originally published on Live Positively.