How many calories are in cooked chicken?

100 g of cooked chicken has 215 kcal. 1 thigh without skin (132 g): about 284 kcal. 3 oz (85 g): about 183 kcal. 1 thigh with skin (158 g): about 340 kcal.

Is cooked chicken high in protein?

Cooked chicken contains 20.7 g of protein per 100 g (41% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 27.3 g in 1 thigh without skin (132 g). About 38% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other poultry products, that is below the median (median 23.3 g).

How many carbs are in cooked chicken?

Cooked chicken has 0.21 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 0 g of sugars.

How much fat is in cooked chicken?

Cooked chicken contains 14.6 g of fat per 100 g, of which 3.9 g is saturated (19% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cooked chicken contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are selenium (45% DV), Niacin (B3) (35% DV), Vitamin B6 (16% DV), phosphorus (15% DV) and zinc (15% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cooked chicken?

100 g contains 185 mg of sodium, 8% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Does chicken have the same nutrition cooked and frozen?

No. Per 100 g, chicken, dark meat, thigh, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, braised has 215 kcal, while chicken, thighs, frozen, breaded, reheated has 334 kcal. Cooking changes the water content, so always use the record that matches how you weigh the food.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Chicken, dark meat, thigh, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, braised: Nutrition Facts

Generic food Cooked Poultry

Chicken, dark meat, thigh, meat and skin, with added solution, cooked, braised contains 215 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 thigh without skin (132 g) provides about 284 kcal.

Roughly 61% of its calories come from fat, with 38% from protein and 0.4% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in poultry products on FoodFactly, where the median is 176 kcal per 100 g across 391 foods.

100 g provides 45% of the Daily Value for selenium, 35% of the Daily Value for Niacin (B3) and 16% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B6.

These values are for the cooked food. Raw and other preparations have their own values, listed separately below.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

215kcal per 100 g

20.7 gprotein

0.21 gcarbohydrates

14.6 gfat

284kcal in 1 thigh without skin (132 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	215 kcal
Total fat C	14.6 g	19%
Saturated fat C	3.9 g	19%
Trans fat C	0.08 g
Cholesterol C	125 mg	42%
Sodium C	185 mg	8%
Total carbohydrates C	0.21 g	0.1%
Dietary fiber C	0 g	0%
Total sugars C	0 g
Protein C	20.7 g	41%
Vitamin A C	15 µg	2%
Vitamin C C	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D C	0.3 µg	2%
Vitamin E C	0.23 mg	2%
Vitamin K C	0.3 µg	0.3%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.074 mg	6%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.12 mg	9%
Niacin (B3) C	5.7 mg	35%
Vitamin B6 C	0.27 mg	16%
Folate (B9) C	4 µg	1%
Vitamin B12 C	0.32 µg	13%
Choline C	58 mg	11%
Calcium C	12 mg	0.9%
Iron C	0.98 mg	5%
Magnesium C	21 mg	5%
Phosphorus C	183 mg	15%
Potassium C	259 mg	6%
Zinc C	1.6 mg	15%
Copper C	0.047 mg	5%
Manganese C	0.016 mg	0.7%
Selenium C	24.7 µg	45%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 38%
Carbohydrates 0.4%
Fat 61%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein20.7 gbelow the median for poultry products (median 23.3 g)
Fat14.6 gin the top quarter of poultry products (median 8.1 g)
Saturated fat3.9 gin the top quarter of poultry products (median 2.2 g)
Sodium185 mgin the top quarter of poultry products (median 88 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal9.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water64 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	6.1 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	2.8 g

Amino acids (18)

Tryptophan C	0.22 g
Threonine C	0.94 g
Isoleucine C	0.94 g
Leucine C	1.7 g
Lysine C	1.9 g
Methionine C	0.56 g
Cystine C	0.23 g
Phenylalanine C	0.8 g
Tyrosine C	0.74 g
Valine C	0.97 g
Arginine C	1.4 g
Histidine C	0.59 g
Alanine C	1.3 g
Aspartic acid C	2 g
Glutamic acid C	3.3 g
Glycine C	1.2 g
Proline C	0.93 g
Serine C	0.85 g

Individual fatty acids (46)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) C	0.005 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) C	0.005 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) C	0.12 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) C	2.5 g
SFA 4:0 C	0.001 g
SFA 6:0 C	0.002 g
SFA 8:0 C	0.002 g
SFA 10:0 C	0.001 g
SFA 12:0 C	0.007 g
SFA 14:0 C	0.076 g
SFA 16:0 C	3 g
SFA 18:0 C	0.73 g
SFA 20:0 C	0.01 g
MUFA 18:1 C	5 g
PUFA 18:3 C	0.13 g
PUFA 20:4 C	0.079 g
SFA 22:0 C	0.01 g
MUFA 14:1 C	0.029 g
MUFA 16:1 C	0.94 g
PUFA 18:4 C	0.002 g
MUFA 20:1 C	0.074 g
MUFA 22:1 C	0.001 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) C	0.009 g
SFA 15:0 C	0.01 g
SFA 17:0 C	0.016 g
SFA 24:0 C	0.001 g
TFA 16:1 t C	0.005 g
TFA 18:1 t C	0.049 g
TFA 22:1 t C	0 g
TFA 18:2 t not further defined C	0.025 g
PUFA 18:2 CLAs C	0.018 g
MUFA 24:1 c C	0.005 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c C	0.018 g
MUFA 16:1 c C	0.93 g
MUFA 18:1 c C	5 g
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c C	2.4 g
MUFA 22:1 c C	0.001 g
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c C	0.009 g
MUFA 17:1 C	0.012 g
PUFA 20:3 C	0.028 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic C	0.055 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic C	0.025 g
MUFA 15:1 C	0 g
PUFA 20:3 n-3 C	0 g
PUFA 20:3 n-6 C	0.028 g
PUFA 22:4 C	0.02 g

Carotenoids (8)

Beta-carotene C	0 µg
Lycopene C	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin C	0 µg
Retinol C	15 µg
Carotene, alpha C	0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units C	10 IU
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) C	0.3 µg
Cryptoxanthin, beta C	0 µg

Other components (12)

Water C	64 g
Alcohol C	0 g
Caffeine C	0 mg
Ash C	1.1 g
Theobromine C	0 mg
Energy C	901 kJ
Vitamin A, IU C	52 IU
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food C	4 µg
Betaine C	12.2 mg
Vitamin E, added C	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added C	0 µg

Other forms of Chicken

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Chicken, meatless, breaded, fried Cooked	234	21.3 g	8.5 g	12.8 g
Chicken, thighs, frozen, breaded, reheated Frozen	334	18.7 g	14.2 g	22.5 g
Chicken, meatless	224	23.6 g	3.6 g	12.7 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw Raw	213	18.3 g	0.13 g	14.8 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, fried, batter Cooked	291	22.8 g	9 g	17.5 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, fried, flour Cooked	272	28.6 g	3.3 g	15.3 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, roasted Cooked	234	26.8 g	0.06 g	13.3 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, stewed Cooked	219	24.7 g	0 g	12.6 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, raw Raw	119	21.4 g	0 g	3.1 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, fried Cooked	219	30.6 g	1.7 g	9.1 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, roasted Cooked	190	28.9 g	0 g	7.4 g
Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, roasted Cooked	454	20.4 g	0 g	40.7 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Dove, fried Cooked	223	23.1 g	1.5 g	13.8 g
Dove, cooked, NS as to cooking method Cooked	212	23.8 g	0 g	13 g
Dove, cooked (includes squab) Cooked	213	23.9 g	0 g	13 g
Cornish game hen, cooked, skin eaten Cooked	257	22.1 g	0 g	18.1 g
Cornish game hen, roasted, skin eaten Cooked	257	22.1 g	0 g	18.1 g
Quail, cooked Cooked	226	25 g	0 g	14 g
Duck, cooked, skin not eaten Cooked	200	23.4 g	0 g	11.2 g
Duck, roasted, skin not eaten Cooked	200	23.4 g	0 g	11.2 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 172862. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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