How many calories in skinless chicken?

Answer 1

It is not possible to state the calorie content of a whole chicken unless the weight of the chicken is known and whether you want the calorie content of the meat alone or the meat and bones. For the calorie content of chicken by weight or serving portion, both with and without skin, please see the page link, further down this page listed under Related Questions. Alternatively, please feel free to ask the question again and include more details.

Answer 2

Calories in chicken with skin

In plain cooked chicken (such as roasted or grilled/broiled) there are:

• approx 336 calories in 6 oz or 170g of breast
• approx 224 calories in 4 oz or 113g of breast.
• approx 55-56 calories in each ounce or 28g of breast
• OR in legs, drumsticks and thighs
• approx 66 calories in each ounce or 28g of leg (thigh & drumstick)
• approx 112 calories in one average size drumstick
• approx 153 calories in one average size thigh
• approx 265 calories in a 4 oz or 114g, leg.

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Answer 3

Calories in chicken breast with skin

In plain cooked, roasted or grilled, with the skin left on and eaten, there are:

• 55-56 calories in each ounce of chicken breast with skin
• 220 calories in a 4 oz, or 113g, chicken breast with skin
• 330 calories in a 6 oz, or 170g, chicken breast with skin.

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Answer 4

Calories in skinless chickenThese examples are for cooked (roasted, grilled or broiled) chicken breast, leg, drumstick and thigh with the skin removed before eating.

Leg, thigh, drumstick:

• 53 to 57 calories in each ounce or 28g of leg
• 181 calories in 1 average size leg (includes drumstick & thigh)
• 109 calories in 1 average size thigh
• 76 calories in 1 average size drumstick
• 267 calories in 1 cup of chopped/diced leg meat

Breast :

• 46 to 47 calories in each ounce or 28g
• 142 in one average size breast
• 165 calories in 3½ or 100g of breast
• 188 calories in 4 oz or 113g of breast
• 231 calories in 1 cup of chopped/diced breast

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Answer 5

There are about 138 calories in a 3oz serving of boneless, cooked, skinless chicken.

Answer 6

A 160g piece contains 267 calories. For each 10g of chicken breast there are 17 calories.