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Why does chicken thigh meat have more calories than chicken breast meat?
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∙ 12y ago
because is a region of the chick that have more fat ..protein 4cal per gram and fat is 9calories per gram ..so more fat in the cut equal more calories where breast is very lean protein.
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the thigh
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you reliese all the fat
How many calories are in boiled chicken breast?
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231 calories
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