Chicken
What it is
Chicken is a poultry food. This table describes roasted chicken breast meat only, without skin in the analyzed portion.
What it does
For the named reference food, USDA lists 165 kcal, 31 g protein and 3.57 g total fat per 100 g edible portion. The table gives additional nutrients for that same food form. These figures describe composition, not an effect on a disease or a recommended serving.
Research context and ingredient forms
Reference food: Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted. These are historical SR Legacy data from the April 2018 release, published in FoodData Central in 2019. A different variety, preparation, water content, or commercial recipe can change the result. For a matching food, a portion estimate scales each value by edible portion grams divided by 100.
Using this information
Breast meat, thighs, skin-on portions, and breaded chicken have different profiles. Use the edible cooked meat weight rather than a bone-in purchase weight.
Food sources and composition
| Nutrient | Amount and serving basis | Food and source |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 165 kcal per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Protein | 31 g per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Total lipid (fat) | 3.57 g per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 1.01 g per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 0 g per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Iron, Fe | 1.04 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Zinc, Zn | 1 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Potassium, K | 256 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Sodium, Na | 74 mg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.34 µg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
| Selenium, Se | 27.6 µg per 100 g edible portion | Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted SR Legacy April 2018; FDC published 2019-04-01 |
Scientific Research & References
- Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted
2019 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical food/preparation-specific composition. Values can be analytical, calculated or imputed; not a current brand label or clinical-outcome estimate.
Source assessment recorded.
- USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Legacy Release: Documentation
2018 · USDA Agricultural Research Service
Limitations: Historical dataset; values may be analytical, calculated, imputed, or assumed zero. Not clinical-outcome evidence.
Source assessment recorded.
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