Chicken Breast vs Leg: Where is More Protein and Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken breast has 106 kcal and Chicken legs has 214 kcal, so Chicken breast has 50% fewer calories.

Chicken breast has more protein (22.5 g vs 16.4 g). Chicken legs has more fat (16 g vs 1.93 g). Relative to calories, Chicken breast is the better protein source (21.3 g vs 7.65 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken breast - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chicken breast - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Breast
Serving size:
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one chicken breast (205g)
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Total Fat g
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Saturated Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
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* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.
Chicken Leg
Serving size:
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one chicken leg (170g)
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Total Fat g
0%
Saturated Fat g
0%
Cholesterol mg
0%
Sodium mg
0%
Total Carbohydrates g
0%
Dietary Fiber g
0%
Sugars g
Protein g
0%
Vitaminium C mg
0%
Calcium mg
0%
Iron mg
0%
Potassium mg
0%
* The % Daily Value (DV) shows how much a nutrient in one serving of food contributes to your total daily diet. A 2000-calorie daily intake is used as a general guideline for nutrition advice.

Chicken Breast vs Chicken Leg 100g Compare

per 100g Chicken breast Chicken legs
Calories 106 214
Fat 1.93 g 15.95 g
Protein 22.53 g 16.37 g
Water 74.78 g 67.3 g
Calcium 3.939 mg 9 mg
Iron 0.354 mg 0.69 mg
Magnessium 26.2 mg 19 mg
Potassium 330.1 mg 203 mg
Sodium 65.75 mg 84 mg
Vitaminium A 21 IU 92 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.07 mg 0.073 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.114 mg 0.141 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 13.712 mg 4.733 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.6 mg 0.318 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.004 µg 0.004 µg
Vitaminium E 0.27 mg 0.22 mg

Less Calories in Chicken breast

At first glance, you can see that in chicken breast is much less calories than in chicken leg.

Chicken breast has 106 kcal per 100g and chicken leg 214 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 102%.

Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken breast comes from protein and in chicken leg from fat.

See tables below to compare chicken breast with chicken leg in details.

Chicken breast 100g

106kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 84% PROTEIN
  • 16% FAT
Chicken breast calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece

Chicken legs 100g

214kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 31% PROTEIN
  • 68% FAT
Chicken legs calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece

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About the data

Nutrition values on this page are given per 100 g of the food and are based on the official United States Department of Agriculture FoodData Central database. The exact record used for each food is linked under the tables.

Marcin Piotrowicz – calories-info.com creator · Healthy diet and healthy lifestyle promoter. The information is for general purposes and is not medical or dietary advice.