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).
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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
106kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 84% PROTEIN
- 16% FAT
Chicken legs 100g
214kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS
- 31% PROTEIN
- 68% FAT
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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.