Chicken Breast vs Thigh: Calories, Nutrition, and Protein Comparison

Per 100 g, Chicken breast has 106 kcal and Chicken thigh has 193 kcal, so Chicken breast has 45% fewer calories.

Chicken thigh has more fat (10.7 g vs 1.93 g). Relative to calories, Chicken breast is the better protein source (21.3 g vs 12.5 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
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 Thigh
Serving size:
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one chicken thigh (220g)
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Amount Per Serving:
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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 Thigh 100g Compare

per 100g Chicken breast Chicken thigh
Calories 106 193
Fat 1.93 g 10.74 g
Saturated fat 0.35 g 2.78 g
Protein 22.53 g 24.09 g
Water 74.78 g 64.35 g
Calcium 3.939 mg 13 mg
Iron 0.354 mg 0.97 mg
Magnessium 26.2 mg 21 mg
Potassium 330.1 mg 262 mg
Sodium 65.75 mg 335 mg
Vitaminium A 21 IU 44 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.07 mg 0.055 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.114 mg 0.234 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 13.712 mg 5.441 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.6 mg 0.176 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.004 µg 0.008 µg
Vitaminium E 0.27 mg 0.48 mg

Less Calories in Chicken breast

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

Chicken breast has 106 kcal per 100g and chicken thigh 193 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 82%.

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

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

Chicken breast 100g

106kcal

Calories source

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

Chicken thigh 100g

193kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 50% PROTEIN
  • 50% FAT
Chicken thigh 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.