Chicken drumsticks vs Chicken legs: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken drumsticks has 161 kcal and Chicken legs has 214 kcal, so Chicken drumsticks has 25% fewer calories.

Chicken legs has more fat (16 g vs 9.2 g). Relative to calories, Chicken drumsticks is the better protein source (11.2 g vs 7.65 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken drumsticks - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition
Chicken drumsticks - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Drumstick
Serving size:
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one chicken drumstick (91g)medium size without the bones and skin (44g)
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Total Fat g
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Cholesterol mg
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Sodium mg
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Total Carbohydrates g
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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
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Cholesterol mg
0%
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Total Carbohydrates g
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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 Drumstick vs Chicken Leg 100g Compare

per 100gChicken drumsticksChicken legs
Calories161 214
Carbohydrates0.11 g0.17 g
Fat9.2 g15.95 g
Protein18.08 g16.37 g
Water72.46 g67.3 g
Calcium8 mg9 mg
Iron0.71 mg0.69 mg
Magnessium18 mg19 mg
Potassium211 mg203 mg
Sodium106 mg84 mg
Vitaminium A46 IU92 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.083 mg0.073 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.195 mg0.141 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)4.841 mg4.733 mg
Vitaminium B60.345 mg0.318 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.003 µg0.004 µg
Vitaminium E0.19 mg0.22 mg
Vitaminium K0.003 µg0.002 µg

Less Calories in Chicken drumstick

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

Chicken drumstick has 161 kcal per 100g and chicken leg 214 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 33%.

In chicken drumstick and in chicken leg most calories came from fat.

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

Chicken drumsticks 100g

161kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 46% PROTEIN
  • 53% FAT
Chicken drumsticks calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | medium size without the bones and skin

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.