Which has more calories, Chicken thigh or Chicken drumsticks?

Chicken thigh has more calories than Chicken drumsticks: 193 kcal vs 161 kcal per 100 g.

Which has more protein, Chicken thigh or Chicken drumsticks?

Chicken thigh has more protein than Chicken drumsticks: 24.1 g vs 18.1 g per 100 g.

Which has more fat, Chicken thigh or Chicken drumsticks?

Chicken thigh has more fat than Chicken drumsticks: 10.7 g vs 9.2 g per 100 g.

Chicken thigh vs Chicken drumsticks: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken thigh has 193 kcal and Chicken drumsticks has 161 kcal, so Chicken drumsticks has 17% fewer calories.

Chicken thigh has more protein (24.1 g vs 18.1 g). Relative to calories, Chicken thigh is the better protein source (12.5 g vs 11.2 g of protein per 100 kcal).

Chicken thigh - calories, kcal, weight, nutrition

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Thigh

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one chicken thigh (220g)

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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 Drumstick

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one chicken drumstick (91g)medium size without the bones and skin (44g)

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Chicken Thigh vs Chicken Drumstick 100g Compare

per 100g	Chicken thigh	Chicken drumsticks
Calories	193	161
Fat	10.74 g	9.2 g
Protein	24.09 g	18.08 g
Water	64.35 g	72.46 g
Calcium	13 mg	8 mg
Iron	0.97 mg	0.71 mg
Magnessium	21 mg	18 mg
Potassium	262 mg	211 mg
Sodium	335 mg	106 mg
Vitaminium A	44 IU	46 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)	0.055 mg	0.083 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)	0.234 mg	0.195 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)	5.441 mg	4.841 mg
Vitaminium B6	0.176 mg	0.345 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)	0.008 µg	0.003 µg
Vitaminium E	0.48 mg	0.19 mg

More Calories in Chicken thigh

At first glance, you can see that in chicken thigh is more calories than in chicken drumstick.

Chicken thigh has 193 kcal per 100g and chicken drumstick 161 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 20%.

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

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

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Chicken thigh 100g

193kcal

Calories source

0% CARBS.
50% PROTEIN
50% FAT

Chicken thigh calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece

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

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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.