Chicken vs Chicken legs: Which Has More Calories?
Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Chicken legs has 214 kcal, so Chicken has 38% fewer calories.
Chicken legs has more fat (16 g vs 7.16 g). Relative to calories, Chicken is the better protein source (13.5 g vs 7.65 g of protein per 100 kcal).
Nutrition Facts
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Chicken vs Chicken Leg 100g Compare
| per 100g | Chicken | Chicken legs |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 133 | 214 |
| Fat | 7.16 g | 15.95 g |
| Protein | 17.91 g | 16.37 g |
| Water | 74.72 g | 67.3 g |
| Calcium | 5.819 mg | 9 mg |
| Iron | 0.593 mg | 0.69 mg |
| Magnessium | 20.51 mg | 19 mg |
| Potassium | 301.7 mg | 203 mg |
| Sodium | 62.95 mg | 84 mg |
| Vitaminium A | 161 IU | 92 IU |
| Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) | 0.063 mg | 0.073 mg |
| Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) | 0.168 mg | 0.141 mg |
| Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) | 8.487 mg | 4.733 mg |
| Vitaminium B6 | 0.4 mg | 0.318 mg |
| Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) | 0.005 µg | 0.004 µg |
| Vitaminium E | 0.27 mg | 0.22 mg |
| Vitaminium K | 0.002 µg | 0.002 µg |
Less Calories in Chicken
At first glance, you can see that in chicken is much less calories than in chicken leg.
Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and chicken leg 214 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 61%.
Additionally, it is also easy to notice that most of the calories in chicken comes from protein and in chicken leg from fat.
See tables below to compare chicken with chicken leg in details.
Chicken 100g
133kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS.
- 53% PROTEIN
- 47% FAT
Chicken legs 100g
214kcalCalories source
- 0% CARBS
- 31% PROTEIN
- 68% FAT
Compares of chicken
Compares of chicken leg
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.