Chicken vs Egg: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Egg has 143 kcal, so Chicken has 7% fewer calories.

Chicken has more protein (17.9 g vs 12.6 g). Egg has more fat (9.51 g vs 7.16 g). Relative to calories, Chicken is the better protein source (13.5 g vs 8.78 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Chicken
Serving size:
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one chicken (200g)breast (200g)thigh (250g)leg (100g)wing (119g)
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Calories
% Daily Value
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.
Egg
Serving size:
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one egg (60g)
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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 vs Egg 100g Compare

per 100gChickenEgg
Calories133 143
Fat7.16 g9.51 g
Protein17.91 g12.56 g
Water74.72 g76.15 g
Calcium5.819 mg56 mg
Iron0.593 mg1.75 mg
Magnessium20.51 mg12 mg
Phosphorus165.5 mg0.3 mg
Potassium301.7 mg138 mg
Sodium62.95 mg142 mg
Zink1.177 mg0.3 mg
Vitaminium A161 IU540 IU
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.063 mg0.04 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.168 mg0.457 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)8.487 mg0.075 mg
Vitaminium B60.4 mg0.17 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.005 µg0.047 µg
Vitaminium E0.27 mg1.05 mg

Less Calories in Chicken

At first glance, you can see that in chicken is just a little less calories than in egg.

Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and egg 143 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 8%.

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

See tables below to compare chicken with egg in details.

Chicken 100g

133kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 53% PROTEIN
  • 47% FAT
Chicken calories per:
100g | ounce | single piece | breast | thigh | leg | wing

Egg 100g

143kcal

Calories source

  • 2% CARBS
  • 36% PROTEIN
  • 62% FAT
Egg 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.