Chicken vs Ribs: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken has 133 kcal and Ribs has 351 kcal, so Chicken has 62% fewer calories.

Ribs has more protein (22.8 g vs 17.9 g). Ribs has more fat (28.1 g vs 7.16 g). Relative to calories, Chicken is the better protein source (13.5 g vs 6.49 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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1oz 2oz 3oz 4oz 5oz 6oz 7oz 8oz 10oz 12oz 15oz 20oz 25oz 30oz 35oz 40oz 50oz
Amount Per Serving:
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.
Ribs
Serving size:
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standard serving size (142g)half rack (240g)whole rack (480g)
5g 10g 15g 20g 30g 40g 50g 60g 80g 100g 120g 140g 160g 180g 200g 220g 250g 300g 350g 400g 450g 500g 600g 700g 800g 900g 1000g
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Amount Per Serving:
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.

Chicken vs Ribs 100g Compare

per 100g Chicken Ribs
Calories 133 351
Fat 7.16 g 28.11 g
Protein 17.91 g 22.77 g
Water 74.72 g 48.12 g
Calcium 5.819 mg 11 mg
Iron 0.593 mg 2.37 mg
Magnessium 20.51 mg 20 mg
Potassium 301.7 mg 305 mg
Sodium 62.95 mg 64 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine) 0.063 mg 0.07 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin) 0.168 mg 0.18 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin) 8.487 mg 3.46 mg
Vitaminium B6 0.4 mg 0.23 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid) 0.005 µg 0.007 µg

Less Calories in Chicken

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

Chicken has 133 kcal per 100g and ribs 351 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 164%.

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

See tables below to compare chicken with ribs in details.

Chicken 100g

133kcal

Calories source

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

Ribs 100g

351kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS
  • 26% PROTEIN
  • 74% FAT
Ribs calories per:
100g | ounce | standard serving size | half rack | whole rack

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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.