Chicken wing vs Chicken drumsticks: Which Has More Calories?

Per 100 g, Chicken wing has 247 kcal and Chicken drumsticks has 161 kcal, so Chicken drumsticks has 35% fewer calories.

Chicken wing has more protein (22.6 g vs 18.1 g). Chicken wing has more fat (16.7 g vs 9.2 g). Relative to calories, Chicken drumsticks is the better protein source (11.2 g vs 9.15 g of protein per 100 kcal).

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

Nutrition Facts

Chicken Wing
Serving size:
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one chicken wing (85g)
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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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* 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 Wing vs Chicken Drumstick 100g Compare

per 100gChicken wingChicken drumsticks
Calories247 161
Fat16.69 g9.2 g
Protein22.6 g18.08 g
Water61.69 g72.46 g
Calcium12 mg8 mg
Iron1.12 mg0.71 mg
Magnessium16 mg18 mg
Potassium138 mg211 mg
Sodium374 mg106 mg
Vitaminium B1 (Thiamine)0.04 mg0.083 mg
Vitaminium B2 (riboflavin)0.102 mg0.195 mg
Vitaminium B3 (Niacin)4.584 mg4.841 mg
Vitaminium B60.218 mg0.345 mg
Vitaminium B9 (Folic acid)0.003 µg0.003 µg
Vitaminium E0.27 mg0.19 mg

More Calories in Chicken wing

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

Chicken wing has 247 kcal per 100g and chicken drumstick 161 kcal per 100g so it is pretty easy to calculate that the difference is about 53%.

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

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

Chicken wing 100g

247kcal

Calories source

  • 0% CARBS.
  • 38% PROTEIN
  • 62% FAT
Chicken wing 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.