Chicken breast calories and protein
A cooked skinless chicken breast (172 g) has 284 calories, with 53.4 g of protein, 6.1 g of fat, and 0 g of carbs.
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Weigh the chicken after cooking
This is roasted chicken breast meat without skin or bone. Breasts vary in size, so weigh your cooked portion and use the per-100-g serving to scale the numbers.
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Chicken breast or thigh?
For the same cooked weight, skinless roasted breast has 31 g of protein and 165 calories per 100 g. Skinless roasted thigh has 24.8 g of protein and 179 calories.
Common questions
How much protein is in a chicken breast?
The cooked breast serving shown here has 53.4 g of protein and 284 calories. Per 100 g, the same roasted meat has 31 g of protein.
Does this include the skin?
No. USDA’s entry is breast meat only. Skin-on chicken, a fried breast and a prepared chicken sandwich need different entries.
To see how this fits your day, work out your daily protein with the protein calculator, or your protein, carbs and fat with the macro calculator. Compare it with other foods in the high-protein foods ranking.
Skinless chicken breast compared with other poultry foods
Of these three foods, protein per 100 calories is highest in roasted turkey breast (20.5 g) and lowest in skinless chicken thigh (13.8 g).
| Item | CaloriesCal | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Net carbs | Protein per 100 calPer 100 cal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted turkey breast3 oz cooked (85 g) | 125 | 25.6 g | 1.8 g | 0 g | 0 g | 20.5 g |
| Skinless chicken breastThis page1 cooked breast (172 g) | 284 | 53.4 g | 6.1 g | 0 g | 0 g | 18.8 g |
| Skinless chicken thigh1 cooked thigh (116 g) | 208 | 28.7 g | 9.5 g | 0 g | 0 g | 13.8 g |
Most protein per 100 calories first. The mark on each bar is 5 g. Numbers are for one serving, the size the card opens on.
Sources
2 sources
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. Skinless chicken breast, nutrition information. fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/171477/nutrients. Checked November 2026.
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. Skinless chicken thigh, nutrition information. fdc.nal.usda.gov/food-details/172388/nutrients. Checked November 2026.
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