Food calories · USDA data
Calories in chicken breast
142 calories
in ½ breast, bone and skin removed, 86 g
- Protein
- 26.7 g
- Carbs
- 0 g
- Fat
- 3.1 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
Chicken breast has 142 calories. That is USDA's figure for ½ breast, bone and skin removed, which weighs 86 g. Per 100 g, chicken breast has 165 calories.
Almost all of its calories, 79%, come from protein. It gives 26.7 g of protein, 53% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high.
It takes 61 g of chicken breast to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.7 × ½ breast, bone and skin removed.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ½ breast, bone and skin removed | 86 g | 142 | 26.7 g | 0 g | 3.1 g |
| 1 cup, chopped or diced | 140 g | 231 | 43.4 g | 0 g | 5 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 47 | 8.8 g | 0 g | 1 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 165 | 31 g | 0 g | 3.6 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your chicken breast may weigh more or less; for an exact number, weigh it and enter the grams in the food calorie lookup.
Where the calories come from
- Protein: 79% of calories (31 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 0% (0 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 21% (3.6 g per 100 g)
Shares use the general factors of 4 calories per gram of protein and carbohydrate and 9 per gram of fat, so they can differ a little from USDA's calorie figure. Daily Values are the FDA's adult Daily Values.
Compared with similar foods
Weight for weight, roast turkey breast has the fewest calories of these four (136 per 100 g) and chicken drumstick the most (191).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken breast | 165 | 31 g | 0 g | 3.6 g |
| Chicken thigh | 179 | 24.8 g | 0 g | 8.2 g |
| Chicken drumstick | 191 | 23.4 g | 0 g | 10.2 g |
| Roast turkey breast | 136 | 29.5 g | 0 g | 2 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in chicken breast?
Chicken breast has 142 calories. USDA weighs ½ breast, bone and skin removed at 86 g, and chicken breast has 165 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does chicken breast have?
½ breast, bone and skin removed (86 g) has 26.7 g of protein, 53% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 31 g.
How many carbs does chicken breast have?
½ breast, bone and skin removed has 0 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 3.1 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted (FDC ID 171477). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.