Food calories · USDA data
Calories in chicken tenders
81 calories
in 1 strip, 30 g
- Protein
- 5.8 g
- Carbs
- 5.2 g
- Fat
- 4.2 g
- Fiber
- 0.4 g
Chicken tenders have 81 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 strip, which weighs 30 g. Per 100 g, chicken tenders have 271 calories.
Its calories are spread out: 25% from carbohydrate, 46% from fat and 28% from protein. It adds 5.8 g of protein, 12% of the 50 g Daily Value.
It takes 37 g of chicken tenders to reach 100 calories, which is about 1.2 × 1 strip.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 strip | 30 g | 81 | 5.8 g | 5.2 g | 4.2 g |
| 1 serving | 184 g | 499 | 35.4 g | 31.7 g | 25.7 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 77 | 5.4 g | 4.9 g | 3.9 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 271 | 19.2 g | 17.3 g | 14 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your chicken tenders 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: 28% of calories (19.2 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 25% (17.3 g per 100 g, of which 1.2 g fiber)
- Fat: 46% (14 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, frozen cheese pizza has the fewest calories of these four (268 per 100 g) and chicken nuggets the most (307).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken tenders | 271 | 19.2 g | 17.3 g | 14 g |
| Frozen cheese pizza | 268 | 10.4 g | 29 g | 12.3 g |
| Hamburger | 297 | 16.5 g | 31.5 g | 12 g |
| Chicken nuggets | 307 | 15.9 g | 14.9 g | 20.4 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories are in chicken tenders?
Chicken tenders have 81 calories. USDA weighs 1 strip at 30 g, and chicken tenders has 271 calories per 100 g.
How much protein do chicken tenders have?
1 strip (30 g) has 5.8 g of protein, 12% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 19.2 g.
How many carbs do chicken tenders have?
1 strip has 5.2 g of carbohydrate, including 0.4 g of fiber, and 4.2 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Fast foods, chicken tenders (FDC ID 173321). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.