Food calories · USDA data
Calories in a chicken thigh
208 calories
in 1 thigh without skin, 116 g
- Protein
- 28.7 g
- Carbs
- 0 g
- Fat
- 9.5 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
A chicken thigh has 208 calories. That is USDA's figure for 1 thigh without skin, which weighs 116 g. Per 100 g, chicken thigh has 179 calories.
Most of its calories (57%) come from protein, with fat next at 43%. It gives 28.7 g of protein, 57% of the 50 g Daily Value, which the FDA's rule of thumb counts as high.
It takes 56 g of chicken thigh to reach 100 calories, which is about 0.5 × 1 thigh without skin.
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 thigh without skin | 116 g | 208 | 28.7 g | 0 g | 9.5 g |
| 3 oz | 85 g | 152 | 21 g | 0 g | 6.9 g |
| 1 thigh with skin | 137 g | 245 | 33.9 g | 0 g | 11.2 g |
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | 51 | 7 g | 0 g | 2.3 g |
| 100 g | 100 g | 179 | 24.8 g | 0 g | 8.2 g |
Portion weights are USDA's own. Your chicken thigh 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: 57% of calories (24.8 g per 100 g)
- Carbohydrate: 0% (0 g per 100 g, of which 0 g fiber)
- Fat: 43% (8.2 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, chicken breast has the fewest calories of these four (165 per 100 g) and ground turkey the most (213).
| Per 100 g | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken thigh | 179 | 24.8 g | 0 g | 8.2 g |
| Chicken drumstick | 191 | 23.4 g | 0 g | 10.2 g |
| Chicken breast | 165 | 31 g | 0 g | 3.6 g |
| Ground turkey | 213 | 27.1 g | 0 g | 11.6 g |
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Questions people ask
How many calories is in a chicken thigh?
A chicken thigh has 208 calories. USDA weighs 1 thigh without skin at 116 g, and chicken thigh has 179 calories per 100 g.
How much protein does a chicken thigh have?
1 thigh without skin (116 g) has 28.7 g of protein, 57% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g it is 24.8 g.
How many carbs does a chicken thigh have?
1 thigh without skin has 0 g of carbohydrate, including 0 g of fiber, and 9.5 g of fat.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (2018). USDA entry: Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted (FDC ID 172388). Values are averages; a packaged food's label may differ.