Chicken, skin, roasted/grilled, dry
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This entry describes chicken skin roasted or grilled until dry and crisp, rather than chicken meat. It mainly provides fat and protein. Per 100g, it contains 46g of fat, including 13g of saturated fat, and 22g of protein. Its energy content is 2070 kJ per 100g.
Protein supports the maintenance and repair of body tissues. Fat provides energy, and the fat content of chicken skin is worth noting for people monitoring their energy or saturated fat intake. Replacing some saturated fat with unsaturated fat can help maintain normal blood cholesterol levels. Full nutrient figures are provided in the tables below.
Nutrition per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
Energy | 501 kcal |
Energy | 2070 kJ |
Fat | 46g |
of which saturates | 13g |
Carbohydrate | 0g |
of which sugars | 0g |
0g | |
22g | |
Salt | 0.2g |
Alcohol | 0g |
Water | 31g |
Cholesterol | 170mg |
Vitamins and minerals per 100g
Nutrient | Per 100g |
|---|---|
1µg | |
0mg | |
16mg | |
1.3mg | |
26mg | |
210mg | |
260mg | |
Sodium | 80mg |
1.2mg | |
0.05mg |
Other types of chicken
Food | Calories per 100g | Protein per 100g | Fat per 100g | Fibre per 100g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
452 kcal | 17g | 43g | – | |
147 kcal | 30g | 3.1g | – | |
148 kcal | 32g | 2.2g | 0g | |
173 kcal | 29g | 6.4g | – | |
185 kcal | 26g | 9.1g | 0g | |
Chicken, drumsticks, roasted, meat and skin, weighed with bone | 116 kcal | 16g | 5.7g | – |
236 kcal | 21g | 17g | – | |
Chicken, leg quarter, roasted, meat and skin, weighed with bone | 120 kcal | 11g | 8.6g | – |
215 kcal | 24g | 13g | – | |
Chicken, whole, corn-fed, roasted, meat and skin, weighed with bone | 129 kcal | 14g | 7.9g | – |
218 kcal | 26g | 13g | 0g | |
138 kcal | 17g | 7.9g | – | |
226 kcal | 25g | 14g | – | |
Chicken, wing quarter, roasted, meat and skin, weighed with bone | 120 kcal | 13g | 7.5g | – |
184 kcal | 27g | 8.5g | – | |
Chicken, breast, casseroled, meat and skin, weighed with bone | 165 kcal | 24g | 7.6g | – |
514 kcal | 10g | 53g | – | |
185 kcal | 24g | 9.8g | – | |
141 kcal | 26g | 4.2g | – | |
164 kcal | 25g | 7.2g | – |
About these figures
Values are per 100g of the food as described (34 samples, crisp skin). "Trace" means only a very small amount was found. Nutrients that were not measured are not shown. Salt is calculated from sodium.