Chicken: Nutrition Facts

Chicken is one of the few products that contains a wide variety of macro- and micronutrients that our body consumes every day. In our report, each element included in the composition of this product is examined in detail.

Calories (per 100g): 211.1 kcal

Chicken contains 0 grams of total sugars, 0.1 grams of dietary fiber and 0 grams of starch.
It has 94 milligrams of cholesterol and 0 milligrams of total trans fats.

Chicken — proteins, carbohydrates and fats (PCF)

Every 100 grams of Chicken provides about 40.8% of recommended daily protein intake. It also contents up to 10.9% of the daily intake of fats and 0.5% of carbs.


PCFPercent Daily Value (100g)
Protein30.6 g
40.8%
Fat9.1 g
10.9%
Carbs1.7 g
0.5%

Vitamins

The chart below shows the vitamin content of Chicken of recommended daily intake in percent.

VitaminsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Vitamine A0 mg
0.0%
Beta Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Alpha Carotene0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D20 mg
0.0%
Vitamine D30 mg
0.0%
Vitamine E0.5 mg
3.4%
Vitamine K0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine C0 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B10.1 mg
8.3%
Vitamine B20.2 mg
15.4%
Vitamine B39.7 mg
60.6%
Vitamine B491.2 mg
18.2%
Vitamine B51.2 mg
24.0%
Vitamine B60.5 mg
38.5%
Vitamine B90 mg
0.0%
Vitamine B120 mg
0.0%

Minerals

The chart below shows the mineral content of Chicken.

MineralsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Calcium17 mg
1.7%
Iron1.4 mg
14.0%
Magnesium27 mg
6.8%
Phosphorus205 mg
29.3%
Potassium257 mg
5.5%
Sodium91 mg
7.0%
Zinc2.2 mg
20.0%
Copper0.1 mg
11.1%
Manganese0 mg
0.0%
Selenium0 mg
0.0%
Fluoride0 mg
0.0%

Amino acids

The chart below shows the amino acid content of Chicken.
Amino AcidsPercent Daily Value (100g)
Tryptophan358 mg
4.5%
Threonine1.3 g
53.7%
Isoleucine1.6 g
80.6%
Leucine2.3 g
49.9%
Lysine2.6 g
63.0%
Methionine844 mg
46.9%
Cystine393 mg
21.8%
Phenylalanine1.2 g
27.7%
Tyrosine1.0 g
23.4%
Valine1.5 g
60.6%
Arginine1.8 g
30.1%
Histidine947 mg
45.1%
Alanine1.7 g
25.2%
Aspartic acid2.7 g
22.2%
Glutamic acid4.6 g
34.1%
Glycine1.5 g
42.8%
Proline1.3 g
28.4%
Serine1.1 g
12.7%

A branched-chain amino acid (BCAA) is a complex of three essential amino acids leucine (2.294 g), isoleucine (1.612 g) and valine (1.516 g).
Chicken contains 5.42 grams of BCAAs per every 100 grams.

Creatine can be synthesized in the body from the three common amino acids glycine (1.499 g), arginine (1.839 g) and methionine (0.844 g).
Chicken contains 4.18 grams of these amino acids per every 100 grams.

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