A typical serving of chicken drumstick (1 drumstick without skin, 96 g) has about 149 calories. Per 100 g: 155 kcal, 24.2 g protein, 0 g carbs, 5.7 g fat. 1 drumstick with skin (105 g) comes to 163 calories. Protein supplies most of that energy.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 drumstick without skin | 96 g | 149 kcal |
| 1 drumstick with skin | 105 g | 163 kcal |
| 3 oz | 85 g | 132 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 155 kcal |
One large skinless drumstick is about 150 calories, an easy unit to count. On the energy-density scale, 155 kcal per 100 g puts chicken drumstick at the moderate end. Protein density is strong: about 15.6 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (1 drumstick without skin, 96 g) has about 149 calories, and 100 g has 155 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 24.2 g of protein in 100 g of chicken drumstick, which works out to about 23.2 g per serving (1 drumstick without skin). That is a genuinely high protein share for the calories.
Yes. Carbohydrate is 0 g per 100 g, effectively nothing, so almost all the calories come from protein and fat.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 172376 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 172376 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
