A typical serving of chicken thigh (1 thigh with skin, 137 g) has about 245 calories. Per 100 g: 179 kcal, 24.8 g protein, 0 g carbs, 8.2 g fat. 1 thigh without skin (116 g) comes to 208 calories. Protein supplies most of that energy.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 thigh with skin | 137 g | 245 kcal |
| 1 thigh without skin | 116 g | 208 kcal |
| 3 oz | 85 g | 152 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 179 kcal |
Darker and juicier than breast for only about 15 extra calories per 100 g. On the energy-density scale, 179 kcal per 100 g puts chicken thigh at the moderate end. Protein density is strong: about 13.9 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (1 thigh with skin, 137 g) has about 245 calories, and 100 g has 179 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 24.8 g of protein in 100 g of chicken thigh, which works out to about 34 g per serving (1 thigh with 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 172388 (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 172388 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
