A typical serving of chicken wings (3 oz, 85 g) has about 216 calories. Per 100 g: 254 kcal, 23.8 g protein, 0 g carbs, 16.9 g fat. That serving also brings 20.2 g of protein. The energy comes from a mix of carbs, fat, and protein.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 3 oz | 85 g | 216 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 254 kcal |
Skin-on wings are closer to fatty pork than to chicken breast per gram. On the energy-density scale, 254 kcal per 100 g puts chicken wings at the high end. Protein density is strong: about 9.4 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (3 oz, 85 g) has about 216 calories, and 100 g has 254 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 23.8 g of protein in 100 g of chicken wings, which works out to about 20.2 g per serving (3 oz). That is a genuinely high protein share for the calories.
Yes, in the plain arithmetic sense: 16.9 g of fat per 100 g supplies about 60% of the calories. Whether that fits your day depends on your totals, not on the food alone.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 173630 (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 173630 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
