Per 100 g, Chicken thigh has 179 calories and 24.8 g of protein, while Chicken breast has 165 calories and 31 g. Chicken breast is the lighter choice, 14 kcal fewer per 100 g. Chicken breast carries more protein, 6.2 g more per 100 g.
| Per 100 g | Chicken thigh | Chicken breast |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 179 kcal | 165 kcal |
| Protein | 24.8 g | 31 g |
| Carbs | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 8.2 g | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g |
Chicken breast wins on both: fewer calories and more protein per 100 g.
Both columns are USDA FoodData Central numbers — the same sourced data Joules logs from, rather than the crowd-sourced entries that make many trackers disagree with each other.
Per 100 g, Chicken thigh has 179 calories and Chicken breast has 165. Chicken breast is lower by 14 kcal. Compare per 100 g first, then scale to your actual portion.
Per 100 g, Chicken thigh has 24.8 g of protein and Chicken breast has 31 g. Chicken breast has 6.2 g more.
Neither is off-limits. Fewer calories per 100 g gives you more room in a deficit, but portion size and the rest of your day matter more than the swap itself. Log whichever you actually eat and watch your daily total.
Both foods come from USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy): FDC ID 172388 for Chicken thigh and 171477 for Chicken breast, taken per 100 g so the comparison is like-for-like.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 172388 · FDC ID 171477 (SR Legacy), per 100 g. Both entries are compared on the same basis.
