Chicken breast or thigh, calories with and without skin
Thigh has more calories than breast by weight
Roasted chicken breast without skin has 165 calories per 100 g, and roasted thigh without skin has 179. With the skin, they're 197 and 232.
By the piece, USDA's skinless thigh is 116 g and 208 calories, and its skinless half breast is 86 g and 142 calories. Your pieces may be bigger or smaller, so weigh them if you can.
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Pieces with and without skin
With the skin eaten, half a breast is 98 g and 193 calories. A cup of chopped breast meat is 140 g and 231 calories, and 3 oz of skinless thigh meat is 152 calories.
| Portion | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg | Portion source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half a breast without skin | 86 g | 142 | 26.7 | 0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 63.6 | 0 | USDA portion, half a breast, bone and skin removed |
| 1 thigh without skin | 116 g | 208 | 28.7 | 0 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 | 123 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 thigh without skin |
| Half a breast with skin | 98 g | 193 | 29.2 | 0 | 7.6 | 0 | 0 | 69.6 | 0 | USDA portion, half a breast, bone removed |
| 1 thigh with skin | 137 g | 318 | 31.9 | 0 | 20.2 | 0 | 0 | 139.7 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 thigh with skin |
| 3 oz thigh meat without skin | 85 g | 152 | 21 | 0 | 6.9 | 0 | 0 | 90.1 | 0 | USDA portion, 3 oz |
| 1 cup chopped breast meat | 140 g | 231 | 43.4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 103.6 | 0 | USDA portion, 1 cup, chopped or diced |
USDA FoodData Central. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted. USDA FoodData Central. Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted. USDA FoodData Central. Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted. USDA FoodData Central. Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, roasted. Source checked September 29, 2026.
Fat in a skinless breast and thigh
Half a skinless roasted breast has 3.1 g of fat. A skinless thigh has 9.5 g. Neither has any carbs.
The table below is for half a skinless breast. For a single cut, see the chicken breast page, compare turkey breast, or find the rest in the calorie references.
| Nutrient | Half a breast without skin | Per 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 142 kcal | 165 kcal |
| Protein | 26.7 g | 31 g |
| Carbs | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 3.1 g | 3.6 g |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugar | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 63.6 mg | 74 mg |
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Skin on or off, side by side
All four USDA records are roasted broiler or fryer chickens, so skin on and skin off compare directly within each cut.
With skin, breast has 7.8 g of fat per 100 g against 3.6 g without. Thigh goes from 8.2 g of fat without skin to 14.7 g with it.
| Preparation | Weight | Calories kcal | Protein g | Carbs g | Fat g | Fiber g | Sugar g | Sodium mg | Caffeine mg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted breast, meat only | 100 g | 165 | 31 | 0 | 3.6 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 0 |
| Roasted thigh, meat only | 100 g | 179 | 24.8 | 0 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 0 |
| Roasted breast with skin | 100 g | 197 | 29.8 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 0 |
| Roasted thigh with skin | 100 g | 232 | 23.3 | 0 | 14.7 | 0 | 0 | 102 | 0 |
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86 g has about 142 calories.
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Is there more protein in a chicken breast or a thigh?
Per 100 g, skinless breast has 31 g of protein and skinless thigh has 24.8 g. A skinless thigh has 28.7 g, and half a skinless breast has 26.7 g.
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How many calories are in a chicken thigh with skin?
A roasted thigh with skin is 137 g and 318 calories. Without the skin, USDA's thigh is 116 g and 208 calories.
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