How many calories in a chicken breast
A cooked chicken breast fillet has about 248 kcal, 46 g of protein, 5 g of fat and no carbs.
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To burn it off
A chicken breast is 248 kcal, with 46 g of protein and 5 g of fat. That's why it's the staple of every gym lunchbox.
There are no carbs in it at all. It fills you up for a long time for what it costs in kcal.
The cooking is what changes it. Grilled or roasted stays close to that number, fried in breadcrumbs or with the skin on adds a lot.
Tips
- 1Marinate it in yoghurt, lemon and spices so it stays juicy.
- 2Take it off the heat as soon as the middle is no longer pink, then let it rest for five minutes before you slice it. Dry chicken is almost always overcooked chicken.
- 3Use the air fryer or the oven instead of a pan full of oil.
- 4Slice it over a salad or into a wrap for lunch.
Where it comes from
Chickens descend from the red junglefowl of Southeast Asia. A 2022 study found the oldest bones of truly domestic chickens at Ban Non Wat in central Thailand, dated to about 1650 to 1250 BC, later than many had thought. The researchers think fields of rice and millet drew the wild birds close to people, and that is how they ended up living with us.
Where does our food come from? · Source: PNAS, The biocultural origins and dispersal of domestic chickens (Peters et al., 2022)
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Questions
How much protein is in a chicken breast?
About 46 g in one cooked fillet.
Is chicken breast lower in calories than thigh?
Yes, a little. A chicken thigh is about 230 kcal with 24 g of protein and 15 g of fat, so breast gives you nearly twice the protein with a third of the fat. Thigh has more flavour.
Is chicken breast good for losing weight?
It's one of the easiest foods for it. You get 46 g of protein for 248 kcal, and protein keeps you full for longer. Just watch what you cook it in, since oil and breadcrumbs add up fast.
How many calories in chicken and rice?
A cooked chicken breast with a plate of rice is about 508 kcal and 51 g of protein. With a smaller portion of rice it's about 443 kcal.
Does the skin add a lot?
Quite a bit, since most of the fat sits in the skin. This number is without.
How much does a chicken breast weigh?
The fillet counted here is about 150 g cooked. Chicken loses roughly a quarter of its weight in the pan, so that's about 200 g raw.
How long does cooked chicken keep in the fridge?
Three to four days in a closed box. So chicken you cook on Sunday for lunches lasts until about Wednesday.
