Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in chicken wings?
One chicken wing (flat or drumette, 30 g, raw) has 5.3 g of protein (57 kcal); 100 g has 17.5 g.
9.2 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
9.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (37% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale.
25 g of protein from chicken wings alone takes 143 g (about 4¾ chicken wings) and 273 kcal.
#20 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #18 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 17.5 g | 191 | 0 g | 12.8 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 5 g | 54 | 0 g | 3.6 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 20 g | 217 | 0 g | 15 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 79 g | 866 | 0 g | 58 g |
| 1 wing (30 g) | 5.3 g | 57 | 0 g | 3.8 g |
One chicken wing (flat or drumette, 30 g, raw) is 4% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.
Most of its calories come from fat: about 60%.
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, it has more protein than ground beef (85%) and less than skirt steak, ground beef (90%) and chuck roast.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Skirt steak | 20.9 g | 171 | 12.2 g |
| Ground beef (90%) | 20 g | 176 | 11.4 g |
| Chuck roast | 19.2 g | 196 | 9.8 g |
| Chicken wings | 17.5 g | 191 | 9.2 g |
| Ground beef (85%) | 18.6 g | 215 | 8.7 g |
Recipes with chicken wings
1 recipe in the Feast Mode library uses chicken wings, macros computed the same way.
In the one library recipe that uses it, Air Fryer Garlic Parmesan Wings, a serving has 204 g of raw chicken wings, which brings 36 g of protein: 80% of the dish’s protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one chicken wing?
One chicken wing (flat or drumette, 30 g, raw) has 5.3 g of protein and 57 kcal, with 0 g of carbohydrate and 3.8 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of chicken wings?
100 g of chicken wings has 17.5 g of protein, 191 kcal, 0 g of carbohydrate and 12.8 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 172390).
Are chicken wings a good source of protein?
Good protein source: 9.2 g of protein per 100 kcal (37% of its calories): 5–10 g is good on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from chicken wings alone takes 143 g (about 4¾ chicken wings) and 273 kcal.
Which has more protein, chicken wings or chuck roast?
Chuck roast, with 19.2 g of protein per 100 g against 17.5 g for chicken wings. Per 100 kcal: chicken wings 9.2 g, chuck roast 9.8 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172390: “Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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