Meat & poultry · Nutrition facts

Braised Chicken, Drumstick, Meat Only

156 calories and 23.9 g of protein per 100 g.

USDA FoundationPublished Apr 2019

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Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised

Source category: Poultry Products
Nutrition basis: Per 100 g
Source record: USDA FDC 331897
Publication date: Apr 2019

On a 100 g basis, this record has more protein than 69% of 3,770 other complete meat & poultry profiles.

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Amount gUse a portion

148calories

in 94.7 g

Nutrient	Amount	Daily value
Protein	22.6 g	—
Carbohydrate	0 g	0%
Fat	5.6 g	7%
Fiber	—	—
Total sugars	—	—
Sodium	111 mg	5%
Saturated fat	1.5 g	8%
Potassium	226 mg	5%
Calcium	11 mg	1%
Iron	0.89 mg	5%
Magnesium	21 mg	5%
Vitamin C	—	—
Vitamin D	0.1 µg	0%

Estimated energy from macros

Protein 64%Carbs 0%Fat 36%

Uses 4 kcal/g for protein and carbohydrate, 9 for fat. Fiber, alcohol, and label rounding can make this differ from reported calories.

Daily values use the FDA adult reference for a 2,000-calorie diet. Your needs may differ. A dash means no reported value or no daily value shown.

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Reported variation in the reference data

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Nutrient	Displayed value	Reported minimum	Reported maximum	Data points
WaterPer 100 g	69.9 g	69.7 g	70.2 g	6
NitrogenPer 100 g	3.83 g	3.68 g	3.93 g	6
ProteinPer 100 g	23.9 g	23 g	24.6 g	—
Total lipid (fat)Per 100 g	5.95 g	5.54 g	6.33 g	6
AshPer 100 g	0.98 g	0.92 g	1.13 g	6
Calcium, CaPer 100 g	12 mg	11 mg	14 mg	5
Iron, FePer 100 g	0.94 mg	0.78 mg	1.05 mg	5
Magnesium, MgPer 100 g	22.4 mg	21.1 mg	23.7 mg	5

These are source-reported summary fields, not a predicted range for your particular food or a statistical confidence interval.

All 97 reported nutrient values Per 100 g

Nutrient	Amount	USDA identifier
Water	69.9 g	1051
Energy (Atwater General Factors)	149 kcal	2047
Energy (Atwater Specific Factors)	156 kcal	2048
Energy	156 kcal	1008
Energy	652 kj	1062
Nitrogen	3.83 g	1002
Protein	23.9 g	1003
Total lipid (fat)	5.95 g	1004
Total fat (NLEA)	5.23 g	1085
Ash	0.98 g	1007
Carbohydrate, by difference	0 g	1005
Calcium, Ca	12 mg	1087
Iron, Fe	0.94 mg	1089
Magnesium, Mg	22.4 mg	1090
Phosphorus, P	184 mg	1091
Potassium, K	239 mg	1092
Sodium, Na	117 mg	1093
Zinc, Zn	2.54 mg	1095
Copper, Cu	0.063 mg	1098
Manganese, Mn	0.018 mg	1101
Selenium, Se	27.9 µg	1103
Thiamin	0.088 mg	1165
Riboflavin	0.18 mg	1166
Niacin	5.05 mg	1167
Pantothenic acid	1.1 mg	1170
Vitamin B-6	0.372 mg	1175
Vitamin B-12	0.41 µg	1178
Vitamin A, RAE	7 µg	1106
Retinol	7 µg	1105
Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)	0.17 mg	1109
Tocopherol, beta	0 mg	1125
Tocopherol, gamma	0.08 mg	1126
Tocopherol, delta	0 mg	1127
Tocotrienol, alpha	0.01 mg	1128
Tocotrienol, beta	0 mg	1129
Tocotrienol, gamma	0.05 mg	1130
Tocotrienol, delta	0 mg	1131
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units	2 iu	1110
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)	0.1 µg	1114
Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)	0.1 µg	1112
Fatty acids, total saturated	1.6 g	1258
SFA 4:0	0.001 g	1259
SFA 6:0	0.001 g	1260
SFA 8:0	0.002 g	1261
SFA 10:0	0 g	1262
SFA 11:0	0 g	1335
SFA 12:0	0.003 g	1263
SFA 14:0	0.03 g	1264
SFA 15:0	0.005 g	1299
SFA 16:0	1.2 g	1265
SFA 17:0	0.006 g	1300
SFA 18:0	0.346 g	1266
SFA 20:0	0.004 g	1267
SFA 22:0	0.007 g	1273
SFA 24:0	0 g	1301
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated	2.35 g	1292
MUFA 14:1 c	0.012 g	2009
MUFA 15:1	0 g	1333
MUFA 16:1 c	0.371 g	1314
MUFA 17:1	0.003 g	1323
MUFA 17:1 c	0.003 g	2010
MUFA 18:1 c	1.94 g	1315
MUFA 20:1	0.023 g	1277
MUFA 20:1 c	0.023 g	2012
MUFA 22:1 c	0 g	1317
MUFA 24:1 c	0.002 g	1312
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated	1.24 g	1293
PUFA 18:2 c	1.06 g	2016
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c	1.05 g	1316
PUFA 18:2 CLAs	0.006 g	1311
PUFA 18:3 c	0.055 g	2018
PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA)	0.045 g	1404
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c	0.01 g	1321
PUFA 18:4	0 g	1276
PUFA 20:2 c	0.01 g	2026
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c	0.01 g	1313
PUFA 20:3 c	0.019 g	2020
PUFA 20:3 n-3	0 g	1405
PUFA 20:4 n-6	0.019 g	1406
PUFA 20:4	0.088 g	1271
PUFA 20:4c	0.088 g	2022
PUFA 20:5c	0.004 g	2023
PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA)	0.004 g	1278
PUFA 22:2	0 g	1334
PUFA 22:5 c	0.008 g	2024
PUFA 22:4	0.022 g	1411
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA)	0.008 g	1280
PUFA 22:6 c	0.005 g	2025
PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA)	0.005 g	1272
Fatty acids, total trans	0.03 g	1257
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic	0.021 g	1329
TFA 16:1 t	0.003 g	1303
TFA 18:1 t	0.018 g	1304
TFA 22:1 t	0 g	1305
Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic	0.008 g	1330
TFA 18:2 t not further defined	0.008 g	1306
Cholesterol	127 mg	1253

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