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Chicken thigh vs chicken breast
Per 100 g, chicken thigh has 179 calories and chicken breast 165. Chicken thigh has more total fat (8.2 g against 3.6 g), saturated fat (2.3 g against 1.0 g) and cholesterol (133 mg against 85 mg); chicken breast has more protein (31 g against 25 g). Beyond the label, chicken thigh has more zinc (1.9 mg against 1.0 mg) and riboflavin (0.22 mg against 0.11 mg); chicken breast more niacin (14 mg against 6.2 mg) and vitamin B6 (0.60 mg against 0.46 mg). USDA FoodData Central, the typical form of each.
Data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release.
Updated · By GetFoodFacts · data: USDA FoodData Central, April 30, 2026 release · how the figures are checked
The two labels, portion by portion
Each label shows the food's typical portion; switch either to 100 g to compare weight for weight.
Chicken thigh
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted, USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken breast
Nutrition Facts
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice. Protein % DV here is not corrected for protein quality.
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted, USDA FoodData Central.
Every label nutrient, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Chicken thigh | Chicken breast | Chicken thigh vs chicken breast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 179 | 165 | +8% |
| Total fat | 8.2 g | 3.6 g | +128% |
| Saturated fat | 2.3 g | 1.0 g | +129% |
| Cholesterol | 133 mg | 85 mg | +56% |
| Sodium | 106 mg | 74 mg | 32 mg more |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Fiber | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g | |
| Protein | 25 g | 31 g | -20% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 mcg | 0.1 mcg | 0.1 mcg more |
| Calcium | 9.0 mg | 15 mg | 6.0 mg less |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 1.0 mg | +9% |
| Potassium | 269 mg | 256 mg | +5% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted; Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted), April 30, 2026 release.
Vitamins and minerals beyond the label, per 100 g
| Per 100 g | Chicken thigh | Chicken breast | Chicken thigh vs chicken breast |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnesium | 24 mg | 29 mg | -17% |
| Manganese | 0.02 mg | 0.02 mg | -6% |
| Selenium | 27 µg | 28 µg | -2% |
| Zinc | 1.9 mg | 1.0 mg | +92% |
| Phosphorus | 230 mg | 228 mg | +1% |
| Thiamin | 0.10 mg | 0.07 mg | +37% |
| Riboflavin | 0.22 mg | 0.11 mg | +91% |
| Niacin | 6.2 mg | 14 mg | -55% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.46 mg | 0.60 mg | -23% |
| Folate | 5.0 µg DFE | 4.0 µg DFE | +25% |
| Vitamin A | 8.0 µg RAE | 6.0 µg RAE | +33% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg | |
| Vitamin E | 0.18 mg | 0.27 mg | -33% |
| Vitamin K | 3.9 µg | 0.30 µg | +1200% |
Source: USDA FoodData Central, every nutrient the two records report; differences of 20% and 5% of the Daily Value are named in the lead.
What the numbers do not say
Composition only: the table does not measure how either food affects blood sugar or health. The values are for the USDA forms named under each label; for a packaged product, its own label is the authority.
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Sources for this page
- USDA FoodData Central
- the food and product records, April 30, 2026 release. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- FoodData Central documentation
- what each data type is and how branded records are submitted. fdc.nal.usda.gov
- USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
- the survey foods and their portions. ars.usda.gov
- 21 CFR 101.9, Nutrition labeling of food
- the label format, rounding and Daily Values. ecfr.gov
- FDA, How to Understand and Use the Nutrition Facts Label
- the 5% and 20% Daily Value rule. fda.gov