Calories in raw chicken breast (skinless).
120 kcal per 100 g.
Raw skinless chicken breast in this USDA record provides 120 kcal per 100 g, or about 136 kcal per 4 oz (113 g). Match the weight to the raw state; cooked meat needs a cooked record. Recipes and package labels may describe different products.
Chicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 171077
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 120 kcal | 120 kcal |
| Protein | 22.5 g | 22.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 2.62 g | 2.62 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.56 g | 0.56 g |
| Sodium | 45 mg | 45 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.11 g | 0.11 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 9 ug | 9 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.56 mg | 0.56 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.09 mg | 0.09 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.18 mg | 0.18 mg |
| Niacin | 9.6 mg | 9.6 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.81 mg | 0.81 mg |
| Folate, total | 9 ug | 9 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.21 ug | 0.21 ug |
| Potassium | 334 mg | 334 mg |
| Calcium | 5 mg | 5 mg |
| Phosphorus | 213 mg | 213 mg |
| Magnesium | 28 mg | 28 mg |
| Iron | 0.37 mg | 0.37 mg |
| Zinc | 0.68 mg | 0.68 mg |
| Selenium | 22.8 ug | 22.8 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.04 mg | 0.04 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
Cooking often reduces water weight and can change fat content. The raw record is 120 kcal per 100 g and the separate roasted record is 165; these are reference foods, not before-and-after measurements of the same breast. Do not infer an exact cooking yield from their ratio. For a measured recipe, use raw ingredients and added fat, then divide by your actual cooked batch weight.
Logging this food
A 4 oz raw portion is about 113 g and 136 kcal; 6 oz is about 170 g and 204 kcal using this record. Weigh edible meat without bone or packaging liquid. If you weighed after cooking, select the matching cooked entry. Count added oil or sauce separately unless the selected prepared-food record already includes it.
Swaps and alternatives
Raw skinless breast is 120 kcal per 100 g in this record; raw breast with skin is 172. Compare foods in the same preparation state and edible portion. Roasted and fried entries are useful alternatives when that is how you weighed the meat, but their per-100 g numbers do not measure a cooking yield or an automatic saving for your recipe.
Questions about raw chicken breast (skinless)
How many calories are in one chicken breast?
There is no fixed weight for one breast. At the raw skinless reference of 120 kcal per 100 g, a 170 g (6 oz) portion has about 204 kcal. If weighed cooked, use a matching cooked record: 170 g at the roasted value of 165 kcal per 100 g is about 281 kcal.
How many calories are in 150 g of chicken breast?
Using these reference records, 150 g raw skinless breast is about 180 kcal and 34 g protein; 150 g roasted skinless breast is about 248 kcal and 47 g protein. They are equal-weight portions in different states, not the same breast measured before and after cooking.
How many calories are in a pound of chicken breast?
One pound (about 454 g) of raw skinless breast is about 545 kcal using the 120 kcal per 100 g record. The same weight of roasted skinless breast is about 749 kcal using its separate 165 kcal per 100 g record. These are not a cooking-yield conversion.
How many calories are in chicken breast with skin?
The roasted breast-with-skin reference is 197 kcal per 100 g, compared with 165 for roasted skinless breast. Match the record to the skin you actually eat and include sauces or added fats when relevant.