Chicken drumsticks and wingsUSDA SR LegacyFDC 172373
Calories in a raw chicken drumstick with skin
USDA FoodData Central record for “Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw” — per 100 g, per every USDA serving size, and next to the other chicken drumsticks and wings rows.
The short answer
A raw chicken drumstick with skin: 161 kcal per 100 g. 1 drumstick with skin (133 g) is 214 kcal with 24.1 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 172373, "Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw".
Per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Share of energy |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 161 kcal | 100% |
| Protein | 18.1 g | 45% |
| Fat | 9.2 g | 51% |
| Carbohydrate | 0.1 g | 0% |
A raw chicken drumstick with skin is 161 kcal per 100 g in USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). Of that energy, about 45% comes from protein, 51% from fat and 0% from carbohydrate. That works out to 11.2 g of protein per 100 kcal — a solid protein-per-calorie ratio for a whole food.
Per serving
The serving sizes USDA lists for this record, priced from the per-100 g figures above. Nothing here is rounded to a “portion” — the gram weight next to each label is what the calories are computed from.
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 161 | 18.1 g | 9.2 g | 0.1 g |
| 4 oz | 113 g | 182 | 20.5 g | 10.4 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 drumstick with skin | 133 g | 214 | 24.1 g | 12.2 g | 0.1 g |
| 1 drumstick | 130 g | 209 | 23.5 g | 12 g | 0.1 g |
Compared with other chicken drumsticks and wings
| Food | kcal / 100 g | Protein / 100 g | Per serving |
|---|---|---|---|
| A raw chicken drumstick with skin | 161 | 18.1 g | 214 kcal · 1 drumstick with skin |
| A roasted chicken drumstick with skin | 191 | 23.4 g | 201 kcal · 1 drumstick with skin (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) |
| A fried chicken drumstick (skinless) | 195 | 28.6 g | 82 kcal · 1 drumstick, bone and skin removed |
| A raw chicken wing with skin | 191 | 17.5 g | 204 kcal · 1 piece |
| A roasted chicken wing with skin | 254 | 23.8 g | 216 kcal · 1 piece |
| A roasted chicken wing (skinless) | 203 | 30.5 g | 43 kcal · 1 wing, bone and skin removed |
The chicken drumsticks and wings rows exist in more than one state because water moves during cooking: this is the raw row. Weigh the food in the state you log and pick the row that matches — the calories don’t change in the pan, the grams do. The mechanics are in cooked vs raw weights.
Other tables in poultry products
The same numbers for the foods this one usually shares a plate — or a shopping list — with.
- Calories in raw chicken breast (skinless)120 kcal / 100 g
- Calories in raw chicken thigh with skin221 kcal / 100 g
- Calories in raw ground chicken143 kcal / 100 g
Questions about a raw chicken drumstick with skin
- How many calories are in a raw chicken drumstick with skin?
- A raw chicken drumstick with skin: 161 kcal per 100 g. 1 drumstick with skin (133 g) is 214 kcal with 24.1 g of protein. Source: USDA FoodData Central record 172373, "Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw".
- How much protein is in a raw chicken drumstick with skin?
- A raw chicken drumstick with skin has 18.1 g of protein per 100 g and 24.1 g per 1 drumstick with skin (133 g). That is 11.2 g of protein per 100 kcal — a solid protein-per-calorie ratio for a whole food.
- Should chicken drumsticks and wings be weighed raw or cooked?
- Weigh it in whichever state you log it, and use the row that matches — this page is the raw row. Cooking does not change how many calories are there, only how many grams they are spread across: meat loses water in the pan and gets denser, grains and pasta absorb it and get lighter per gram.
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