Calories in fried chicken thigh (skinless).
218 kcal per 100 g.
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 172387
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 218 kcal | 218 kcal |
| Protein | 28.2 g | 28.2 g |
| Carbohydrates | 1.18 g | 1.18 g |
| Fat | 10.3 g | 10.3 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | Unknown | Unknown |
| Saturated fat | 2.78 g | 2.78 g |
| Sodium | 95 mg | 95 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.24 g | 0.24 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.2 ug | 0.2 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.09 mg | 0.09 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.26 mg | 0.26 mg |
| Niacin | 7.12 mg | 7.12 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.38 mg | 0.38 mg |
| Folate, total | 9 ug | 9 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.33 ug | 0.33 ug |
| Potassium | 259 mg | 259 mg |
| Calcium | 13 mg | 13 mg |
| Phosphorus | 199 mg | 199 mg |
| Magnesium | 26 mg | 26 mg |
| Iron | 1.46 mg | 1.46 mg |
| Zinc | 2.79 mg | 2.79 mg |
| Selenium | 20.5 ug | 20.5 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.09 mg | 0.09 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
This is thigh meat without skin, fried: 218 kcal per 100 g and, unusually, 28.2 g of protein, because frying drove off enough water to concentrate both. It sits above the roasted skinless thigh at 179 and just under the roasted-with-skin row at 232. The gap from roasting is fat taken up in the pan, and how much that is depends on the fat, the heat, and whether anything was coating the meat.
Logging this food
USDA's fried row is meat only, so batter, breading and crumb are not in it. If yours had any, log the coating separately — a floured and deep-fried thigh is not this row and will be well above it. A 3 oz portion is 85 g and 185 kcal; a thigh with the bone and skin removed is about 52 g here, which is 113 kcal.
Swaps and alternatives
Roasting the same skinless thigh is 179 kcal per 100 g against 218 fried. Roasted skinless breast is 165, with more protein per calorie again. If the frying is the point, dry heat in a very hot pan with no added fat gets closest to the roasted number while keeping the crust — most of the difference between these two rows is the oil, not the method.