Calories in raw chicken thigh with skin.
221 kcal per 100 g.
Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 172385
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 221 kcal | 221 kcal |
| Protein | 16.5 g | 16.5 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.25 g | 0.25 g |
| Fat | 16.6 g | 16.6 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 4.52 g | 4.52 g |
| Sodium | 81 mg | 81 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.2 g | 0.2 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 23 ug | 23 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.1 ug | 0.1 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0.21 mg | 0.21 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 2.1 ug | 2.1 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.07 mg | 0.07 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.15 mg | 0.15 mg |
| Niacin | 4.62 mg | 4.62 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.35 mg | 0.35 mg |
| Folate, total | 3 ug | 3 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.62 ug | 0.62 ug |
| Potassium | 204 mg | 204 mg |
| Calcium | 7 mg | 7 mg |
| Phosphorus | 157 mg | 157 mg |
| Magnesium | 18 mg | 18 mg |
| Iron | 0.68 mg | 0.68 mg |
| Zinc | 1.29 mg | 1.29 mg |
| Selenium | 18.9 ug | 18.9 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.05 mg | 0.05 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
Thigh carries more fat than breast before anything is done to it — 16.6 g per 100 g raw against the breast's 2.6 — and the skin adds most of the rest. Roasting takes this row to 232 per 100 g as water leaves, while the roasted skinless thigh sits at 179. Some fat renders into the tin, and that is the one part of the cooking loss you get to choose: pour it off, or spoon it back over.
Logging this food
A whole raw thigh with skin is 193 g and 427 kcal, which is more than most people expect from one piece of chicken. Use this row and this weight if you log before cooking; if the thigh reaches the plate and leaves it with the bone and skin behind, the roasted rows fit better. A 4 oz portion of this row is 113 g and 250 kcal.
Swaps and alternatives
Taking the skin off is worth more on a thigh than on a breast: roasted skinless thigh is 179 kcal per 100 g against 232 with the skin on. Breast is the bigger step again — raw skinless is 120 against this row's 221. Thigh holds moisture in the oven in a way breast does not, which is why the swap so often goes the other way in a real kitchen.