Calories in a chicken thigh
A medium baked chicken thigh (70 g, without the bone) has 125 calories, with 17 g of protein, 0 g of carbohydrate and 5.7 g of fat. 100 g has 178 calories.
By Jacob Chavez-Navarro, founder of ToneUpdated
| Portion | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 medium thigh (70 g) | 125 | 17 g | 0 g | 5.7 g |
| 1 large thigh (90 g) | 160 | 22 g | 0 g | 7.3 g |
| 100 g (100 g) | 178 | 25 g | 0 g | 8.1 g |
Nutrition facts
1 medium thigh (70 g)
Calories 125
% Daily Value
- Fat 5.7 g
- 7%
- Saturated fat 1.6 g
- 8%
- Cholesterol 92 mg
- 31%
- Sodium 235 mg
- 10%
- Carbohydrate 0 g
- 0%
- Fiber 0 g
- 0%
- Sugars 0 g
- Protein 17 g
- 34%
- Vitamin D 0.1 mcg
- 1%
- Calcium 6.3 mg
- 0%
- Iron 0.8 mg
- 4%
- Potassium 187 mg
- 4%
- Vitamin A 5.6 mcg
- 1%
- Vitamin B12 0.3 mcg
- 12%
- Magnesium 17 mg
- 4%
How does a chicken thigh compare?
| Chicken | Portion | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A chicken thigh | 1 medium thigh | 125 | 17 g | 0 g | 5.7 g |
| Grilled chicken breast | 1 medium breast | 211 | 36 g | 0 g | 6.5 g |
| Chicken nuggets | 1 nugget | 49 | 2.5 g | 2.4 g | 3.3 g |
| Rotisserie chicken | 3 oz | 167 | 21 g | 0.1 g | 9 g |
How do I log a chicken thigh in Tone?
Say it the way you’d tell a friend, with how much you had. Tone knows it as “baked chicken thigh”, “roasted chicken thigh” or “chicken thigh”. Leave the amount out and it uses a typical portion, which you can change before it’s logged. It’s a Tone Verified food, so the record and portions were picked by a person.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the USDA’s record “Chicken thigh, baked, broiled, or roasted, skin not eaten, from raw”, in the USDA Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies (FNDDS). Daily Values are the FDA’s for adults. Burn times use the 2024 Compendium of Physical Activities and count everything burned during the activity, including what your body would burn at rest anyway. Cooking, brand and size change the numbers, so treat them as typical rather than exact.
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About the author
Jacob is a product designer and the founder of Tone. Before Tone, he co-founded Boba, an AI-native trading app, as its chief product officer, and designed products at Decrypt.
For healthy adults, for information only, and not medical advice. If you are pregnant, breastfeeding, under 18, or have a medical condition or a history of disordered eating, talk to a doctor or registered dietitian before changing how you eat.
