How many calories does a chicken breast have?
Define the number of calories in a chicken breast based on how it is processed and cooked.
How many calories does a chicken breast have?
Many variables are involved in determining the calories in the breast piece. The calorie count you receive will vary depending on where your numbers are coming from. You should judge the variation of the numbers based on the processing and cooking methods involved rather than the precision of the specific numbers.
Chicken breast cooking methods
Method........................Weight..........Calories..........Lb-Yeilds.......Calories
Fried w/batter.................140 g............364...............84 g.............218
Fried, rolled in flour..........98 g............218...............59 g.............218
Fried, skin-less................86 g............161...............52 g..............97
Roasted, skin-less..............86 g............142...............52 g..............86
Column one – Cooking method used and if the skin has been removed from the meat. If no skin is listed, the skin has not been removed.
Column two – Weight of cooked chicken breast in grams.
Column three – Calories contained in cooked chicken breast.
Column four – How many grams of finished product in a pound of raw chicken ready to cook does it yield. Note that most of the weight of raw meat is water and oils extracted from the meat.
Column five – Calories contained in the yield of one pound of finished product.
Note that fried chicken with a crust is significantly higher in calories than rotisserie chicken. The skin adds to the calories. Skinless methods do not have a scab.
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
1 pound = 16 ounces = 454 grams
When you visit a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant, the original recipe, extra crunchy and spicy recipes are cooked with meat on the skin and on the bone dipped in deep-fried pots of oil.
Kentucky Fried Chicken Breast Calories:
Recipe.............................Weight/Total Calories.................Included Fat Weight/Calories
Original Recipe.....................164 g / 320 calories.....................15 g fat / 130 calories
Extra Crispy........................176 g / 510 calories.....................33 g fat / 290 calories
Spicy Crispy........................178 g / 420 calories.....................25 g fat / 220 calories
Grilled............................123 g / 210 calories.......................8 g fat / 70 calories
Column one – Recipe of how the meat is cooked.
Column two – Weight in grams and calories of a chicken breast.
Column three – Weight breakdown in grams and calorie count from fat. These numbers are included in the totals in column two.
1 ounce = 28.35 grams
How many calories does a grilled chicken breast have?
The calories in a grilled brisket are lower than those of fried brisket. Grilled meat is lighter than fried because it does not contain a layer of crust.
Grilled pieces are cooked differently. The fried pieces are a high calorie crust of the dough and are fried in oil. The roasted pieces are not battered. Oils are allowed to drain from grilled pieces while on the grill.
The grilled pieces are boneless and skinless. This additional processing increases the price of raw meat, but makes the cooked product healthier and easier to eat.
How many calories does a skinless chicken breast have?
Raw processed parts are delivered from chicken processing plants in four types. They are available with bone, boneless, with skin and without skin. The bone is the whole chicken cut into parts leaving the bones in place. The skin is removed to send parts without skin. The boneless meat is removed from the bones and the meat is minced and processed again.
The skin adds approximately 50 calories and 3 g of fat to each piece. Kentucky Fried Chicken has extra calories in its grilled meat due to the ingredients that are added to make it moist and flavorful. A 3-ounce pre-broiled strip from Kroger contains 110 calories in a skinless chicken breast.