Chicken breast vs chicken thigh
In short
Gram for gram, there are 8% more calories in chicken thigh than in chicken breast (179 vs 165 in 100 g). Most of the calories in chicken breast come from protein.
More in chicken breast: niacin (2.2×), protein and vitamin B6. More in chicken thigh: cholesterol, zinc, riboflavin, pantothenic acid and 2 more. Everything else is within 4% of a day's needs.
Calories, and where they come from
31 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 3.6 g fat
24.8 g protein · 0 g carbs (0 g sugars) · 8.2 g fat
Share of the calories fromproteincarbsfat
Where they differ
Each dot is the share of a day's needs (FDA Daily Value) in 100 g of each. Every row uses the same scale, so a short gap is a small difference. Color says which food, never which is better.
- Niacin (B3)86% vs 39%
13.7 mg vs 6.2 mg
- Cholesterollimit28% vs 44%
85 mg vs 133 mg
- Protein62% vs 50%
31 g vs 24.8 g
- Zinc9% vs 17%
1 mg vs 1.9 mg
- Vitamin B635% vs 27%
0.6 mg vs 0.46 mg
- Riboflavin (B2)9% vs 17%
0.11 mg vs 0.22 mg
- Pantothenic acid (B5)19% vs 26%
0.96 mg vs 1.3 mg
- Saturated fatlimit5% vs 12%
1 g vs 2.3 g
- Total fat5% vs 10%
3.6 g vs 8.2 g
Where they are alike
Less than 4% of a day apart, in 100 g of each.
- Carbohydrates0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Fiber0 g · 0 g0%·0%
- Sodiumlimit74 mg · 106 mg3%·5%
- Potassium256 mg · 269 mg5%·6%
- Calcium15 mg · 9 mg1%·1%
- Iron1 mg · 1.1 mg6%·6%
- Magnesium29 mg · 24 mg7%·6%
- Phosphorus228 mg · 230 mg18%·18%
- Copper0.049 mg · 0.067 mg5%·7%
- Manganese0.017 mg · 0.016 mg1%·1%
- Selenium27.6 µg · 27.1 µg50%·49%
- Vitamin A6 µg · 8 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin C0 mg · 0 mg0%·0%
- Vitamin D0.1 µg · 0.2 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin E0.27 mg · 0.18 mg2%·1%
- Vitamin K0.3 µg · 3.9 µg<1%·3%
- Thiamin (B1)0.07 mg · 0.096 mg6%·8%
- Folate4 µg · 5 µg1%·1%
- Vitamin B120.34 µg · 0.42 µg14%·18%
- Choline85.3 mg · 71.8 mg16%·13%
From USDA FoodData Central: Chicken breast, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 171477), Chicken thigh, meat only, roasted (SR Legacy 172388). Daily Values are the FDA's for adults and children 4 years and older. Missing values are never shown as zero. For exploring the data, not dietary advice.