Fried chicken breast calories come to 218 for one 98 g piece with skin, floured and fried, and 222 per 100 g. Look at the protein first: 31.2 g per piece, 62% of the daily value, while carbs barely register at 1.6 g. Breading, not frying, is what pushes the total up.
218kcal
1 piece with skin · 98 g, fried with flour, skin on
60%protein
31 gProtein
2 gCarbs
8.7 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Fried with flour, skin on · per 98 g
Calories
218 kcal
Protein
31 g
Carbohydrate
1.6 g
Fat
8.7 g
Saturated fat
2.4 g
Cholesterol
87 mg
Sodium
74 mg
Potassium
254 mg
Iron
1.2 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Fried chicken breast: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
With skin (98 g)
218
31.2 g
1.6 g
8.7 g
74 mg
11%
Skin removed (86 g)
161
28.8 g
0.4 g
4.1 g
68 mg
8%
Breaded, medium (175 g)
425
37.6 g
10.5 g
24.7 g
523 mg
21%
100 g
222
31.8 g
1.6 g
8.9 g
76 mg
11%
3 × With skin (98 g)
653
93.6 g
223 mg
5 × With skin (98 g)
1,088
156 g
372 mg
One floured piece is 218 calories; breaded is 425
The standard serving here is a 98 g breast half with the skin on, dusted in flour and fried. It carries 218 calories, 31.2 g protein and 8.7 g fat, which is 11% of the daily value for calories. For a fried food, that is a modest number.
Pull the skin off and the same piece weighs 86 g and drops to 161 calories. Fat falls from 8.7 g to 4.1 g, yet protein holds up well at 28.8 g. If you want fried chicken with fewer calories, the skin is the easiest thing to leave on the plate.
A breaded, medium piece of 175 g is a different food. It lands at 425 calories, 24.7 g fat and 10.5 g carbs, or 21% of the daily calorie value in one piece. Count pieces and the floured version adds up fast too: two pieces with skin reach 435 calories, three reach 653, and five reach 1,088.
Protein supplies 60% of the calories
Flour-fried breast is still mostly protein. Of every calorie, 60% comes from protein, 37% from fat and just 3% from carbs. Per 100 g that is 31.8 g protein, 8.9 g fat and 1.6 g carbs, with fiber at 0.1 g.
The light flour coat explains why carbs stay so low. It is a thin dusting, not a batter, so the meat dominates the numbers. Saturated fat is 2.5 g per 100 g against a daily value of 20 g, so it is present but not heavy.
Breading changes the balance. The breaded medium piece carries 37.6 g protein, but its 24.7 g fat is close to three times the floured piece's 8.7 g. Protein per calorie is clearly better in the floured, skin-on version, and best with the skin removed, where 161 calories bring 28.8 g protein.
Sodium stays low until breading arrives
A floured piece with skin has 74 mg sodium, only 3% of the daily value of 2300 mg. Without skin it is 68 mg, still 3%. That surprises people who assume anything fried is salty.
The breaded piece tells another story: 523 mg sodium, or 23% of the daily value in a single serving. Most of that comes from seasoned coatings, not the chicken itself. If you watch sodium, the breading is the row to check before anything else.
Cholesterol sits at 89 mg per 100 g against a daily value of 300 mg, and potassium adds 259 mg per 100 g. Neither changes much between floured versions, so the bigger decisions are breading and portion size.
Pair the protein with plants, not more fried sides
One floured piece with skin covers 62% of the daily protein value, so it can anchor a meal on its own. The fiber is close to zero, at 0.1 g per 100 g, which leaves room for vegetables, beans or a salad to do that job.
The calories that sneak in usually sit beside the chicken: fries, biscuits and creamy dips. If you are counting, keep the sides lighter than the main. Packaged options such as Tyson Air Fried Chicken Breast Fillets or Tyson Air Fried Chicken Breast Strips are worth checking on their own labels, since coatings vary.
Homemade pieces vary in size, so weighing once or twice helps you learn what a 98 g piece looks like. BodyPal can log fried chicken from a photo, which is handy when a plate mixes breaded and floured pieces.
How does fried chicken breast compare?
Here is fried chicken breast next to chicken fingers, plain chicken tenderloin and a chicken leg quarter, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the leanest plate pick chicken tenderloin at 120 calories per 100 g, but among fried options the breast at 222 beats chicken fingers at 307, with far more protein, 31.8 g against 18.7 g. Skip fingers if you watch sodium or fat, since they carry 809 mg sodium and 17.5 g fat per 100 g versus the breast's 76 mg and 8.9 g.
Most popular fried chicken breast brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Tyson Air Fried Chicken Breast Fillets1 piece · 113 g159 kcal
2Tyson Air Fried Chicken Breast Nuggets5 pieces · 85 g188 kcal
3Tyson Red Label Breaded Air Fried Chicken Breast Filets4 oz · 112 g176 kcal
4Tyson Air Fried Chicken Breast Strips3 oz · 84 g179 kcal
These are breaded air-fried products made from skinless breast meat, so their labels read below the 222 calories per 100 g of a floured breast fried with the skin on. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Fried chicken breast FAQs
How many calories are in a fried chicken breast?
About 218 calories for one floured piece fried with the skin on (98 g). A larger breaded breast of 175 g comes to 425 calories.
Is fried chicken breast good for weight loss?
One 98 g piece is 218 calories with 31.2 g protein and 8.7 g fat. Leaving the skin and coating gives 161 calories for an 86 g piece of meat only.
Fried chicken breast or chicken fingers?
Fried chicken breast is 222 calories per 100 g and chicken fingers are 307 per 100 g, about 85 calories more for the same weight.
How much protein is in a fried chicken breast?
A 98 g piece has about 31.2 g of protein, or 31.8 g per 100 g. The meat-only version has 33.4 g per 100 g.
How many calories are in 100 g of fried chicken breast?
There are 222 calories in 100 g of flour-fried chicken breast with skin. That weight also brings 31.8 g protein, 8.9 g fat and 1.6 g carbs, so most of the energy comes from protein.
How much protein is in 100 g of fried chicken?
100 g of fried chicken breast with skin has 31.8 g protein, which is 64% of the daily value. Protein supplies 60% of its calories, making it one of the leaner fried options.
How many carbs are in a fried chicken breast?
A floured piece with skin has 1.6 g carbs, almost nothing. A breaded, medium piece of 175 g is different, with 10.5 g carbs from the coating.
How many calories are in a breaded chicken breast?
A breaded, medium chicken breast of 175 g has 425 calories, 21% of the daily value. It also carries 24.7 g fat and 523 mg sodium, much more than a floured piece.
How many calories are in fried chicken without skin?
A fried breast with the skin removed has 161 calories for 86 g. Fat drops to 4.1 g while protein stays at 28.8 g, so removing skin saves calories without losing much protein.
What are the macros of fried chicken breast?
Fried chicken breast gets 60% of its calories from protein, 37% from fat and 3% from carbs. Per 100 g that is 31.8 g protein, 8.9 g fat and 1.6 g carbs.
