How many calories are in a chicken cutlet?
One breaded chicken cutlet, about 4 oz on the plate at 113 g, carries 347 calories. Per 100 g that same breaded, fried cutlet runs 307 calories, with 18 g of protein and 23 g of fat in the single piece. The coating and the oil it soaks up, not the chicken, are doing most of the work.
You'd need to walk about 69 minutes to burn the 347 calories in one breaded cutlet (113 g).
How long does it take to burn off 347 kcal of chicken cutlet?
One breaded cutlet (113 g) is 347 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
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| Activity | Time to burn 347 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 1 hr 9 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 43 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 50 min |
| Jogging | 41 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 1 hr 17 min |
Times are for a 155 lb adult at a steady pace; change the weight to see yours. The amount is set to the portion in the text (113 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken cutlet quick facts
- US servings, from one ounce to ten pieces
- Meatless, salad and grilled deli cutlets
- Fat and sodium climb faster than the protein
- How does a chicken cutlet compare?
- Most popular chicken cutlet brands
- FAQ
Chicken cutlet quick facts
A cutlet is a chicken breast sliced thin and pounded flat, and in an American kitchen it almost always meets flour, egg and crumbs before it meets the pan. So the record that matches what people are actually holding is USDA SR Legacy 170718, "Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plain". It is the only entry in the database built from real chicken meat that has been breaded and fried with nothing else on the plate.
The alternatives are worse fits, and it is worth saying why. Every other match is either a meat-free soy analogue or a garden salad with the cutlet chopped over the top, where the chicken is maybe a quarter of the weight and lettuce carries the rest. Those rows appear further down as variants, but they answer a different question. The numbers below are for one cutlet on its own.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 breaded cutlet (113 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 307 | 347 | — |
| Total fat | 20.36 g | 23.0 g | 29% |
| Saturated fat | 3.57 g | 4.0 g | 20% |
| Carbohydrate | 14.93 g | 16.9 g | 6% |
| Dietary fiber | 0.9 g | 1.0 g | 4% |
| Total sugars | 0.08 g | 0.1 g | — |
| Protein | 15.92 g | 18.0 g | 36% |
| Sodium | 594 mg | 671 mg | 29% |
| Cholesterol | 55 mg | 62 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 251 mg | 284 mg | 6% |
% Daily Value is based on a 2,000-calorie diet.
Verified nutrition data
Numbers on this page come from USDA FoodData Central, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s food composition database, and from manufacturer labels where a branded product is named. Last verified September 2026. How we verify our data →
There is no added sugars row because the SR Legacy edition of this record does not carry that field at all, and a plain crumb coating with no sweet glaze contributes essentially none anyway. Total sugars come to 0.1 g in the whole cutlet, which tells you the same thing. Cholesterol lands at 62 mg per cutlet, 21% of the Daily Value, and potassium at 284 mg, a modest 6%.
The 113 g cutlet weight and its calories are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not a USDA household serving. Four ounces is what a breaded cutlet weighs on the plate in most American kitchens, and it is the closest thing to a standard piece this food has.
US servings, from one ounce to ten pieces
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28 g | 86 kcal |
| 4 pieces | 64 g | 196 kcal |
| 6 pieces | 96 g | 295 kcal |
| One breaded cutlet, 4 oz | 113 g | 347 kcal |
| 10 pieces | 160 g | 491 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 307 kcal |
The piece counts come straight from the USDA record, which measures this food the way a takeout box does. The 1 oz row and the 113 g cutlet are our own scaling from the 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Here is the trap nobody warns you about: counting pieces tells you almost nothing. Four pieces weigh 64 g and cost 196 calories. Ten pieces weigh 160 g and cost 491 calories, two and a half times as much, and both get logged as "some breaded chicken." A cutlet cut into strips can be four pieces or ten depending on how the knife fell. Weight is the only honest unit here, which is why the 1 oz row is the most useful line in the table: multiply by however many ounces are actually on the plate.
Two cutlets, the standard chicken parmesan or cutlet-sandwich portion, come to about 694 calories at 226 g. That is our arithmetic from the USDA 100 g number, and it is more than a third of a 2,000-calorie day before the pasta, the sauce or the bread.
Meatless, salad and grilled deli cutlets
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical piece | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breaded and fried cutlet (main record) | 307 kcal | one cutlet, 113 g | 347 kcal |
| Meatless breaded cutlet | 234 kcal | 1 piece, 36 g | 84 kcal |
| Meatless cutlet, diced | 234 kcal | 1 cup diced, 130 g | 304 kcal |
| Cutlet in a Caesar salad, no dressing | 115 kcal | 1 salad, 314 g | 361 kcal |
| Cutlet in a garden salad with cheese | 123 kcal | 1 cup, 90 g | 111 kcal |
| Cutlet in a garden salad, bacon and cheese | 122 kcal | 1 cup, 90 g | 110 kcal |
The meat-free breaded cutlet is the surprise of the group. At 234 calories per 100 g it is about a quarter lighter than the real thing, and it carries more protein per 100 g, 21.28 g against 15.92 g, plus 4.3 g of fiber where the chicken version has 0.9 g. Soy protein is dense and it does not lose weight to absorbed oil the way meat does. That does not make it the same food, but if you swapped one for the other on protein grounds you would come out ahead.
The salad rows look light per 100 g and are not light per bowl. A breaded chicken Caesar with no dressing is 115 calories per 100 g, the lowest density on this page, and still 361 calories for the 314 g salad, more than the cutlet on its own. Density flatters big bowls. Add the dressing and it climbs again.
Deli and freezer cutlets are their own category. In the USDA Branded database, ShopRite's grilled lemon-herb chicken cutlets sit at 129 calories per 100 g and 329 calories for a 255 g (9 oz) pack serving, while Mama Vicky's stuffed cutlets come to 151 calories per 100 g and 340 calories for the 225 g three-piece serving. Grilling instead of breading is the single biggest lever on this page: 307 calories per 100 g against 129 is 2.4 times the calories for the same cut of chicken. On a 113 g cutlet that is 347 calories against roughly 146, our own arithmetic from the branded 100 g figure.
Fat and sodium climb faster than the protein
Line up the percentages for one 113 g cutlet and the shape of the food shows itself. Protein is 36% of the FDA Daily Value. Total fat is 29%, saturated fat 20%, and sodium 29%. You are paying nearly as much of your fat and salt budget as you are collecting protein, which is not how a chicken breast normally behaves.
Sodium is the row most people miss. At 671 mg, one cutlet is 29% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value, roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. Two cutlets in a parm or a sandwich reach 1,342 mg, 58% of the day, and that is before the sauce, the cheese or the pickles. If you are watching sodium, the grilled deli cutlet is the better pick and the breaded one is a sometimes plate.
Saturated fat is gentler than the total fat figure suggests: 4.0 g per cutlet, 20% of the Daily Value, because frying oil is mostly unsaturated. The chicken itself is still a lean protein food in the sense MyPlate means it. What the breading changes is the price, not the protein.
How does a chicken cutlet compare?
| Dish | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken cutlet, breaded and fried | 307 kcal | one cutlet, 113 g | 347 kcal |
| Meatless breaded cutlet | 234 kcal | 1 piece, 36 g | 84 kcal |
| Breaded chicken garden salad, bacon and cheese | 122 kcal | 1 cup, 90 g | 110 kcal |
| Breaded chicken Caesar salad, no dressing | 115 kcal | 1 salad, 314 g | 361 kcal |
Our take: the breaded cutlet is the densest thing in this table by a wide margin, and the only single piece here that crosses 300 calories on its own. For weight loss, order or cook it grilled and take the 129 calories per 100 g instead of 307; you keep every gram of the protein and drop most of the fat. For fullness at a set calorie count, the whole cutlet still earns its place, since 18 g of protein for 347 calories beats most fried options. The salad rows are the trap: they read lightest per gram and one Caesar bowl still lands above a plain cutlet.
Most popular chicken cutlet brands in the United States
Ranked by how widely each product appears among foods sold in the United States, from the BodyPal food database of over 3.3 million products. Calories are the figures printed on each Nutrition Facts label, checked against USDA FoodData Central.
| Product | Calories (per 100 g) |
|---|---|
| Mama Vicky's Stuffed Chicken Cutlets | 151 cal |
| ShopRite Grilled Lemon Herb Chicken Cutlets | 129 cal |
Brand popularity: BodyPal food database. Nutrition: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken cutlet FAQs
How many calories are in a chicken cutlet?
A breaded, fried chicken cutlet of 113 g carries 347 calories, which works out to 307 calories per 100 g. That single piece brings 18 g of protein, 23 g of fat and 671 mg of sodium. Thin deli-style cutlets weigh less, so scale from the per-100-g figure instead of counting pieces.
How many calories in 2 chicken cutlets?
Two breaded cutlets of 113 g each come to about 694 calories, our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure of 307 rather than a USDA serving. The pair also carries 36 g of protein and 1,342 mg of sodium, which is 58% of the Daily Value for sodium in one sitting.
How much protein is in a chicken cutlet?
One 113 g breaded cutlet delivers 18 g of protein, 36% of the 50 g Daily Value. Per 100 g that is 15.92 g, lower than plain chicken breast because the coating and the oil it soaks up add weight without adding meat. Two cutlets cover 72% of the day.
Breaded vs grilled chicken cutlet, how big is the difference?
Breaded and fried runs 307 calories per 100 g, while a grilled lemon-herb deli cutlet in the USDA Branded database is 129 calories per 100 g. That is 2.4 times the calories for the same cut of chicken. On a 113 g piece the gap is 347 against roughly 146, our own scaling.
How many carbs are in a breaded chicken cutlet?
A 113 g cutlet has 16.9 g of carbohydrate, 6% of the Daily Value, and all of it comes from the breading, since chicken itself has none. Fiber is 1.0 g and total sugars only 0.1 g. The USDA record does not publish added sugars, but plain crumb coating carries essentially none.
Is a chicken cutlet the same as a chicken breast?
A cutlet is a chicken breast sliced thin and pounded flat, and breaded and fried it comes to 307 calories per 100 g. The meat is identical; the calories are not. Most of the 20.36 g of fat per 100 g arrives with the crumbs and the pan, not the bird.
How much sodium is in a chicken cutlet?
One 113 g breaded cutlet holds 671 mg of sodium, 29% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value and roughly a third of a teaspoon of table salt. Restaurant and frozen versions are often brined on top of that, so two cutlets can push a single meal past half a day's sodium.
Is a chicken cutlet healthy?
One cutlet gives 18 g of protein for 347 calories, along with 23 g of fat, 29% of the fat Daily Value, and 671 mg of sodium. If you are watching either, the grilled version at 129 calories per 100 g is the better pick, and the breaded one works as an occasional plate.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the plate and BodyPal counts the cutlet for you, breading and all.
