How many calories are in chicken feet?
A single chicken foot weighs 35 g and carries 75 calories. Per 100 g, boiled or braised feet run 215 calories — 19.4 g of protein, 14.6 g of fat and essentially no carbs. Order four on a dim sum plate and you are at 301 calories before the sauce is counted.
You'd need to walk about 15 minutes to burn the 75 calories in one chicken foot (35 g).
How long does it take to burn off chicken feet?
One chicken foot (35 g) is 75 kcal. Enter your weight and the amount you ate to see how long it takes you to burn that off:
lb
| Activity | Time to burn 75 kcal |
|---|---|
| Walking, brisk | 15 min |
| Cycling, moderate | 9 min |
| Swimming, moderate | 11 min |
| Jogging | 9 min |
| Weight training, moderate | 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 (35 g); change it to what you actually ate. BodyPal works this out from your steps automatically.
On this page
- Chicken feet quick facts
- US servings, from one foot to a full plate
- Boiled, braised and dim sum chicken feet
- Cholesterol is the row to watch
- How do chicken feet compare?
- Chicken feet FAQs
Chicken feet quick facts
The numbers below come from the FNDDS record 2706085, "Chicken feet". It is the right row for this page because it carries the household measure people actually eat by — one foot — and because it describes cooked feet, which is the only way they reach a table. The older SR Legacy entry 171119, "Chicken, feet, boiled" holds identical nutrient values but offers only ounce and pound measures, so it is the better row for a whole pack and the worse one for a steamer basket.
One point worth knowing before you read the table: USDA has no raw chicken feet record at all. Both rows are cooked, so there is no raw-to-cooked shrink to correct for here the way there is with a steak or a chicken breast. What you weigh on the plate is what the numbers describe.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per 1 foot (35 g) | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 215 | 75 | — |
| Total fat | 14.6 g | 5.1 g | 7% |
| Saturated fat | 3.92 g | 1.4 g | 7% |
| Carbohydrate | 0.2 g | 0.1 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0 g | 0 g | — |
| Protein | 19.4 g | 6.8 g | 14% |
| Sodium | 67 mg | 23 mg | 1% |
% 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 →
Two rows you would see on a package label are missing here on purpose: added sugars and trans fat. USDA does not publish either value for chicken feet in this edition, so listing them would mean inventing them. Cholesterol and potassium are published — 84 mg and 31 mg per 100 g, which work out to 29 mg and 11 mg in one foot. The cholesterol line is the one that matters, and it gets its own section below.
The sodium figure is worth a second look too. At 67 mg per 100 g, plain cooked feet are essentially unsalted — 23 mg in a single foot is about a hundredth of a teaspoon of table salt. Every bit of the salt in a restaurant portion arrives with the sauce, not with the meat.
US servings, from one foot to a full plate
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.4 g | 61 kcal |
| One foot | 35 g | 75 kcal |
| 3 oz, USDA quantity-not-specified portion | 85 g | 183 kcal |
| Four feet, one plate | 140 g | 301 kcal |
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 215 kcal |
Only two of those are USDA servings, and the 100 g row is the USDA base rate the others are scaled from. "One foot, 35 g" is the household measure attached to the FNDDS record, and the 85 g row is what USDA assigns when a diner reports chicken feet without saying how many. The four-foot plate at 140 g and the ounce row are our own arithmetic from the USDA 100 g figure, not USDA servings.
Thirty-five grams is an average, and averages hide the tails. Large paws from a butcher counter can run closer to 45 or 50 g each, which pushes a single foot toward 95 to 110 calories. If you are logging a big-bird foot, weigh it once and use the gram figure rather than the piece count. That single habit is worth more than any rounding decision on this page.
A whole pack is easier to reason about than pieces. One pound of chicken feet is 453.6 g, which at the USDA rate is 975 calories for the pack — again our own arithmetic from the 100 g row rather than a published USDA serving. There is also no US branded retail record for chicken feet in the USDA database, so a supermarket tray gets counted against this generic row, whatever the sticker says.
Boiled, braised and dim sum chicken feet
| Version | Per 100 g | Typical portion | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boiled chicken feet | 215 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 183 kcal |
| One foot, as served | 215 kcal | 1 foot (35 g) | 75 kcal |
| Dim sum braised feet, base numbers only | 215 kcal | 4 feet (140 g) | 301 kcal |
| One-pound pack | 215 kcal | 1 lb (453.6 g) | 975 kcal |
Boiled and braised feet share a nutrient profile because the USDA record covers simply cooked feet either way — the cooking method moves texture, not calories. What moves calories is what goes into the pot with them.
Dim sum feet are the case to be careful with. They are usually blanched, deep-fried to puff the skin, then braised in soy, black bean, sugar and oil. USDA's record covers none of that, so the 301 calories for a four-foot plate is a floor, not a total. Sauce and frying oil sit on top of it, and how much is a kitchen-by-kitchen question no database answers. Log the 301 and treat anything glossy as more.
The one-pound pack line is the other trap. USDA's row describes cooked feet, so if you are scaling a raw pack straight off the label, remember that feet lose water in the pot — the cooked weight on the plate is what the 215 figure is built for.
Cholesterol is the row to watch
Chicken feet are skin, tendon and cartilage with almost no muscle on them, and the label reflects that. One foot carries 29 mg of cholesterol against a 300 mg Daily Value, so a single piece is 10% of a day's reference amount. A four-foot plate is 118 mg, or 39% — from 301 calories of food. Very little else at that calorie level does that.
The fat split is the second surprise. At 14.6 g of fat and 19.4 g of protein per 100 g, about 61% of the calories in chicken feet come from fat. That is a higher fat share than a baked drumstick-and-thigh with the skin on, which carries 12.81 g of fat per 100 g, even though the two land within one calorie of each other per 100 g.
The protein is real, though, and often undersold. A four-foot plate delivers 27.2 g of protein — 54% of the 50 g Daily Value, in a dish most people file under snack. Much of that protein is collagen from skin and connective tissue rather than muscle, which affects the amino acid mix but not the calorie count. If you are building meals around the protein foods group described by MyPlate, feet are a legitimate contributor, just a fattier one than the breast or thigh you would otherwise reach for.
Saturated fat stays modest at 1.4 g per foot, 7% of the Daily Value, and 5.5 g for the four-foot plate at 27%. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans put saturated fat under 10% of daily calories, and a plate of feet on its own does not threaten that. It is the combination — feet plus a fried second dish plus sweet sauce — that gets there quickly.
How do chicken feet compare?
| Chicken cut | Per 100 g | US serving | Calories |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicken feet | 215 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 183 kcal |
| Chicken, sauteed, skin eaten | 217 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 184 kcal |
| Drumstick and thigh, baked, skin eaten | 214 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 182 kcal |
| Drumstick, fried, coating not eaten | 213 kcal | 3 oz (85 g) | 181 kcal |
Our take: on calories alone these four cuts are interchangeable — 213 to 217 per 100 g, a spread of four calories that no scale in a home kitchen can honestly resolve. What separates them is what those calories buy. Chicken feet carry the least protein of the four at 19.4 g per 100 g and the most fat at 14.6 g; the sauteed whole-bird row carries the most protein at 24.19 g and less fat at 12.57 g. So if the goal is protein per calorie, feet are the weakest pick on this table. If the goal is a slow, chewy, low-carb dish that stretches over a long meal — 0.2 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, less than any of the coated options — they are hard to beat. Eat them for the texture and the collagen, and get the day's protein from somewhere with more muscle on it.
Chicken feet FAQs
How many calories are in chicken feet?
Chicken feet run 215 calories per 100 g, so a single foot at 35 g is 75 calories and a plate of four is 301. That is the USDA figure for boiled feet, before any dim sum sauce. Protein comes in at 19.4 g per 100 g, and fat is the bigger calorie share at 14.6 g.
How many calories in one chicken foot?
One chicken foot weighs about 35 g and carries 75 calories, with 6.8 g of protein, 5.1 g of fat and 29 mg of cholesterol. Carbs are effectively zero at 0.1 g. USDA treats 35 g as the average foot, so a large butcher-counter paw at 45 to 50 g runs closer to 100 calories.
How much protein is in chicken feet?
Chicken feet carry 19.4 g of protein per 100 g, which is 6.8 g in one foot and 27.2 g on a four-foot plate — 54% of the 50 g Daily Value. That is less than baked drumstick and thigh with skin, which holds 23.16 g per 100 g at nearly identical calories.
Are chicken feet high in cholesterol?
Yes. One foot holds 29 mg of cholesterol and a plate of four holds 118 mg, which is 39% of the 300 mg Daily Value, from only 301 calories. Per 100 g the figure is 84 mg. Skin and connective tissue are the reason, since there is almost no muscle meat on a foot.
How many calories in dim sum chicken feet?
The feet themselves are 301 calories for a four-foot plate of 140 g, using the USDA rate of 215 per 100 g. The braising sauce — soy, black bean, sugar and oil — is not in that record, and neither is the frying step, so a restaurant order sits above 301, not at it.
Are chicken feet good for weight loss?
One foot is 75 calories with 6.8 g of protein, which is workable, but about 61% of the calories come from fat and there is no fiber at all. If you are counting, a 3 oz fried drumstick eaten without its coating is 181 calories and carries 21.82 g of protein per 100 g against 19.4 g here.
Do chicken feet have carbs?
Almost none. Chicken feet carry 0.2 g of carbohydrate per 100 g, which rounds to 0.1 g in a single foot and 0.3 g on a plate of four, with zero fiber and zero sugars on the USDA record. In a dim sum serving, the sauce is the only meaningful source of carbs.
Is the collagen in chicken feet counted as protein?
Yes. The 19.4 g per 100 g on the USDA record is total protein, and collagen from skin, tendon and cartilage is counted inside it. Labels do not separate collagen from muscle protein, so the 6.8 g in one foot includes it. The amino acid mix differs; the calorie math does not.
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Count it without the math
Point the camera at the steamer basket and BodyPal counts the feet for you, sauce and all.
