Chicken leg quarter calories come to 475 for one roasted leg with skin (258 g), or 184 per 100 g. The skin is the swing factor: take it off and the leg drops to 346 calories. Either way, protein leads, supplying 54% of the calories and 62 g per skin-on leg.
475kcal
1 leg quarter with skin · 258 g, roasted, meat and skin
54%protein
62 gProtein
0 gCarbs
23 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Roasted, meat and skin · per 258 g
Calories
475 kcal
Protein
62 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
23 g
Saturated fat
6.3 g
Cholesterol
328 mg
Sodium
253 mg
Potassium
681 mg
Iron
2.8 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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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 →
Chicken leg quarter: 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 (258 g)
475
62 g
0 g
23.2 g
253 mg
24%
Skin removed (199 g)
346
48.2 g
0 g
15.5 g
197 mg
17%
3 oz portion (85 g)
156
20.4 g
0 g
7.6 g
83 mg
8%
100 g
184
24 g
0 g
9 g
98 mg
9%
3 × With skin (258 g)
1,424
186 g
759 mg
5 × With skin (258 g)
2,374
310 g
1,264 mg
One leg with skin is a 475-calorie main course
A whole roasted leg quarter with skin weighs about 258 g and comes to 475 calories, which is 24% of the daily value for energy. That is a full main course from a single piece of chicken. It also brings 62 g of protein, 124% of the daily value, so one leg clears the full protein target on its own.
Smaller portions look very different. The 3 oz portion (85 g) used on many labels is 156 calories with 20.4 g of protein, and 100 g is 184 calories. If you weigh only the meat you actually eat, those rows will track your plate better than the whole-leg figure.
Multiples add up fast. Two legs with skin reach 949 calories and 124 g of protein, three reach 1,424 calories, and a tray of five totals 2,374 calories with 1,264 mg of sodium. Leg quarters are often sold in big value packs, so count pieces on the plate, not packs in the cart.
Protein edges out fat, 54% to 46%
Per 100 g, roasted leg meat with skin holds 24 g of protein, 9 g of fat and 0 g of carbohydrate. Gram for gram, fat carries more than twice the calories of protein. So that modest 9 g still supplies 46% of the energy, against 54% from protein.
A whole skin-on leg carries 23.2 g of fat, measured against a 78 g daily value. Saturated fat is moderate at 2.4 g per 100 g, set against a 20 g daily value. There is no sugar, no fiber and no starch in the meat itself.
This is dark meat, and it shows next to white cuts. Chicken tenderloin has 2.6 g of fat and 120 calories per 100 g, while the leg quarter has 9 g and 184. If you like a juicier cut and can spare the calories, the leg earns its place; if every calorie counts, white meat stretches further.
Taking off the skin drops a leg to 346 calories
The skinless leg weighs 199 g and comes to 346 calories, 17% of the daily value, compared with 475 for the 258 g skin-on leg. Fat falls from 23.2 g to 15.5 g, and sodium slips from 253 mg to 197 mg. Part of the drop is simply the weight of the skin you set aside.
Protein barely suffers. The skinless leg still carries 48.2 g, which is 96% of the daily value, so you keep almost all of what makes the cut worth eating while trimming its richest part. If you love crisp skin, roast it on and decide at the table.
These figures are for oven-roasted legs, which is what most recipes call baked. There is no separate grilled or fried row here. For a grilled leg without skin, the skinless roasted number is the closest guide; a breaded, fried leg will run higher, much as chicken fingers reach 307 calories per 100 g.
Cholesterol is the number to watch, not sodium
Plain roasted leg meat is low in sodium: 98 mg per 100 g and 253 mg for a whole skin-on leg, just 11% of the daily value. That changes once you add a salty rub, brine or barbecue sauce. The seasoning, not the chicken, sets the sodium total.
Cholesterol stands out more. A 100 g serving has 127 mg, set against a 300 mg daily value, so even a modest portion takes up over a third of it. If you track cholesterol, remember that a whole leg is a much bigger share than the 100 g row suggests.
With 0 g of carbs and 0 g of fiber, the leg quarter leaves the rest of the plate to the sides. Vegetables, beans or a grain bring the fiber the meat lacks, and they decide whether the meal stays near 475 calories or climbs well past it. BodyPal can log the leg and its sides from a photo.
How does chicken leg quarter compare?
Here is how a roasted chicken leg quarter stacks up against fried chicken breast, chicken tenderloin and chicken fingers, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories pick chicken tenderloin, at 120 per 100 g with 22.5 g of protein, against 184 for the leg quarter. Skip chicken fingers if sodium matters, since 809 mg and 307 calories per 100 g make them the heaviest choice here, while the leg quarter is the pick when you want one hearty piece of meat.
Most popular chicken leg quarter brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Tyson Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
2Delightful Farms Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
3Open Nature Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters3 oz · 84 g179 kcal
4Tyson Uncooked XL Chicken Leg Quarters7.25 oz · 203 g241 kcal
5Tyson Uncooked Unbreaded Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
6Tyson All Natural Unbreaded Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g258 kcal
7Tyson's Pride Uncooked Small Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g230 kcal
8Patuxent Farms Uncooked Ice Glazed Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g260 kcal
Most of these packs are sold raw and labeled per uncooked weight, so their numbers do not line up with the roasted figures above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken leg quarter FAQs
How many calories are in one chicken leg quarter?
A roasted leg quarter with skin is about 475 calories for 258 g. With the skin off, the 199 g of meat is 346 calories.
Is a chicken leg quarter good for weight loss?
One quarter with skin has 475 calories, 62 g of protein and 23.2 g of fat. Skinless, the same leg is 346 calories with 48.2 g of protein and 15.5 g of fat.
Chicken leg quarter vs fried chicken breast: which is lower in calories?
Per 100 g the roasted leg quarter with skin is 184 calories, against 243 for fried chicken breast.
How much protein is in a chicken leg quarter?
About 62 g of protein in a 258 g roasted quarter with skin, or 48.2 g in the 199 g of meat once the skin is removed.
How many calories are in a skinless chicken leg quarter?
A roasted chicken leg quarter with the skin removed has 346 calories for 199 g, or 17% of the daily value. It keeps 48.2 g of protein and has 15.5 g of fat, compared with 23.2 g with the skin on.
How many calories does chicken leg quarter have per 100 g?
Roasted chicken leg quarter with skin has 184 calories per 100 g. That 100 g holds 24 g of protein, 9 g of fat, 0 g of carbs and 98 mg of sodium.
How many calories are in a baked chicken leg quarter?
A baked or roasted chicken leg quarter with skin has 475 calories for a 258 g leg. Baking and roasting use the same dry oven heat, so a skinless baked leg matches the skinless row at 346 calories.
How many calories are in 2 chicken quarters?
Two roasted chicken leg quarters with skin total 949 calories for 516 g. They also deliver 124 g of protein and 506 mg of sodium, so two legs make a large, protein-heavy meal on their own.
Is a quarter chicken the same as a chicken leg quarter?
Not always: the numbers here, 475 calories with skin and 346 without, are for the leg quarter, the thigh and drumstick piece. A breast-side quarter is a different cut that this page does not cover.
