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Chicken leg calories

Chicken leg, roasted, meat and skin
475kcal
1 leg 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
Calories475 kcal
Protein62 g
Carbohydrate0 g
Fat23 g
Saturated fat6.3 g
Cholesterol328 mg
Sodium253 mg
Potassium681 mg
Iron2.8 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 →

Most popular chicken leg brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
#  Productkcal / 100 g
1Tyson Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
2Tyson Uncooked Unbreaded Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
3Tyson Uncooked XL Chicken Leg Quarters7.25 oz · 203 g241 kcal
4Delightful Farms Fresh Chicken Leg Quarters4 oz · 112 g259 kcal
5Open Nature Roasted Chicken Leg Quarters3 oz · 84 g179 kcal
6Cocina Cardenas Chicken Leg and Thigh100 g170 kcal
7Ahold Chipotle BBQ Chicken Leg and Thigh8 oz · 227 g167 kcal

Most of these are raw leg quarters labeled by raw weight with the skin on, so they read higher than the roasted numbers above.
Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.

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Calories per 100 g
Turkey LegTurkey Leg208 kcal / 100 gChicken Breast (4 Oz)Chicken Breast (4 Oz)165 kcal / 100 gChicken TendersChicken Tenders271 kcal / 100 g

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Chicken leg FAQs
How many calories are in one chicken leg?

About 475 calories for a whole roasted leg with skin (258 g), or 346 calories once the skin is removed (199 g).

Is chicken leg good for weight loss?

Roasted chicken leg has 184 calories, 24 g of protein and 9 g of fat per 100 g. Taking the skin off brings it to 174 calories and 7.8 g of fat per 100 g.

Chicken leg vs turkey leg: which has more calories?

Turkey leg has 208 calories per 100 g against 184 for roasted chicken leg with skin, so turkey leg is about 24 calories higher per 100 g.

How much protein is in a chicken leg?

A roasted leg with skin (258 g) has about 62 g of protein, which is 24 g per 100 g. A 3 oz portion (85 g) has about 20 g.