Grilled chicken drumstick calories come to 122 for one medium drumstick (60 g) and 204 per 100 g, with the skin eaten and no sauce. The split is the thing to notice: fat supplies 54% of those calories and protein 46%, with zero carbs, so the skin and the size of the leg decide your total.
122kcal
1 medium drumstick · 60 g, grilled, no sauce, skin eaten
46%protein
13.6 gProtein
0 gCarbs
7.1 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Grilled, no sauce, skin eaten · per 60 g
Calories
122 kcal
Protein
13.6 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
7.1 g
Saturated fat
1.8 g
Cholesterol
76 mg
Sodium
256 mg
Potassium
144 mg
Iron
0.6 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Grilled chicken drumstick: 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
1 medium (60 g)
122
13.6 g
0 g
7.1 g
256 mg
6%
1 large (80 g)
163
18.2 g
0 g
9.5 g
342 mg
8%
Skin removed (50 g)
85
11.8 g
0 g
3.8 g
216 mg
4%
100 g
204
22.7 g
0 g
11.9 g
427 mg
10%
3 × 1 medium (60 g)
367
40.9 g
769 mg
5 × 1 medium (60 g)
612
68.1 g
1,281 mg
One drumstick is 122 calories, three are 367
A medium grilled drumstick weighs 60 g and carries 122 calories, 13.6 g of protein and 7.1 g of fat. Step up to a large 80 g drumstick and the count climbs to 163 calories with 18.2 g of protein. Against a 2000-calorie daily value, that is 6% for the medium leg and 8% for the large one. Small numbers on their own.
The catch is that nobody eats one drumstick at a cookout. Two medium legs add up to 245 calories and 27.2 g of protein. Three reach 367 calories and 40.9 g. A plate of five comes to 612 calories, 68.1 g of protein and 1,281 mg of sodium, which is a full dinner before any sides land on the plate.
Packs mix legs of very different weights, so logging by count can drift. If you want a firm number, weigh the cooked meat: 100 g of grilled drumstick is 204 calories and 22.7 g of protein. If you would rather skip the scale, BodyPal can log the drumstick from a photo of your plate.
Fat edges out protein in the calorie split
Per 100 g, a grilled drumstick with skin holds 22.7 g of protein and 11.9 g of fat, with 0 g of carbs, 0 g of sugar and 0 g of fiber. By weight there is about twice as much protein as fat. By calories, though, fat wins: 54% of the energy comes from fat and 46% from protein, because each gram of fat carries more than twice the calories of a gram of protein.
That makes the drumstick a protein food with a meaningful fat load attached. The protein side is strong. One medium leg covers 27% of the daily value for protein, a large one 36%, and 100 g covers 45%. Saturated fat sits at 2.9 g per 100 g, against a daily value of 20 g, so it is present but not the headline.
Cholesterol reads 126 mg per 100 g, compared with a daily value of 300 mg. If you track that row, count it the way you would any dark-meat chicken. If you only track calories and protein, the drumstick is easy to log: there are no carbs to account for at all.
Pulling the skin off cuts a leg to 85 calories
Most of the fat in a grilled drumstick rides in the skin, and the card shows how much that matters. A drumstick with the skin removed weighs 50 g and has 85 calories, 11.8 g of protein and 3.8 g of fat. The same medium leg eaten with skin is 122 calories and 7.1 g of fat. Dropping the skin roughly halves the fat while costing less than 2 g of protein.
Skin-off still delivers 24% of the daily value for protein, close to the 27% of the skin-on version. Sodium also drops a little, from 256 mg to 216 mg, because the seasoned surface goes with the skin. For anyone counting calories, peeling the skin is the single biggest lever on this food, bigger than choosing a smaller leg.
That said, the skin is a large part of why grilled drumsticks taste good. A fair compromise is to keep the skin on one leg and peel the rest. The numbers on this page assume skin eaten, so log the skin-removed serving when you peel it.
Sodium is the row to watch
Grilled drumsticks carry 427 mg of sodium per 100 g, or 19% of the 2300 mg daily value. One medium leg brings 256 mg (11%) and a large one 342 mg (15%). Compare that with the chicken drumstick with skin on our site at 123 mg per 100 g: the grilled version runs far saltier, which points to how it was seasoned rather than to the chicken itself.
Three drumsticks already hit 769 mg of sodium, and five pass 1,281 mg. If you watch sodium, season your own legs lightly, skip salty rubs and bottled marinades, and keep salty sides like chips or pickles off the same plate. Potassium sits at 240 mg per 100 g, a modest amount against the 4700 mg daily value.
Since the drumstick brings no fiber and no carbs, it pairs best with foods that supply them: grilled corn, a big salad, beans, rice or roasted vegetables. That turns a pile of protein and fat into a balanced plate, and the vegetables add volume for few calories.
How does grilled chicken drumstick compare?
Here is how a grilled drumstick stacks up against other chicken leg cuts on our site, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories per 100 g, the plain drumstick at 190 and the drumstick with skin at 191 both edge out this grilled version at 204, and the drumstick with skin has only 123 mg of sodium against 427 mg here. Skip the chicken leg with skin if you want portion control, since its usual serving reaches 300 calories.
Most popular grilled chicken drumstick brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Tyson Chicken Drumsticks4 oz · 112 g134 kcal
2Rouses Market Uncooked Chicken Drumsticks4 oz · 112 g136 kcal
Label values are for raw, uncooked drumsticks, while the page's main number is for a grilled drumstick that has lost water during cooking, so calories per 100 g are lower on the labels. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Grilled chicken drumstick FAQs
How many calories are in one grilled chicken drumstick?
A medium grilled drumstick with skin (60 g) has about 122 calories, and a large one (80 g) about 163.
Is grilled chicken drumstick good for weight loss?
A medium grilled drumstick has 122 calories, 13.6 g protein and 0 g carbs. Without the skin it drops from 204 to 169 calories per 100 g.
Grilled chicken drumstick vs chicken drumstick: which has more calories?
Grilled with skin and no sauce it has 204 calories per 100 g, compared with 190 per 100 g for a plain chicken drumstick.
How much protein is in a grilled chicken drumstick?
About 13.6 g in a medium drumstick with skin (22.7 g per 100 g), with 7.1 g of fat. Skinless meat has 23.6 g protein per 100 g.
How many calories are in a grilled chicken drumstick with skin?
A medium grilled drumstick with the skin eaten has 122 calories (60 g), and a large one has 163 calories (80 g). Per 100 g, skin-on grilled drumstick comes to 204 calories with 11.9 g of fat.
How many calories are in a grilled drumstick without skin?
A grilled drumstick with the skin removed has 85 calories for 50 g of meat. It keeps 11.8 g of protein while fat drops to 3.8 g, compared with 7.1 g on a medium skin-on leg.
How many calories are in a large grilled chicken drumstick?
A large grilled drumstick (80 g) has 163 calories, 18.2 g of protein and 9.5 g of fat. That is 8% of a 2000-calorie daily value and 36% of the daily value for protein.
How many calories are in 3 grilled chicken drumsticks?
Three medium grilled drumsticks (180 g) add up to 367 calories and 40.9 g of protein. Two come to 245 calories, and five reach 612 calories with 1,281 mg of sodium.
How much sodium is in a grilled chicken drumstick?
A medium grilled drumstick has 256 mg of sodium, 11% of the daily value. A large one has 342 mg (15%), and 100 g has 427 mg, which is 19% of the 2300 mg daily value.
