Quarter chicken calories come to 286 for one roasted quarter (171 g, meat only), or 167 per 100 g. Protein carries 63% of those calories, 42.8 g in a single piece, and there are no carbs. What moves the total is how many pieces you eat and how they were seasoned: two quarters reach 571, and restaurant marinades add sodium.
286kcal
1 quarter · 171 g, roasted, meat only
63%protein
43 gProtein
0 gCarbs
11.3 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Roasted, meat only · per 171 g
Calories
286 kcal
Protein
43 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
11.3 g
Saturated fat
3.1 g
Cholesterol
128 mg
Sodium
128 mg
Potassium
392 mg
Iron
2.1 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Quarter chicken: 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 quarter (171 g)
286
42.8 g
0 g
11.3 g
128 mg
14%
100 g
167
25 g
0 g
6.6 g
75 mg
8%
3 oz portion (85 g)
142
21.3 g
0 g
5.6 g
64 mg
7%
1 cup chopped (140 g)
234
35 g
0 g
9.3 g
105 mg
12%
3 × 1 quarter (171 g)
857
128.3 g
385 mg
5 × 1 quarter (171 g)
1,428
213.8 g
641 mg
One quarter is a 286-calorie plate of meat
A roasted quarter chicken gives you 171 g of meat and 286 calories. That is 14% of the daily value for calories in a single piece, with 128 mg of sodium and 42.8 g of protein riding along. For one plate of food, that is a moderate number, not a heavy one.
Smaller measures scale down cleanly. A 3 oz portion (85 g) comes to 142 calories, and a cup of chopped meat (140 g) to 234. If you pull the meat off the bone for a salad, wrap or rice bowl, log it by the cup or by weight instead of calling it a quarter, because the size of the piece you started with no longer matters.
Doubling up is where the total moves fast. Two quarters come to 571 calories and 85.5 g of protein. Three reach 857, and a five-quarter platter shared across a table adds up to 1,428. The bird is the same each time; the count on your plate decides whether dinner is light or large.
Nearly two thirds of the calories are protein
Protein supplies 63% of the calories in a roasted quarter and fat the other 37%. Carbs sit at 0%. Per 100 g that works out to 25 g of protein, 6.6 g of fat and no carbohydrate or fiber at all, which is about as clean a split as everyday food gets.
A full quarter carries 42.8 g of protein, listed at 86% of the daily value. A 3 oz portion still brings 21.3 g, or 43%. If protein is the point of the meal, this is an efficient way to get it without a pile of calories attached.
The fat is modest: 11.3 g per quarter, and of the 6.6 g in each 100 g, 1.8 g is saturated. These figures are for meat only, as the USDA row for roasted chicken describes it. Eat the skin and your quarter will log higher than this page shows, so pick the matching entry when you track.
Plain roasted meat is low in sodium; the seasoning is not
Plain roasted meat is low in sodium: 75 mg per 100 g, so a whole quarter holds 128 mg, just 6% of the daily value. Even three quarters total only 385 mg. Potassium comes in at 229 mg per 100 g, well above the sodium figure.
The catch is what happens before the chicken reaches you. The rotisserie chicken entry lists 343 mg of sodium per 100 g and bbq chicken 329, several times the plain roasted value. Brines, rubs and glazes are where that salt comes from, and restaurant quarters sold as grilled, shawaya, alfaham or broast are almost always seasoned.
If you watch sodium, treat this page's 128 mg as the floor for a quarter, not the typical restaurant number. Garlic sauce, pickles and seasoned rice on the side push the total further. Cooking the quarter at home with a light hand on the salt keeps it close to the figure here.
A zero-carb quarter lets the sides set the total
With 0 g of carbs and 0 g of fiber, a quarter chicken is a blank slate for the rest of the plate. The sides decide whether the meal ends near 286 calories or far above it. On a takeout platter, fries, bread, rice and creamy sauces can easily add more calories than the chicken itself. Count the chicken first, then look hard at everything next to it.
Vegetables, salad, beans or a grain bowl fill the fiber gap the chicken leaves. A 3 oz portion at 142 calories suits a lighter lunch next to a big salad, while a full quarter at 286 works as the anchor of a main meal.
If you track, log the chicken and each side as separate items so the numbers stay honest. BodyPal can log a quarter chicken plate from a photo, and you can then adjust the meat weight if your piece looks closer to a cup chopped than a full quarter.
How does quarter chicken compare?
Here is how a plain roasted quarter stacks up against rotisserie, bbq and generic chicken, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories, plain roasted quarter chicken wins at 167 per 100 g, against 196 for rotisserie and 239 for the generic chicken entry. If you watch sodium, it also beats rotisserie and bbq chicken by a wide margin, with 75 mg per 100 g versus 343 and 329.
Quarter chicken FAQs
How many calories are in a quarter chicken?
About 286 calories for one roasted quarter, counting 171 g of meat without the skin. That works out to 167 calories per 100 g.
Is quarter chicken good for weight loss?
One quarter has 286 calories with 43 g protein, 11 g fat and 0 g carbs, so nearly all of the calories come from protein and fat.
Quarter chicken vs BBQ chicken: which has fewer calories?
Plain roasted quarter chicken has 167 calories per 100 g and BBQ chicken has 175, a difference of 8 calories per 100 g.
How much protein is in a quarter chicken?
About 43 g of protein in one 171 g quarter, or 25 g per 100 g of roasted meat.
How many grams is a quarter chicken?
A roasted quarter chicken counts as 171 g of meat, which comes to 286 calories. Bone is not part of that weight, so a quarter on the bone weighs more on the scale than the meat you actually eat.
How many calories are in a quarter grilled chicken?
Plan on about 286 calories for a grilled quarter, the value for 171 g of roasted meat without skin. Marinades, oil and skin raise that, so treat 286 as the starting point and log any sauce separately.
What are the macros of a quarter chicken?
One quarter (171 g) has 286 calories, 42.8 g of protein, 11.3 g of fat and 0 g of carbs. That splits the calories into 63% protein and 37% fat, with no sugar or fiber.
How many calories are in a quarter shawaya or alfaham?
Use 286 calories for the meat of one quarter as a base, the roasted chicken value for 171 g. Shawaya and alfaham marinades add some fat and extra sodium, so the restaurant version will usually log somewhat higher.
