Rotisserie chicken breast calories come to 173 for one 120 g breast with the skin removed, or 144 per 100 g. Almost all of that is protein: 33.6 g per breast, 67% of the daily value. The catch is salt. The seasoning brings 394 mg of sodium to that same breast.
173kcal
1 breast without skin · 120 g, rotisserie, skin removed
78%protein
34 gProtein
0 gCarbs
4.3 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Rotisserie, skin removed · per 120 g
Calories
173 kcal
Protein
34 g
Carbohydrate
0 g
Fat
4.3 g
Saturated fat
1 g
Cholesterol
103 mg
Sodium
394 mg
Potassium
341 mg
Iron
0.6 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Rotisserie chicken breast: 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 breast (120 g)
173
33.6 g
0 g
4.3 g
394 mg
9%
With skin (130 g)
228
34.3 g
0.1 g
10 g
428 mg
11%
1 cup diced (135 g)
194
37.9 g
0 g
4.8 g
443 mg
10%
3 oz portion (85 g)
122
23.8 g
0 g
3 g
279 mg
6%
3 × 1 breast (120 g)
518
100.9 g
1,181 mg
5 × 1 breast (120 g)
864
168.2 g
1,968 mg
One breast is a 173-calorie, 33.6 g protein portion
The USDA's skinless rotisserie breast weighs 120 g and comes to 173 calories, 9% of the daily value for calories. Store birds vary in size, so treat that as a midpoint, not a fixed figure. If you pull the meat off the bone and measure it, a 3 oz portion (85 g) is 122 calories and a cup of diced meat (135 g) is 194.
Totals climb fast once the breast becomes the base of several meals. Two breasts (240 g) add up to 346 calories with 67.3 g of protein. Three (360 g) reach 518 calories and 100.9 g of protein. Strip a whole batch for meal prep, say five breasts (600 g), and you have 864 calories and 168.2 g of protein to split across a week of lunches.
The easiest way to keep the count honest is to weigh the meat once, then eyeball similar pieces after that. Shredded chicken is the hardest to judge by sight, because a loose pile looks bigger than it is. BodyPal can also log it from a photo of your plate.
Protein supplies 78% of the calories
Per 100 g, rotisserie breast carries 28 g of protein, 3.6 g of fat and 0 g of carbohydrate. That gives a calorie split of 78% protein and 22% fat. Nothing comes from carbs, sugar or fiber.
The fat is mostly not saturated: just 0.9 g per 100 g. A 3 oz serving gives you 23.8 g of protein for 122 calories, 48% of the daily value for protein. If you are trying to hit a protein target without eating much fat, few ready-to-eat foods return more for the calories. Cholesterol sits at 86 mg per 100 g.
With zero carbs, the breast fits low-carb plans as it is. The flip side is that it brings no fiber, so the rest of the plate has to do that job. Vegetables, beans or whole grains fill the gap and make the meal more filling.
Sodium is the row to watch
Plain chicken breast is low in sodium. The rotisserie version is not. Per 100 g it has 328 mg of sodium, against 74 mg for plain chicken breast meat and 52 mg for boneless skinless breast in our data. That gap comes from the seasoning on store-roasted birds.
One breast holds 394 mg, 17% of the daily value. Two breasts reach 787 mg, three reach 1,181 mg, and five run to 1,968 mg. If you watch sodium, that meal-prep batch matters more for its salt than for its calories.
Potassium is the quieter number, at 284 mg per 100 g. If sodium is a concern, pair the chicken with unsalted sides and go easy on salty sauces and dressings. Packaged versions such as Safeway Shredded Rotisserie Chicken Breast Meat or Boar's Head Rotisserie Chicken Breast carry their own labels, so check the sodium line there.
The skin more than doubles the fat
The USDA lists rotisserie breast both ways. With skin, a 130 g breast has 228 calories, 10 g of fat and 428 mg of sodium. Without skin, the 120 g breast has 173 calories, 4.3 g of fat and 394 mg of sodium.
Protein barely moves, 34.3 g with skin versus 33.6 g without, so the skin adds almost nothing but fat and seasoning. Peeling it is the easiest cut you can make. You keep the protein, drop most of the fat and lose a little salt too.
If you love the crisp skin, keep it and trim somewhere else. At 11% of the daily value for calories, a skin-on breast is still a modest portion. The real swing comes from how many pieces you eat, not from the skin on one of them.
How does rotisserie chicken breast compare?
Here is rotisserie chicken breast next to three other lean poultry options, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the least sodium, pick boneless skinless chicken breast: it has 52 mg per 100 g against 328 mg for rotisserie, with calories nearly the same at 151 versus 144. Turkey breast is the leanest at 2.1 g of fat per 100 g, and rotisserie wins on convenience, not nutrition.
Most popular rotisserie chicken breast brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Boar's Head Rotisserie Chicken Breast2 oz · 56 g89 kcal
2Safeway Shredded Rotisserie Chicken Breast Meat3 oz · 85 g129 kcal
3Spartan Deli Style Rotisserie Chicken Breast2 oz · 56 g143 kcal
Packaged and deli-style products are processed differently from a freshly carved breast, so their labels read lower than the number above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Rotisserie chicken breast FAQs
How many calories are in one rotisserie chicken breast?
About 173 calories for one breast without skin (120 g), or 228 with the skin eaten (130 g).
Is rotisserie chicken breast good for weight loss?
Without skin it has 144 calories, 28 g of protein and 3.6 g of fat per 100 g, with no carbs.
Rotisserie chicken breast vs boneless skinless chicken breast: which has fewer calories?
Per 100 g, skinless rotisserie breast has 144 calories and boneless skinless chicken breast has 151.
How much protein is in a rotisserie chicken breast?
One skinless breast (120 g) has 33.6 g of protein, which is 28 g per 100 g.
How many calories are in 3 oz of rotisserie chicken breast without skin?
A 3 oz portion (85 g) of skinless rotisserie chicken breast has 122 calories. It also gives 23.8 g of protein, 3 g of fat, zero carbs and 279 mg of sodium, which is 12% of the daily value.
How many calories are in 100 g of rotisserie chicken breast?
100 g of skinless rotisserie chicken breast has 144 calories, with 28 g of protein, 3.6 g of fat and 0 g of carbs. Sodium is 328 mg per 100 g, far more than plain chicken breast.
How many calories are in rotisserie chicken breast with the skin?
A rotisserie chicken breast with skin (130 g) has 228 calories, compared with 173 for a 120 g breast without skin. Fat rises to 10 g, while protein stays close at 34.3 g.
How many calories are in a cup of diced rotisserie chicken breast?
A cup of diced skinless rotisserie chicken breast (135 g) has 194 calories and 37.9 g of protein, 76% of the daily value. It has 4.8 g of fat and 443 mg of sodium.
