Turkey thigh calories come to 637 for one roasted thigh with skin (348 g) and 183 per 100 g. The thing to notice is size: a single thigh is a big piece of meat, close to a third of a day's calories. Pull the skin off and the same thigh lands at 526 calories with 88.4 g of protein.
637kcal
1 thigh with skin · 348 g, roasted, meat and skin
52%protein
83 gProtein
1 gCarbs
33 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Roasted, meat and skin · per 348 g
Calories
637 kcal
Protein
83 g
Carbohydrate
1.4 g
Fat
33 g
Saturated fat
10.3 g
Cholesterol
404 mg
Sodium
351 mg
Potassium
950 mg
Iron
5.2 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Turkey thigh: 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 (348 g)
637
83.3 g
1.4 g
33.1 g
351 mg
32%
Skin removed (319 g)
526
88.4 g
0 g
19.3 g
332 mg
26%
3 oz portion (85 g)
156
20.4 g
0.3 g
8.1 g
86 mg
8%
100 g
183
24 g
0.4 g
9.5 g
101 mg
9%
3 × With skin (348 g)
1,911
250 g
1,054 mg
5 × With skin (348 g)
3,184
416.7 g
1,757 mg
One whole thigh is a 637-calorie plate
A turkey thigh is not a chicken thigh. The roasted thigh with skin weighs 348 g and carries 637 calories, which is 32% of a 2000-calorie daily value. It also brings 83.3 g of protein, or 167% of the daily value. Most people do not eat a whole one alone, and they do not need to.
The more realistic plate is a 3 oz portion (85 g). That slice of thigh meat and skin comes to 156 calories, 20.4 g of protein and 8.1 g of fat, about 8% of daily calories. Two or three of those portions carved off a roast cover dinner for most appetites, and the rest of the thigh becomes tomorrow's lunch.
Totals climb fast when thighs are the main course for a group. Two thighs with skin weigh 696 g and add up to 1,274 calories. Three come to 1,911 calories, and five reach 3,184. If you are cooking for a table, plan by the slice, not by the thigh.
Protein and fat split the calories almost evenly
Roasted turkey thigh with skin gets 52% of its calories from protein and 47% from fat. Carbs barely register at 1%, coming from a trace 0.4 g per 100 g. There is no sugar and no fiber, which is what you expect from plain roasted meat.
Per 100 g you get 24 g of protein and 9.5 g of fat, of which 3 g is saturated. That makes thigh a dark-meat cut with real fat in it, not a lean cut wearing a dark color. The fat is also why thigh stays juicy after a long roast while breast can dry out.
For anyone tracking protein, the numbers are generous. Even the modest 3 oz portion covers 41% of the protein daily value, and 100 g covers 48%. The trade-off is that nearly half of the energy comes along as fat, so thigh fills you up but does not run as lean as white meat.
Taking the skin off cuts fat sharply
The skin is where much of the fat sits. A thigh with skin has 33.1 g of fat and 637 calories. With the skin removed, the thigh weighs 319 g and comes to 526 calories with 19.3 g of fat. Protein reads slightly higher on the skinless row, at 88.4 g versus 83.3 g, because the meat without skin is denser in protein.
That drop moves the thigh from 32% of daily calories to 26%. It is the single easiest change you can make without switching cuts. Roast the thigh with the skin on so it stays moist, then lift the skin off on your plate.
Store-bought thigh roasts and pot roasts from names like Butterball, Jennie-O or Shady Brook Farms may be seasoned, boned or skinned differently. Check the label for those, since the USDA row here describes a plain roasted thigh with meat and skin.
Sodium stays low until you season it
Plain roasted turkey thigh is not a salty food. It has 101 mg of sodium per 100 g, and a whole thigh with skin carries 351 mg, or 15% of the daily value. A 3 oz portion has just 86 mg, about 4%. Brines, rubs, gravy and pot-roast liquids are what push that number up, so the seasoning matters more than the meat.
Cholesterol is the row that stands out. Thigh has 116 mg per 100 g, measured against a daily value of 300 mg. If you watch cholesterol, the 3 oz portion is the sensible size, and skinning the meat trims fat alongside it.
Because thigh brings protein and fat but no carbs or fiber, it pairs well with roasted vegetables, a grain, beans or a big salad. Those sides add the fiber the meat lacks. If you want to log a carved plate quickly, BodyPal can log the food from a photo.
How does turkey thigh compare?
Here is how roasted turkey thigh stacks up against turkey breast, turkey neck and chicken thigh, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the leanest plate pick turkey breast, at 147 calories and 2.1 g of fat per 100 g against 183 calories and 9.5 g of fat for thigh. Turkey thigh still beats chicken thigh, which runs 232 calories and 14.7 g of fat per 100 g, so it is the better dark-meat choice if you like flavor with fewer calories.
Most popular turkey thigh brands in the United States
Ranked by popularity in the BodyPal database
# Productkcal / 100 g
1Butterball Turkey Thigh Roast3.58 oz · 100 g147 kcal
2Honeysuckle White Turkey Thighs, Bone-In4 oz · 112 g195 kcal
5Shady Brook Farms Turkey Thigh Pot Roast3.55 oz · 99 g121 kcal
6Hillshire Farm Turkey Thigh Pot Roast3 oz · 84 g141 kcal
Most of these are raw or bone-in packages, and the pot roast versions add broth, so their per-100 g numbers read lower than the roasted meat-and-skin figure above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Turkey thigh FAQs
How many calories are in a turkey thigh?
About 637 calories for a whole roasted turkey thigh with skin (348 g), or 526 calories with the skin removed (319 g).
Is turkey thigh good for weight loss?
Turkey thigh with skin is 183 calories per 100 g, with 24.0 g protein and 9.5 g fat, so a 348 g thigh brings about 637 calories and 83.3 g protein.
Turkey thigh vs turkey breast: which has fewer calories?
Turkey breast is lower at 147 calories per 100 g, against 183 for roasted turkey thigh with skin, a difference of 36 calories per 100 g.
How much protein is in turkey thigh?
A 348 g roasted turkey thigh with skin has about 83.3 g of protein. Per 100 g that is 24.0 g protein and 9.5 g fat.
How many calories are in a turkey thigh without skin?
A skinless roasted turkey thigh (319 g) has 526 calories, compared with 637 for a thigh with skin. Fat drops from 33.1 g to 19.3 g, while protein stays high at 88.4 g.
How many calories are in a 3 oz serving of turkey thigh?
A 3 oz portion (85 g) of roasted turkey thigh with skin has 156 calories. It gives you 20.4 g of protein, 8.1 g of fat and 86 mg of sodium, about 8% of daily calories.
Are turkey thighs high in fat?
Turkey thighs have 9.5 g of fat per 100 g, with 3 g saturated, and fat supplies 47% of the calories. That is more than turkey breast at 2.1 g but less than chicken thigh at 14.7 g.
Do turkey thighs have more calories than chicken thighs?
No. Per 100 g, roasted turkey thigh has 183 calories and chicken thigh has 232. Chicken thigh also carries more fat, 14.7 g versus 9.5 g, while protein is similar at 23.3 g versus 24 g.
How much sodium is in a turkey thigh?
A whole roasted turkey thigh with skin has 351 mg of sodium, 15% of the daily value. Per 100 g it is 101 mg. Brines, rubs and gravy will raise that figure.
Do turkey thighs have carbs?
Almost none. Roasted turkey thigh has 0.4 g of carbs per 100 g and no sugar or fiber, so carbs make up just 1% of its calories. The skinless thigh row shows 0 g.
