Chicken wings calories come to 250 for a 3 oz portion (85 g) of plain wings with no sauce, or 294 per 100 g. Fat supplies 64% of those calories, so the total climbs fast: a 6 oz plate is 500 calories before any sauce, dip or glaze goes on.
250kcal
1 3 oz portion · 85 g, plain, no sauce
26%protein
15.8 gProtein
6 gCarbs
17.5 gFat
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Nutrition facts
Plain, no sauce · per 85 g
Calories
250 kcal
Protein
15.8 g
Carbohydrate
6.1 g
Fat
17.5 g
Saturated fat
4.1 g
Cholesterol
91 mg
Sodium
392 mg
Potassium
145 mg
Iron
1 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 →
Chicken wings: 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
3 oz portion (85 g)
250
15.8 g
6.1 g
17.5 g
392 mg
12%
1 drummette (22 g)
65
4.1 g
1.6 g
4.5 g
101 mg
3%
6 oz portion (170 g)
500
31.7 g
12.2 g
35 g
784 mg
25%
100 g
294
18.6 g
7.2 g
20.6 g
461 mg
15%
3 × 3 oz portion (85 g)
750
47.5 g
1,176 mg
5 × 3 oz portion (85 g)
1,250
79.1 g
1,959 mg
A 3 oz portion is 250 calories, and plates run bigger
The standard 3 oz portion (85 g) of plain wings carries 250 calories, 15.8 g of protein and 17.5 g of fat. That is 12% of the daily calorie value and 32% of the daily protein value. A single drummette (22 g) comes in at 65 calories, which makes it the easiest unit to count at the table.
Restaurant plates rarely stop at 3 oz. A 6 oz portion (170 g) doubles everything to 500 calories, 31.7 g of protein and 35 g of fat, or 25% of the daily calorie value. Three 3 oz portions (255 g) reach 750 calories. Five of them (425 g), a realistic share of a platter on game night, land at 1,250 calories and 79.1 g of protein.
Count pieces, not baskets. If you know how many drummettes you ate, multiply by 65 and you have a close figure before anything else touches the plate. These numbers are for plain wings with no sauce, so whatever gets poured, tossed or dunked sits on top of them.
Fat supplies 64% of the calories
Wings are a fatty cut eaten with the skin on, and the split shows it: 64% of the calories come from fat, 26% from protein and 10% from carbs. Per 100 g that is 20.6 g of fat, 18.6 g of protein and 7.2 g of carbs. Saturated fat accounts for 4.8 g of it, against a 20 g daily value.
The protein is real but not the main event. A 3 oz portion gives 15.8 g, which is 32% of the daily value, yet it arrives with 17.5 g of fat. If protein per calorie is your goal, wings are a weaker pick than lean, skinless cuts.
The carbs are a quirk of this data. The USDA row covers plain wings from precooked, and it lists 7.2 g of carbs per 100 g, with only 0.1 g of sugars and 0.3 g of fiber. The chicken wing page, by contrast, shows 0 g of carbs, so treat the carbs here as part of how these wings were prepared rather than something the meat brings.
Sodium climbs faster than calories
Plain wings with no sauce already carry 461 mg of sodium per 100 g, which is 20% of the daily value. A 3 oz portion has 392 mg, or 17%, and a 6 oz plate reaches 784 mg, or 34%. That is a lot of salt for meat that has not met a sauce yet.
Scale up and the row gets loud. Three 3 oz portions bring 1,176 mg of sodium, and five bring 1,959 mg, most of a day's value from wings alone. Hot wings run 842 mg per 100 g, so buffalo sauce pushes the number further. Packaged picks like Tyson Buffalo Style Wings or Perdue Buffalo Style Chicken Wings come sauced too, so read their labels if you watch sodium.
Cholesterol is the other row worth a glance, at 107 mg per 100 g against a 300 mg daily value. Potassium is modest at 170 mg per 100 g.
Wings need a plate built around them
Wings bring protein and fat but almost no fiber, just 0.3 g per 100 g. That leaves the sides to do the heavy lifting. Celery and carrot sticks are the classic partners for a reason: they add crunch and volume for very few calories, and they give your hands something to reach for between wings.
Dips and sauces are where a modest plate turns into a big one. The figures on this page stop at plain wings, so blue cheese, ranch, honey BBQ glaze or extra butter all land on top of the 250 calories in a 3 oz portion. Spoon the dip into a small dish instead of dunking straight from the tub.
If wings are dinner, a 6 oz portion at 500 calories still leaves room for a big salad and a lighter side. If they are a snack during the game, a few drummettes at 65 calories each is a smaller commitment. BodyPal can log wings from a photo, which helps when the basket is shared and nobody kept count.
How does chicken wings compare?
Here is how plain chicken wings stack up against chicken wing, hot wing and turkey wing, per 100 g and per usual serving.
Verdict: For the fewest calories and the most protein, pick turkey wing at 229 calories per 100 g with 27.4 g of protein and just 61 mg of sodium. Among chicken options, the chicken wing page at 252 calories and 23.6 g of protein beats these 294-calorie wings, while hot wings carry the most sodium at 842 mg per 100 g.
Most popular chicken wings brands in the United States
4Weaver Buffalo Style Chicken Wings3 oz · 84 g250 kcal
5Tyson Buffalo Style Hot Wings3 oz · 84 g202 kcal
6Perdue Buffalo Style Chicken Wings3 oz · 84 g167 kcal
Packaged wings are sauced buffalo style and weighed with the sauce, so their label numbers read lower than the plain wings above. Source: manufacturer labels / USDA FoodData Central.
Chicken wings FAQs
How many calories are in chicken wings?
A 3 oz portion of plain wings is 250 calories, and 100 g is 294 calories. One drummette is about 65 calories.
Are chicken wings good for weight loss?
Plain wings carry 294 calories per 100 g, of which 20.6 g is fat and 18.6 g is protein, so a 6 oz order comes to 500 calories.
Do plain wings have more calories than hot wings?
Plain wings are 294 calories per 100 g and hot wings 272, a difference of 22 calories per 100 g.
How much protein is in chicken wings?
Chicken wings have 18.6 g of protein per 100 g, so a 3 oz portion gives 15.8 g of protein along with 17.5 g of fat.
How many calories are in one plain chicken wing?
One drummette (22 g) has 65 calories, with 4.1 g of protein and 4.5 g of fat. That figure is for a plain wing with no sauce, so dips and glazes add to it.
How many calories are in 100 g of chicken wings?
There are 294 calories in 100 g of plain chicken wings, with 18.6 g of protein, 7.2 g of carbs and 20.6 g of fat. Sodium is 461 mg, which is 20% of the daily value.
What are the macros in chicken wings?
Fat supplies 64% of the calories in chicken wings, protein 26% and carbs 10%. In a 3 oz portion that works out to 17.5 g of fat, 15.8 g of protein and 6.1 g of carbs.
How many calories are in 3 oz of chicken wings?
A 3 oz portion (85 g) of plain chicken wings has 250 calories, 12% of the daily value. It also brings 15.8 g of protein and 392 mg of sodium, or 17% of the daily value.
