Chicken Nutrition

Chicken nutrition.

Chicken is an excellent source of nutrition. In general, it’s relatively low-calorie, has a lot of protein, and isn’t the “dark meat” variety. It also tastes great!
Here are some of the nutrient facts for 100 grams, in this case for a chicken patty, according to the USDA:
Chicken patty, frozen, cooked
Refuse: 0%
NDB No: 05324 (Nutrient values and weights are for edible portion)

Nutrient
Units
Value per
100 grams
Number
of Data
Points
Std.
Error

Proximates

Water

g

50.82

1

0.000

Energy

kcal

287

0

0.000

Energy

kJ

1201

0

0.000

Protein

g

14.85

1

0.000

Total lipid (fat)

g

19.58

1

0.000

Ash

g

1.92

1

0.000

Carbohydrate, by difference

g

12.84

0

0.000

Fiber, total dietary

g

0.3

1

0.000

Sugars, total

g

0.00

0

0.000

Starch

g

10.35

1

0.000

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

mg

19

2

0.000

Iron, Fe

mg

0.95

2

0.000

Magnesium, Mg

mg

24

2

0.000

Phosphorus, P

mg

208

2

0.000

Potassium, K

mg

261

2

0.000

Sodium, Na

mg

532

2

0.000

Zinc, Zn

mg

1.05

2

0.000

Copper, Cu

mg

0.090

2

0.000

Manganese, Mn

mg

0.260

2

0.000

Selenium, Se

mcg

23.3

2

0.000

Vitamins

Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid

mg

0.0

1

0.000

Thiamin

mg

0.083

2

0.000

Riboflavin

mg

0.072

0

0.000

Niacin

mg

4.764

0

0.000

Pantothenic acid

mg

1.090

1

0.000

Vitamin B-6

mg

0.183

1

0.000

Folate, total

mcg

7

0

0.000

Folic acid

mcg

0

0

0.000

Folate, food

mcg

7

0

0.000

Folate, DFE

mcg_DFE

7

0

0.000

Choline, total

mg

33.8

0

0.000

Betaine

mg

25.0

0

0.000

Vitamin B-12

mcg

0.29

0

0.000

Vitamin B-12, added

mcg

0.00

0

0.000

Vitamin A, RAE

mcg_RAE

0

0

0.000

Retinol

mcg

0

0

0.000

Carotene, beta

mcg

0

0

0.000

Carotene, alpha

mcg

0

0

0.000

Cryptoxanthin, beta

mcg

0

0

0.000

Vitamin A, IU

IU

0

0

0.000

Lycopene

mcg

0

0

0.000

Lutein + zeaxanthin

mcg

0

0

0.000

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

mg

1.28

1

0.000

Vitamin E, added

mg

0.00

0

0.000

Tocopherol, beta

mg

0.05

1

0.000

Tocopherol, gamma

mg

2.21

1

0.000

Tocopherol, delta

mg

0.66

1

0.000

Vitamin K (phylloquinone)

mcg

4.2

0

0.000

Lipids

Fatty acids, total saturated

g

3.662

0

0.000

4:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

6:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

8:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

10:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

12:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

14:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

15:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

16:0

g

3.001

1

0.000

17:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

18:0

g

0.661

1

0.000

20:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

22:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

24:0

g

0.000

1

0.000

Fatty acids, total monounsaturated

g

8.337

0

0.000

14:1

g

0.000

1

0.000

16:1 undifferentiated

g

0.686

1

0.000

18:1 undifferentiated

g

7.651

1

0.000

20:1

g

0.000

1

0.000

22:1 undifferentiated

g

0.000

1

0.000

Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated

g

4.805

0

0.000

18:2 undifferentiated

g

4.680

1

0.000

18:3 undifferentiated

g

0.125

1

0.000

18:4

g

0.000

1

0.000

20:4 undifferentiated

g

0.000

1

0.000

20:5 n-3 (EPA)

g

0.000

1

0.000

22:5 n-3 (DPA)

g

0.000

1

0.000

22:6 n-3 (DHA)

g

0.000

1

0.000

Cholesterol

mg

43

1

0.000

Amino acids

Tryptophan

g

0.183

0

0.000

Threonine

g

0.556

0

0.000

Isoleucine

g

0.606

0

0.000

Leucine

g

1.006

0

0.000

Lysine

g

0.972

0

0.000

Methionine

g

0.302

0

0.000

Cystine

g

0.167

0

0.000

Phenylalanine

g

0.516

0

0.000

Tyrosine

g

0.321

0

0.000

Valine

g

0.649

0

0.000

Arginine

g

0.842

0

0.000

Histidine

g

0.421

0

0.000

Alanine

g

0.728

0

0.000

Aspartic acid

g

1.187

0

0.000

Glutamic acid

g

2.223

0

0.000

Glycine

g

0.647

0

0.000

Proline

g

0.683

0

0.000

Serine

g

0.535

0

0.000

Hydroxyproline

g

0.100

0

0.000

Other

Alcohol, ethyl

g

0.0

0

0.000

Caffeine

mg

0

0

0.000

Theobromine

mg

0

0

0.000

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