Home › Food database › Fried Chicken
🍗 Fried Chicken: calories and nutrition
Per 1 piece (140 g).
Nutrition facts
| Per 1 piece | Per 100 g | |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 320 kcal | 229 kcal |
| Protein | 22 g | 15.7 g |
| Carbohydrate | 11 g | 7.9 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 21 g | 15 g |
| of which saturates | 5.5 g | 3.9 g |
| Fibre | 0.5 g | 0.4 g |
| Sodium | 760 mg | 543 mg |
Where the calories come from
Protein 27% · Carbs 14% · Fat 59%
How it compares
Against the 72 foods on these pages, fried chicken is:
- higher in protein than 89% of the foods in our database
- more calorie-dense than 93% of them
- a notable source of saturated fat (28% of the daily value per serving)
- relatively high in sodium (33% DV per serving)
Common questions
How many calories are in fried chicken?
1 piece of fried chicken (140 g) contains about 320 calories.
Is fried chicken healthy?
On this page, fried chicken gets an A–E nutrient grade of D — poor, best kept occasional. The grade blends calorie density, protein, fibre, sugar, saturated fat and sodium rather than looking at calories alone.
How much protein is in fried chicken?
About 22 g of protein per 1 piece — roughly 44% of a 50 g daily target.
Other fastfood foods
Want to see what is in any meal or product? Skinny Scanning scores a plate from one photo, recognised on your iPhone, and shows the research behind every flagged ingredient.
Nutrition values are approximations for a typical serving and will vary by variety, ripeness and preparation. Skinny Scanning is an educational tool, not a substitute for professional medical or dietary advice.
They told you losing weight was all about willpower.
They were wrong.
You can’t change what you don’t understand.
Stop guessing what you eat. Start seeing it.
- Stop blaming your willpower. Start understanding your food.
- Every food has a story. One barcode scan reveals the numbers.
- You’ve tried eating less. You’ve tried harder. But have you ever really looked at what you’re eating?
- What if the secret to eating better isn’t eating less, but knowing more?
- Your eyes see food. Skinny Scanning sees what’s in it.
Eat with knowledge. Live with freedom.
Skinny Scanning — Scan your food. Understand your choices. Take control.
Watch the films · Download on the App Store · SkinnyScanning.com