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Roasted chicken
Calories & nutrition facts
broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, roasted
Nutrition facts
Per 100 g% DV- Calories 190 kcal —
- Protein 29 g 58%
- Carbohydrate 0 g 0%
- Fat 7.4 g 10%
- Saturated fat 2 g 10%
- Fibre 0 g 0%
- Sugars 0 g —
- Sodium 86 mg 4%
- Cholesterol 89 mg 30%
Vitamins & minerals
Per 100 g% DVVitamins
- Vitamin A 16 µg 2%
- Vitamin C 0 mg 0%
- Vitamin D 0.1 µg 1%
- Vitamin E 0.27 mg 2%
- Vitamin K 2.4 µg 2%
- Thiamin (B1) 0.07 mg 6%
- Riboflavin (B2) 0.18 mg 14%
- Niacin (B3) 9.2 mg 57%
- Pantothenic acid (B5) 1.1 mg 22%
- Vitamin B6 0.47 mg 28%
- Folate (B9) 6 µg 2%
- Vitamin B12 0.33 µg 14%
- Choline 78.8 mg 14%
Minerals
- Calcium 15 mg 1%
- Iron 1.2 mg 7%
- Magnesium 25 mg 6%
- Phosphorus 195 mg 16%
- Potassium 243 mg 5%
- Zinc 2.1 mg 19%
- Copper 0.07 mg 7%
- Manganese 0.02 mg 1%
- Selenium 22 µg 40%
Calories by portion
| Portion | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 100 g | 190 | 29 g | 0 g | 7.4 g |
| 1 × cup, chopped or diced | 140 g | 266 | 41 g | 0 g | 10 g |
| 1 × tbsp | 8.7 g | 17 | 2.5 g | 0 g | 0.6 g |
| 1 × unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) | 146 g | 277 | 42 g | 0 g | 11 g |
| 2 × cup, chopped or diced | 280 g | 532 | 81 g | 0 g | 21 g |
| ½ × cup, chopped or diced | 70 g | 133 | 20 g | 0 g | 5.2 g |
| 3 × cup, chopped or diced | 420 g | 798 | 122 g | 0 g | 31 g |
| 4 × cup, chopped or diced | 560 g | 1064 | 162 g | 0 g | 42 g |
Similar foods
- Roasted chicken breastbreast, meat and skin, roasted/baked189 kcal / 100 g
- Roasted chicken with skinbroilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, roasted239 kcal / 100 g
- Roasting chickenmeat only, cooked, roasted167 kcal / 100 g
- Chicken meatbroiler, meat only, roasted190 kcal / 100 g
- Chickenbroilers or fryers, meat only, raw119 kcal / 100 g
- Fried chickenbroilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, fried219 kcal / 100 g
- Grilled chicken breastbroiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, cooked, grilled151 kcal / 100 g
- Dark meat chickenbroiler, roasted205 kcal / 100 g
- Whole chickenwith skin, roasted177 kcal / 100 g
- Fryer-roaster turkeymeat and skin, cooked, roasted172 kcal / 100 g
Questions about Roasted chicken
How long can you keep leftover roasted chicken in the fridge?
Refrigerate it within two hours of serving, in a covered container, and eat it within three to four days. Keeping the meat on the bone can help it stay moist.
How do you reheat roasted chicken without drying it out?
Put the pieces in a baking dish with a spoonful of stock or water, cover tightly with foil and heat at 180 °C until steaming hot throughout. For a quick meal, microwave smaller pieces covered, stirring or turning them halfway through.
Can you freeze roasted chicken?
Yes. Remove the meat from the bones, pack it in airtight portions and freeze; use it within a few months for best quality. Defrost it in the fridge and reheat until steaming hot throughout.
What can you make with leftover roasted chicken?
Shred it into chicken pie, a toasted sandwich, soup or a curry; add it near the end of cooking so it warms through without becoming tough. The carcass makes a flavourful stock when simmered with onion, carrot and celery.
How much roasted chicken is a serving?
A handy portion is about 100–140 g of cooked meat, roughly a palm-sized piece once it is off the bone. A whole bird yields different amounts of meat depending on its size and how it is carved.
Is roasted chicken with the skin more filling or richer than roasted chicken without it?
The skin-on version has 239 kcal and 13.6 g fat per 100 g, compared with 190 kcal and 7.4 g fat in roasted chicken. Removing the skin is an easy way to reduce the fat in your portion.
What goes well with roasted chicken?
Serve it with roast potatoes and gravy for a classic roast dinner, or pair it with couscous, salad or roasted vegetables. Leftover chicken also works well with mayonnaise, celery and a little lemon in a sandwich.
Source: USDA FoodData Central 171054 · per 100 g · carbohydrate per EU label, fibre excluded
