Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, raw

½ unit, (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (31 g): 42 kcal, 6.1 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate and 1.8 g fat.

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Nutrition Facts

Serving size½ unit, (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (31 g)

Amount per serving

Calories40

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 2g	2%
Saturated Fat 0g	2%
Trans Fat —
Cholesterol 25mg	8%
Sodium 25mg	1%
Total Carbohydrate 0g	0%
Dietary Fiber 0g	0%
Total Sugars 0g
Includes Added Sugars 0g	0%
Protein 6g	12%
Vitamin D —
Calcium 10mg	0%
Iron 0.3mg	0%
Potassium 60mg	0%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Estimated values. — means USDA has no value; ≥ is a lower bound. Source: USDA FoodData Central. Disclaimer.

What ½ unit, (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (31 g) gives you

Low in added sugars, total fat, saturated fat, sodium

High is 20% of the Daily Value or more for this portion; low is 5% or less (FDA).

Where the calories come from

59% protein · 0% carbohydrate · 41% fat

Protein: 6 g 59%
Carbs: 0 g 0%
Fat: 2 g 41%

Compared with other foods

Per 100 g, against every food in USDA's data.

Calories: less than 62% of foods
Protein: more than 72% of foods
Total fat: less than 46% of foods
Carbohydrate: none
Dietary fiber: none
Total sugars: none
Sodium: less than 46% of foods

All nutrients (55)

Amounts for ½ unit, (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (31 g) and per 100 g. % Daily Value is for the portion, where the FDA sets one.

Energy and macronutrients (7)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Calories	42.5 kcal	137 kcal
Protein	6.06 g	19.6 g	12%
Carbohydrate	0 g	0 g	0%
Dietary fiber	0 g	0 g	0%
Total sugars	0 g	0 g
Added sugars	0 g	0 g	0%
Water	23.3 g	75.3 g

Fats and fatty acids (7)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Total fat	1.84 g	5.92 g	2%
Saturated fat	0.471 g	1.52 g	2%
Monounsaturated fat	0.57 g	1.84 g
Polyunsaturated fat	0.456 g	1.47 g
Omega-3 EPA	0.006 g	0.02 g
Omega-3 DHA	0.019 g	0.06 g
Cholesterol	25.1 mg	81 mg	8%

Minerals (10)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Calcium	5.27 mg	17 mg	0%
Iron	0.322 mg	1.04 mg	2%
Magnesium	6.82 mg	22 mg	2%
Phosphorus	46.8 mg	151 mg	4%
Potassium	63.2 mg	204 mg	1%
Sodium	25.4 mg	82 mg	1%
Zinc	0.574 mg	1.85 mg	5%
Copper	0.019 mg	0.06 mg	2%
Manganese	0.007 mg	0.021 mg	0%
Selenium	4.18 mcg	13.5 mcg	8%

Vitamins (11)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Vitamin A	9.3 mcg	30 mcg	1%
Vitamin C	0 mg	0 mg	0%
Vitamin E	0.068 mg	0.22 mg	0%
Vitamin K	0.744 mcg	2.4 mcg	1%
Thiamin (B1)	0.023 mg	0.074 mg	2%
Riboflavin (B2)	0.051 mg	0.164 mg	4%
Niacin (B3)	2.07 mg	6.67 mg	13%
Pantothenic acid (B5)	0.379 mg	1.22 mg	8%
Vitamin B6	0.102 mg	0.33 mg	6%
Folate	2.79 mcg	9 mcg	1%
Vitamin B12	0.112 mcg	0.36 mcg	5%

Amino acids (18)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g
Tryptophan	0.071 g	0.228 g
Threonine	0.256 g	0.826 g
Isoleucine	0.32 g	1.03 g
Leucine	0.455 g	1.47 g
Lysine	0.515 g	1.66 g
Methionine	0.168 g	0.541 g
Cystine	0.077 g	0.25 g
Phenylalanine	0.241 g	0.776 g
Tyrosine	0.205 g	0.66 g
Valine	0.301 g	0.97 g
Arginine	0.366 g	1.18 g
Histidine	0.188 g	0.607 g
Alanine	0.331 g	1.07 g
Aspartic acid	0.54 g	1.74 g
Glutamic acid	0.908 g	2.93 g
Glycine	0.298 g	0.961 g
Proline	0.249 g	0.804 g
Serine	0.209 g	0.673 g

Other (2)
Nutrient	Portion	100 g	% DV
Caffeine	0 mg	0 mg
Alcohol	0 g	0 g

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Sources

USDA FoodData Central record 171073(SR Legacy)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central. fdc.nal.usda.gov
Daily Values and high/low thresholds: FDA, 21 CFR 101.9, 101.54 and 101.62.