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Protein per 100g of chicken

  • 14-07-2013 10:37pm
    #1
    colman1212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭


    So calorieking says roast chicken has 31g per 100g.
    Some places including google says 21g per 100g.
    Which is it?


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  • #2
    Paddywiggum
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 428 ✭✭Paddywiggum


    most meats and fish are around 20/100. id be using the lower value there


  • #3
    Mellor
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 39,900 ✭✭✭✭Mellor


    Think about what you are comparing.

    Raw chicken will have 22-27g protein. The variances comes from things like diffetent fat content, whether or not skin is included, etc.

    Cooked chicken has a higher protein content (per 100g). Not because cooking increases the protein, as that's impossible. But because it removes water reducing the weight while maintaining the proten content in grams.

    For example,
    600g of raw chicken breast has a protein content (25g/100g) of 150g.
    After roasting the meat has reduced in weight to 500g. It still has 150g protein which now equals 150g/500g or 30g/100g.


  • #4
    colman1212
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,127 ✭✭✭colman1212


    Mellor wrote: »
    Think about what you are comparing.

    Raw chicken will have 22-27g protein. The variances comes from things like diffetent fat content, whether or not skin is included, etc.

    Cooked chicken has a higher protein content (per 100g). Not because cooking increases the protein, as that's impossible. But because it removes water reducing the weight while maintaining the proten content in grams.

    For example,
    600g of raw chicken breast has a protein content (25g/100g) of 150g.
    After roasting the meat has reduced in weight to 500g. It still has 150g protein which now equals 150g/500g or 30g/100g.

    Ah ok, That makes sense. Cheers man.


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