Chicken breast, per 100 g: 165 kcal, 31 g protein, 0 g carbohydrate, 0 g fibre, 3.6 g fat. Figures are the USDA reference values for “Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted”.
At 100 g it reaches the EU threshold to be called a source of niacin (b3), selenium, vitamin b6, phosphorus. The table below gives the full composition, and every claim listed underneath is quoted from the EU register rather than written by us.
Nutritional value per 100 g
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | % NRV |
|---|---|---|
| Energy and macronutrients | ||
| Energy | 165 kcal | |
| Protein | 31 g | |
| Fat | 3.57 g | |
| of which saturates | 1.01 g | |
| of which monounsaturates | 1.24 g | |
| of which polyunsaturates | 0.77 g | |
| Carbohydrate | 0 g | |
| of which sugars | 0 g | |
| Fibre | 0 g | |
| Water | 65.3 g | |
| Cholesterol | 85 mg | |
| Minerals | ||
| Calcium | 15 mg | 1.88% |
| Iron | 1.04 mg | 7.43% |
| Magnesium | 29 mg | 7.73% |
| Phosphorus | 228 mg | 32.6% |
| Potassium | 256 mg | 12.8% |
| Sodium | 74 mg | |
| Zinc | 1 mg | 10% |
| Copper | 0.049 mg | 4.9% |
| Manganese | 0.017 mg | 0.85% |
| Selenium | 27.6 µg | 50.2% |
| Vitamins | ||
| Vitamin A | 6 µg | 0.75% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 0.27 mg | 2.25% |
| Vitamin K | 0.3 µg | 0.4% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | |
| Thiamine (B1) | 0.07 mg | 6.36% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.114 mg | 8.14% |
| Niacin (B3) | 13.7 mg | 85.7% |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) | 0.965 mg | 16.1% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.6 mg | 42.9% |
| Folate | 4 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.34 µg | 13.6% |
% NRV is the nutrient reference value for an average adult, as set in Annex XIII of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011. A blank cell means no reference value is defined for that nutrient, not that it is unimportant.
What this food is a source of
This food reaches the legal threshold for the claims below. The wording is quoted exactly from the EU register of authorised health claims — we have not written or paraphrased any of it.
- Niacin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Niacin contributes to the maintenance of normal skin
- Selenium contributes to the normal function of the immune system
- Selenium contributes to the protection of cells from oxidative stress
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Vitamin B6 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism
- Phosphorus contributes to the maintenance of normal bones
- Phosphorus contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Pantothenic acid contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism
- Pantothenic acid contributes to normal mental performance
- Protein contributes to a growth in muscle mass
- Protein contributes to the maintenance of muscle mass