Chicken Wings
* Calorie value is measured per serving weight shown
Nutrition (per 100g)
Common Serving Sizes
How long to burn 194 kcal
Approximate exercise time to burn the 194 kcal in each 100g:
About Chicken Wings
A representative fried fast food; useful as an eating-out calorie reference.
Health Benefits of Chicken Wings
Frying doubles the calories
Fried chicken is 279 kcal and 18.0g fat per 100g. Against the same cut raw (~130 kcal/100g), the batter soaks up so much oil that calories more than double. One fried drumstick (~100g) is ~280 kcal, mostly from the batter and oil.
Peeling the skin cuts calories
Most of the fat comes from the batter and oil-soaked skin. Removing them drops the meat to about 150-170 kcal/100g with fat at 5-7g. But that crisp coating is the flavour, so it's fine to enjoy it sometimes.
Alternatives and frequency
Air-fried 'fried chicken' uses a light oil mist instead of deep-frying, at about 60-70% of the calories. Or bake seasoned drumsticks with a breadcrumb coating and oil mist for a similar taste with less. Treat fried chicken as an occasional (1-2 meals a month) treat.