Chicken Light Meat
Description
Chicken light meat is lower in calories, lipids, and cholesterol than the chicken dark meat. To further reduce calories, lipids and cholesterol, the skin should be removed before cooking.
Caloric Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Calories: | 100 | 216 |
| Protein: | 20.4 | 23.5 gm |
| Carbohydrates: | 0 | 0 gm |
| Fiber: | 0 | 0 gm |
| Total fats: | 1.45 | 12.8 gm |
| Saturated fats: | .38 | 3.66 gm |
| Unsaturated fats: | .68 | 7.96 gm |
| Cholesterol: | 51 | 78 mg |
1. Without Skin - 88 grams
2. With Skin - 116 grams
Vitamin Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Vitamin A: | 25 | 115 | 5000 IU |
| Thiamine: | .06 | .068 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-2: | .081 | .1 | 1.7 mg |
| Vitamin B-6: | .48 | .56 | 2.0 mg |
| Vitamin B-12: | .34 | .39 | 6 mcg |
| Biotin: | - | - | 300 mcg |
| Niacin: | 9.33 | 10.3 | 20 mg |
| Pantothenic Acid: | .723 | .921 | 10 mg |
| Folic acid: | 4 | 5 | 400 mcg |
| Vitamin C: | 1.1 | 1.1 | 60 mg |
| Vitamin E: | - | - | 30 IU |
1. Without Skin - 88 grams
2. With Skin - 116 grams
Mineral Content
| 1 | 2 | USRDA | |
| Calcium: | 10 | 13 | 1000 mg |
| Copper: | .035 | .046 | 2 mg |
| Iron: | .64 | .92 | 18 mg |
| Magnesium: | 24 | 27 | 400 mg |
| Manganese: | .016 | .021 | n/a mg |
| Phosphorus: | 164 | 189 | 1000 mg |
| Potassium: | 210 | 237 | n/a mg |
| Selenium: | - | - | n/a mcg |
| Sodium: | 60 | 76 | n/a mg |
| Zinc: | .85 | 1.08 | 15 mg |
1. Without Skin - 88 grams
2. With Skin - 116 grams
Amino Acid Content
| 1 | 2 | |
| Tryptophan: | .238 | .263 gm |
| Threonine: | .862 | .973 gm |
| Isoleucine: | 1.07 | 1.17 gm |
| Leucine: | 1.53 | 1.71 gm |
| Lysine: | 1.73 | 1.92 gm |
| Methionine: | .565 | .628 gm |
| Cysteine: | .261 | .313 gm |
| Phenylalanine: | .81 | .914 gm |
| Tyrosine: | .689 | .760 gm |
| Valine: | 1.01 | 1.14 gm |
| Arginine: | 1.23 | 1.47 gm |
| Histidine: | .634 | .693 gm |
| Alanine: | 1.11 | 1.36 gm |
| Aspartic acid: | 1.82 | 2.09 gm |
| Glutamic acid: | 3.05 | 3.44 gm |
| Glycine: | 1 | 1.49 gm |
| Proline: | .84 | 1.12 gm |
| Serine: | .702 | .828 gm |
1. Without Skin - 88 grams
2. With Skin - 116 grams
References
Kirschmann, John D. Nutrition Almanac: Nutrition Search. McGraw-Hill: New York. 1984.
Kreutner, Patricia A. Nutrition In Perspective. Prentice-Hall: Englewood Cliffs. 1980.
United States Department of Agriculture. Composition of Foods: Poultry Products-Raw-Processed-Prepared. Washington D.C. 1979.
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