Meat and poultry
Baked chicken leg calories and nutrition
A 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg meat and skin (85 g) has 156 calories, with 20 g of protein, 0 g of carbs and 7.6 g of fat. That is 184 calories per 100 g.
Roasted chicken leg meat and skin, boneless 3 oz serving. Data: USDA FoodData Central, “Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted”. Chicken leg can mean a chicken drumstick alone or a whole leg made up of thigh and drumstick. This page uses USDA’s boneless 3 oz cooked-meat-and-skin serving, without attached back meat. It does not use USDA’s larger leg portion, which includes back meat.
Serving size
3 oz, roasted with skin · 85 g
156 calories
- Protein
- 20 g54% of calories · 41% DV
- Carbs
- 0 g0% of calories · 0% DV
- Fat
- 7.6 g46% of calories · 10% DV
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Saturated fat
- 2.1 g
- Sodium
- 83 mg
Calories in baked chicken leg by serving
| Serving | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 oz, roasted with skin85 g | 156 | 20 g | 0 g | 7.6 g |
| 100 g100 g | 184 | 24 g | 0 g | 9.0 g |
Serving weights are USDA’s household measures for this food.
Baked chicken leg nutrition facts
Per 100 g, 184 calories: 54% from protein, 0% from carbs and 46% from fat.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving3 oz, roasted with skin · 85 g | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 184 | 156 | – |
| Total fat | 9.0 g | 7.6 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 2.4 g | 2.1 g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 127 mg | 108 mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 98 mg | 83 mg | 4% |
| Total carbohydrate | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Dietary fiber | 0 g | 0 g | 0% |
| Total sugars | 0 g | 0 g | – |
| Protein | 24 g | 20 g | 41% |
| Vitamin D | 0.1 µg | 0.1 µg | 0% |
| Calcium | 12 mg | 10 mg | 1% |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | 0.9 mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 264 mg | 224 mg | 5% |
| Vitamin A | 20 µg | 17 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
% Daily Value is per serving (3 oz, roasted with skin), using the FDA’s Daily Values. Calorie shares use 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs and 9 per gram of fat.
How long to walk it off
Walking at 3 mph, a 150-lb adult burns about 3.2 calories a minute on top of what they would burn at rest. So a 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg meat and skin (156 calories) takes about 49 minutes of walking, roughly 5,600 steps.
Compare calories by serving
A 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg meat and skin has 156 calories, about the same as a roasted skinless chicken drumstick (149 calories). The portions weigh 85 g and 96 g, respectively.
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Baked chicken leg questions
How much protein is in a 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg meat and skin?
A 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg meat and skin (85 g) has 20 g of protein, 41% of the 50 g Daily Value. That is 24 g per 100 g.
How many calories are in a 3 oz serving of baked chicken leg?
A 3 oz serving of roasted chicken leg meat and skin (85 g) has 156 calories. This weight excludes bone and attached back meat.
Does chicken leg mean a drumstick or a whole leg?
Chicken leg can mean a chicken drumstick, the lower leg, or the thigh and drumstick together. Match the cut, skin and cooked weight; the chicken drumstick page uses skinless roasted drumstick meat.
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted (FDC ID 173617, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01).
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Daily Value on the Nutrition and Supplement Facts Labels.
- Walking time: the method of our walking calorie calculator (2024 Adult Compendium of Physical Activities; CADENCE-Adults for steps).
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