Meat and poultry
Chicken wings calories and nutrition
3 oz of roasted chicken wings, meat and skin (85 g) has 216 calories, with 20 g of protein, 0 g of carbs and 14 g of fat. That is 254 calories per 100 g.
Roasted chicken wing meat and skin, no sauce. Data: USDA FoodData Central, “Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted”. Weights refer to edible meat and skin, with bones excluded. Fried wings use separate USDA entries; Buffalo sauce is not included. USDA does not provide a separate wingette portion.
Serving size
3 oz, roasted · 85 g
216 calories
- Protein
- 20 g39% of calories · 40% DV
- Carbs
- 0 g0% of calories · 0% DV
- Fat
- 14 g61% of calories · 18% DV
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sugars
- 0 g
- Saturated fat
- 4.2 g
- Sodium
- 83 mg
Calories in chicken wings by serving
| Serving | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 oz, roasted85 g | 216 | 20 g | 0 g | 14 g |
| 1 oz28.3 g | 72 | 6.7 g | 0 g | 4.8 g |
| 100 g100 g | 254 | 24 g | 0 g | 17 g |
Serving weights are USDA’s household measures for this food.
Chicken wings nutrition facts
Per 100 g, 254 calories: 39% from protein, 0% from carbs and 61% from fat.
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving3 oz, roasted · 85 g | % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 254 | 216 | – |
| Total fat | 17 g | 14 g | 18% |
| Saturated fat | 5.0 g | 4.2 g | 21% |
| Cholesterol | 141 mg | 120 mg | 40% |
| 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 | 40% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 µg | 0.2 µg | 1% |
| Calcium | 18 mg | 15 mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.8 mg | 0.7 mg | 4% |
| Potassium | 212 mg | 180 mg | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 12 µg | 10 µg | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg | 0% |
% Daily Value is per serving (3 oz, roasted), using the FDA’s Daily Values. Calorie shares use 4 calories per gram of protein and carbs and 9 per gram of fat.
Calories by type
Types are compared at the same weight (85 g). Their household serving sizes may differ.
| Type | Per 85 g | Per 100 g | Proteinper 85 g | Fatper 85 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roasted chicken wing meat and skin, no sauce | 216 | 254 | 20 g | 14 g |
| Batter-fried, meat and skin | 275 | 324 | 17 g | 19 g |
| Flour-fried, meat and skin | 273 | 321 | 22 g | 19 g |
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 3 oz of roasted chicken wings, meat and skin (216 calories) takes about 68 minutes of walking, roughly 7,700 steps.
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Chicken wings questions
How do fried chicken wing calories compare with baked wings?
At the same 85 g weight, roasted wings have 216 calories, batter-fried wings have 275, and flour-fried wings have 273. These are edible meat-and-skin weights, without sauce.
How many calories are in a baked chicken wing?
The total depends on the cooked edible meat-and-skin weight, with bones excluded. USDA gives 216 calories per 85 g of roasted wings; this is a weight reference rather than one standard whole wing.
How many calories are in baked wingettes?
USDA does not list a separate wingette weight in this entry. Weigh the cooked edible meat and skin; the roasted-wing reference is 216 calories per 85 g, rather than a fixed count of wingettes.
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- U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted (FDC ID 173630, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01).
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter (FDC ID 173628, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01).
- U.S. Department of Agriculture, FoodData Central: Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour (FDC ID 173629, 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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