Nutrition for Chicken Breast (cooked)
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Chicken Breast Nutrition Summary
One teaspoon of cooked chicken breast (2.9 grams or 0.1 oz) contains 5 calories and 0.9 grams of protein. Chicken breast consist of 65% water, 31% protein, 4% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.Chicken breast is a source of protein, niacin (Vitamin B3) and selenium.
In one teaspoon of cooked chicken breast:
- Calories: 5
- Protein: 0.9 g
- Fat: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
- Sodium: 2.2 mg
See the Chicken Breast Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted.
Calories in Chicken Breast
Chicken breast has 5 calories per teaspoon or 171 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from protein and fat.80% of calories in chicken breast are from protein and 20% of calories are from fat.
Calories from Fat
About 20% the calories in cooked Chicken Breast are from fat. Chicken breast has a moderate amount of total fat, with 0.1 grams per teaspoon. Most of the fat in chicken breast are healthier unsaturated fats.
Chicken breast contains 2.5 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Chicken breast contains 2.5 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 0.1 g
- Cholesterol: 2.5 mg
- Saturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Monounsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: < 0.1 g
Omega-6 in Chicken Breast
Chicken breast contains a small amount of omega-6 fatty acids, mostly in the form of linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.02 g
- other omega 6: 0 g
Calories Similar to Chicken Breast
Some other proteins with similar calories to chicken breast by weight:Protein in Chicken Breast
An excellent source of protein, a single teaspoon of Chicken Breast contains 2% of recommended daily values or 0.9 grams of protein. In addition, chicken breast is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.- Protein: 0.9 g
- Tryptophan: 0.01 g
- Threonine: 0.04 g
- Isoleucine: 0.05 g
- Leucine: 0.07 g
- Lysine: 0.08 g
- Methionine: 0.03 g
- Phenylalanine: 0.04 g
- Valine: 0.04 g
- Histidine: 0.03 g
Protein Similar to Chicken Breast
Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to chicken breast by weight:Vitamins and Minerals in Chicken Breast
Cooked chicken breast is a source of niacin (Vitamin B3) and selenium. It also contains significant amounts of Vitamin B6, phosphorus and choline.Vitamins in chicken breast (1 tsp):
- Vitamin a: 0.2 ug
- Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.4 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 0.1 ug
- Vitamin b12: < 0.1 ug
- Vitamin k: < 0.1 ug
- Calcium: 0.4 mg
- Potassium: 7.5 mg
- Iron: < 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 0.8 mg
- Zinc: < 0.1 mg
- Selenium: 0.8 ug
- Phosphorus: 6.7 mg
- Choline: 2.5 mg
Chicken Breast Nutrition Chart
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