Nutrition for Raw Chicken (ground)

Raw Chicken Nutrition Summary

One ounce of raw ground raw chicken (28.3 grams) contains 40 calories and 4.9 grams of protein. Raw chicken consist of 73% water, 17% protein, 8% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.

Raw chicken is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including potassium. It also contains significant amounts of protein, choline and phosphorus.

In one ounce of raw ground raw chicken:

• Calories: 40
• Protein: 4.9 g
• Fat: 2.3 g, (Saturated: 0.7 g)
• Cholesterol: 24.3 mg
• Sodium: 17 mg

There is no significant amounts of sugar or dietary fiber in raw chicken.

See the Raw Chicken Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Chicken, ground, raw.

Calories in Raw Chicken

Raw chicken has 40 calories per ounce or 142 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from fat and protein.

51% of calories in raw chicken are from fat and 49% of calories are from protein.

Calories from Fat

Omega-6 in Raw Chicken

Calories Similar to Raw Chicken

Some other proteins with similar calories to raw chicken by weight:

• Bison: same
• Raw Turkey: same
• Venison: +2 calories
• Chicken Breast: +6 calories

Protein in Raw Chicken

An excellent source of protein, a single ounce of Raw Chicken contains 10% of recommended daily values or 4.9 grams of protein. In addition, raw chicken is also a source of complete protein, meaning it abundantly contains all 9 essential amino acids.

• Protein: 4.93 g
• Tryptophan: 0.04 g
• Threonine: 0.21 g
• Isoleucine: 0.22 g
• Leucine: 0.38 g
• Lysine: 0.43 g
• Methionine: 0.13 g
• Phenylalanine: 0.19 g
• Valine: 0.23 g
• Histidine: 0.15 g

Protein Similar to Raw Chicken

Some other proteins with similar amounts of protein to raw chicken by weight:

• Raw Pork: -0.2 grams
• Raw Lamb: -0.2 grams
• Sausage: +0.3 grams
• Chicken Leg: -0.3 grams

Vitamins and Minerals in Raw Chicken

An good source of nutrients, ground raw chicken contains abundant amounts of potassium. In fact, a single ounce of raw chicken contains 6% of recommended daily values or 147.5 milligrams of potassium.

Vitamins in raw chicken (1 oz):

• Thiamin: < 0.1 mg
• Riboflavin: 0.1 mg
• Niacin: 1.6 mg
• Vitamin b6: 0.1 mg
• Vitamin e: 0.1 mg
• Folate: 0.3 ug
• Vitamin b12: 0.2 ug
• Vitamin k: 0.2 ug

Minerals in raw chicken (1 oz):

• Calcium: 1.7 mg
• Potassium: 147.5 mg
• Iron: 0.2 mg
• Magnesium: 5.9 mg
• Zinc: 0.4 mg
• Selenium: 2.9 ug
• Phosphorus: 50.3 mg
• Copper: < 0.1 mg
• Choline: 16.6 mg

There is no significant amounts of manganese, vitamin a, pantothenic acid or vitamin c in raw chicken.

Similar to Raw Chicken for Potassium

Here are some other proteins with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to raw chicken:

• Prosciutto: -3.4 MG
• Raw Bacon: -4.5 MG
• Spam: +12 MG
• Venison: -36 MG

Raw Chicken Nutrition Chart