Chicken breast nutrition

hectormore_141093

So im confused, i was roaming trough the chickens and i noticed most (if not all of them) have really different digits for protein ranging from 31g per 100g of chicken to 21g per 100g of chicken so im curious what numbers do people use the 31g or 21g? And Are this numbers pre or post cooking?

mjaquay21

usually in here its it after being cooked

livingleanlivingclean

mjaquay21 wrote: »

usually in here its it after being cooked

There are entries for raw and cooked... They usually state which. OP, are the entries you're looking at for the same part of the chicken (skinless breast?) or perhaps other parts (like thigh, which is fattier?) or different cooking methods?

lemurcat12

You need to find a good entry, which will include whether it's cooked or not (or be specific to a package if your comes in a package). The ones I use are the USDA ones, generally reliable for any whole food: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list

Here is how the one for boneless, skinless chicken breast, raw, looks: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/885?manu=&fgcd=&ds=Standard Reference

You can use the terms to find it on MFP and will quickly learn to recognize them. The USDA entries will have lots of serving size options, including 100 g.

You choose raw or cooked based on how it was when you weighed it, and if cooked make sure to choose the right method. If you added any oils when cooking log those separately.

There are lots of off ones in the system because people by pre marinaded chicken or have chicken with various amounts of water added (so again if you buy a brand, use the package info) or commonly have a homemade recipe including what they added or also just some wishful thinking entries.