Chicken Skin....need accuracy.

j_wilson2012 · July 2012

Okay. I have searched and googled and searched again, but I cannot find an accurate answer yet. I am baking Foster Farms Picnic Pack chicken drumsticks. I have taken the skin off. The package says that the +/- 4 oz drumstick of chicken has 210 Calories, 14 G Fat, and 20 G Protein, skin on. Since I have peeled the skin, what am I actually getting? I see a lot of listings on here that have the chicken at 13 G Protein, but I find it hard to believe that I lose 7 Grams in the skin. Is this true? If anybody has good experience in this could help, I would appreciate it. The fat doesn't have to be so accurate, as I know it is very little, but the protein and calories are a big deal.

rlcwaterboy · July 2012

I only buy skinless chicken breasts because it would actually bring me to tears to have to discard the skin myself.

sun33082 · July 2012

Does this help?

http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-chicken drumstick000000000000000000000.html

sun33082 · July 2012

You can select the way you cooked the chicken and then a serving size of one drumstick, skin and bone removed, or just bone removed. Looks like the skin on one drumstick has 2 grams of protein and 4 grams of fat.

j_wilson2012 · July 2012

I only buy skinless chicken breasts because it would actually bring me to tears to have to discard the skin myself.

Good idea....but I buy it with skin on because it is considerably cheaper (about 2-3 dollars per pack), and I am not that in love with the skin lol.

j_wilson2012 · July 2012

Does this help?

http://nutritiondata.self.com/foods-chicken drumstick000000000000000000000.html

Haha....that helps greatly. It is hard to find an accurate weight, but I can just estimate.....and I know how to use proportions.

sun33082 · July 2012

I like using that website for foods that don't have nutrition labels (meats, fruits, veggies)

Chicken Skin....need accuracy.

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