Inputting chicken breast wrong?

marissanik
marissanik Posts: 344 Member
in Food and Nutrition
I was using the data base to input my chicken breasts as there is nothing on package for the chicken that has the nutritional value. I thought it was wrong, so I looked it up on the website. Would it be better to enter a general chicken breast instead maybe? Below is the information from the website but the calorie count seems low to me.

Nutrition Facts
Per 1 piece (125 g)
Calories / Calories 135
Fat / Lipides 2 g
Saturated / saturés 0.5 g
Trans / trans 0.1 g
Cholesterol / Cholestérol 125 mg
Sodium / Sodium 50 mg
Carbohydrates / Glucides 0 g
Fibre / Fibres 0 g
Protein / Protéines 30 g

Replies

  • bryant28408
    bryant28408 Posts: 52 Member
    Might be a little low but it likely does not include any preparation. Here's a link but includes chicken with skin.

    http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/poultry-products/696/2
  • melaniecheeks
    melaniecheeks Posts: 6,349 Member
    That seems about right. Chicken breast is widely adored as a low calorie no-carb high protein source.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    That looks right--it's consistent with the information on MFP for raw chicken breast, no skin, and also with that on other calorie count sites. Of course, you can't assume that the weight is accurate for any specific piece, but that calorie count for 125 g when raw should be right.
  • diannethegeek
    diannethegeek Posts: 14,776 Member
    As others have said, this looks about accurate for a 125 g chicken breast. The trick is that most chicken breasts don't weigh 125 g. They're usually closer to double that size for a whole breast.

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