Every 100 kcal of chicken drumstick brings 15.6 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 42nd of the 133 meats in this database and 129th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 24.2 g per 100 g ranks 90th in its group.
About 62% of the calories in chicken drumstick come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Weight for weight, chicken drumstick has 4.2 g of protein for each gram of fat (24.2 g against 5.7 g per 100 g).
Set against beef ribeye steak, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (beef ribeye steak has 20.1 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 85 g, and it covers about 41% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of chicken drumstick
Protein and calories in Chicken drumstick for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
24.2 g
155 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
20.6 g
132 kcal
1 drumstick without skin
96 g
23.2 g
149 kcal
1 drumstick with skin
105 g
25.4 g
163 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in chicken drumstick
The nine essential amino acids in Chicken drumstick, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
2.06 g
1.75 g
85
lysine
2.29 g
1.95 g
95
valine
1.18 g
1 g
49
isoleucine
1.16 g
0.99 g
48
threonine
1.15 g
0.98 g
48
phenylalanine
0.968 g
0.82 g
40
methionine
0.693 g
0.59 g
29
histidine
0.723 g
0.61 g
30
tryptophan
0.273 g
0.23 g
11
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
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How much protein is in 100 g of chicken drumstick?
24.2 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 20.6 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of chicken drumstick?
15.6 g. That figure divides its 24.2 g of protein per 100 g by its 155 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in chicken drumstick complete?
Yes. The protein in chicken drumstick supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of chicken drumstick?
About 41%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 20.6 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #172376 (Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.