Every 100 kcal of chicken thigh with skin brings 10 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 97th of the 133 meats in this database and 251st of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 23.3 g per 100 g ranks 96th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 40% of the calories in chicken thigh with skin, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Weight for weight, chicken thigh with skin has 1.6 g of protein for each gram of fat (23.3 g against 14.7 g per 100 g).
Set against turkey sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (turkey sausage has 20.3 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 40% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of chicken thigh with skin
Protein and calories in Chicken thigh with skin for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
23.3 g
232 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
19.8 g
197 kcal
1 thigh with skin
137 g
31.9 g
318 kcal
1 thigh without skin
116 g
27 g
269 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 thigh with skin
The nine essential amino acids in Chicken thigh with skin, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.89 g
1.61 g
81
lysine
2.08 g
1.77 g
89
valine
1.09 g
0.93 g
47
isoleucine
1.05 g
0.89 g
45
threonine
1.05 g
0.89 g
45
phenylalanine
0.9 g
0.77 g
39
methionine
0.63 g
0.54 g
27
histidine
0.666 g
0.57 g
29
tryptophan
0.243 g
0.21 g
10
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 thigh with skin?
23.3 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 19.8 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of chicken thigh with skin?
10 g. That figure divides its 23.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 232 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in chicken thigh with skin complete?
Yes. The protein in chicken thigh with skin 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 thigh with skin?
About 40%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 19.8 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #173625 (Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, 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.