Every 100 kcal of deli chicken breast brings 17.8 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 25th of the 133 meats in this database and 86th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 17.4 g per 100 g ranks 116th in its group.
About 71% of the calories in deli chicken breast 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, deli chicken breast has 9.4 g of protein for each gram of fat (17.4 g against 1.86 g per 100 g).
Set against turkey hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (turkey hot dog has 5.5 g per 1 hot dog).
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 28 g, and it covers about 10% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of deli chicken breast
Protein and calories in Deli chicken breast for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
17.4 g
98 kcal
1 oz (serving used here)
28 g
4.9 g
27 kcal
1 slice
12 g
2.1 g
12 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 deli chicken breast
The nine essential amino acids in Deli chicken breast, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.47 g
0.41 g
84
lysine
1.63 g
0.46 g
94
valine
0.84 g
0.24 g
48
isoleucine
0.825 g
0.23 g
47
threonine
0.817 g
0.23 g
47
phenylalanine
0.69 g
0.19 g
40
methionine
0.494 g
0.14 g
28
histidine
0.516 g
0.14 g
30
tryptophan
0.195 g
0.05 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.
Related
Other meats by protein per calorie
Swap for more protein per calorie
Ostrich - 18.1 g per 100 kcal, 23.9 g per 3 oz cooked
Veal cutlet - 18.1 g per 100 kcal, 28.2 g per 3 oz cooked
Sweetbreads - 18.1 g per 100 kcal, 19.1 g per 3 oz cooked
Closest in protein per calorie
Wild boar - 17.7 g per 100 kcal, 24.1 g per 3 oz cooked
Beef kidney - 17.3 g per 100 kcal, 23.2 g per 3 oz cooked
Beef heart - 17.3 g per 100 kcal, 24.2 g per 3 oz cooked
How much protein is in 100 g of deli chicken breast?
17.4 g. The 1 oz serving used on this page weighs 28 g and so carries 4.9 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of deli chicken breast?
17.8 g. That figure divides its 17.4 g of protein per 100 g by its 98 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in deli chicken breast complete?
Yes. The protein in deli chicken breast 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 deli chicken breast?
About 10%. One 1 oz serving has 4.9 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #173874 (Chicken breast, deli, rotisserie seasoned, sliced, prepackaged), 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.