Every 100 kcal of ground chicken brings 12.3 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 75th of the 133 meats in this database and 197th 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 49% of the calories in ground chicken, 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, ground chicken has 2.1 g of protein for each gram of fat (23.3 g against 10.9 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.
Protein depends heavily on whether the grind includes skin and thigh meat.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of ground chicken
Protein and calories in Ground chicken for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
23.3 g
189 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
19.8 g
161 kcal
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in ground chicken
The nine essential amino acids in Ground chicken, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.82 g
1.55 g
78
lysine
2.01 g
1.71 g
86
valine
1.1 g
0.94 g
47
isoleucine
1.06 g
0.9 g
45
threonine
0.97 g
0.82 g
42
phenylalanine
0.912 g
0.78 g
39
methionine
0.596 g
0.51 g
26
histidine
0.706 g
0.6 g
30
tryptophan
0.196 g
0.17 g
8
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.
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 ground chicken?
12.3 g. That figure divides its 23.3 g of protein per 100 g by its 189 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in ground chicken complete?
Yes. The protein in ground chicken 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 ground chicken?
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 #171117 (Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned), 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.