How Many Calories Are in Red Meat, Poultry, and Other Popular Proteins

Calorie counting is an effective way to control your weight. Experts say that when counting calories, you need to carefully monitor the level of fats, proteins, and carbs you consume. One of the ways to get the right amount of protein is to eat enough meat. But meat is a high-calorie product. Moreover, differently cooked dishes contain a different amount of calories.

At 5-Minute Crafts, we made up a guide that will help you learn the calorie content of different meat dishes to control your diet more efficiently.

Beef

• Raw beef: 149 cal per 100 g
• Boiled beef: 126 cal per 100 g
• Fast fried lean beef: 217 cal per 100 g
• Oven-roasted beef: 163 cal per 100 g

Pork

• Raw lean pork: 109 cal per 100 g
• Baked pork chop: 196 cal per 100 g
• Pan-fried pork: 224 cal per 100 g
  

Chicken

• Chicken breast: 165 cal per 100 g
• Chicken drumstick: 172 cal per 100 g
• Chicken wing: 203 cal per 100 g
• Chicken thigh: 209 cal per 100 g
• Chicken egg: 143 cal per 100 g

• Raw chicken leg, meat only: 120 cal per 100 g
• Braised chicken drumstick: 149 cal per 100 g
• Braised chicken filet: 158 cal per 100 g
• Roasted chicken, dark meat only: 178 cal per 100 g
• Roasted chicken, light meat only: 153 cal per 100 g
• Fried chicken drumstick with breading: 267 cal per 100 g
• Boiled chicken: 169 cal per 100 g

Turkey

• Raw turkey, dark meat only: 108 cal per 100 g
• Raw turkey breast, meat only: 114 cal per 100 g
• Roasted turkey, dark meat: 173 cal per 100 g
• Roasted turkey breast: 147 cal per 100 g
• Stewed light or dark turkey meat: 171 cal per 100 g
• Baked turkey: 220 cal per 100 g
  

Mutton

• Roasted mutton: 234 cal per 100 g
• Raw boneless mutton: 230 cal per 100 g
• Boiled mutton: 197 cal per 100 g
• Stewed lamb: 298 cal per 100 g

Duck

• Raw duck, meat only: 135 cal per 100 g
• Roasted duck, meat only: 201 cal per 100 g
• Fried or baked duck, no fat added: 182 cal per 100 g
• Braised duck, meat only: 178 cal per 100 g

Quail

• Raw quail, meat only: 134 cal per 100 g
• Stewed quail: 170 cal per 100 g
• Roasted quail: 229 cal per 100 g

Rabbit

• Raw rabbit meat: 136 cal per 100 g
• Stewed rabbit meat: 206 cal per 100 g
• Roasted rabbit meat: 197 cal per 100 g