Chicken - Protein Content

[jackangel]

I'm sure the question has been posted a million times, but bear with me...

It seems finding the specific information on the net that I want is harder than it should be, for various reasons.

I'm looking for the per unit (grams/oz) nutritional values (specifically protein) for chicken breast meat which is raw, skinless, and boneless.

This is how I buy the meat in the market, and all I know is how much the raw chicken weighs.

Specifically, if I cook 2-2.25 pounds (raw weight) of this chicken and eat it every day, will I get 300 grams of protein per day?

If not, how much will I need to get 300 grams?

Thank you.

 

[sawastea]

http://www.calorieking.com/foods/food.php?category_id=53&brand_id=1&food_id=68275&partner=

Hopefully that link will work

 

[psychedout]

Here is a good rule of thumb.

A portion of boneless skinless chicken breast that is the size of a deck of playing cards has about 23 grams of protien in it... along with negligble carbs and maybe 2-3 grams of fat.

 

[Eddie_Johnson]

I think each breast is 34 grams. So you would have to eat about nine breasts. Nine breasts > 306 P, 0 C, F 31.5.

 

[RottenWillow]

I've read at some point that 1 oz of cooked white meat chicken contains about 8 grams of protein. But remember the amino acid profile isnt the same in all proteins, some are better than others. So 6 oz of egg white would be preferable in terms of protein quality than 6 oz of chicken.

 

[DJ_UFO]

I have a bad of chicken breasts steaks and the ba says 48grams of protein per unit. I think that's not true and is ery difficult to determine since the size of eery steak is different. Unless these were special chickens...

 

[Deleted member 33117]

Most sources show 4 oz of boneless skinless chicken breast as having 26 grams of protien. So roughly 104 grams per ibs. 2.25 ibs will yield roughly 234 grams of protien.

 

[WalkingBeast]

I think each breast is 34 grams. So you would have to eat about nine breasts. Nine breasts > 306 P, 0 C, F 31.5.

Chicken breasts can range in size by a large degree. I think weighing is probabally the best estimate

 

[jackangel]

thank you for the replies.

sawastea, thank you especially for linking me to Calorie King. that site is what I wanted, it seems.

in addition to saying thank you, I wanted to bump this because sites like CalorieKing.com may be useful as a general resource to people on this board.

perhaps it could go into a sticky with other useful sites/pages with general information that people can access without having to search the web or ask questions.

 

[obiwan9962]

be careful with frozen chicken breasts
some cheaper brands are "pumped"
treated with a protien solution that also contains salt and sometimes sugar
if you cook it and do not season it and it is already salty beware
also if it exudes a white gelationus liquid that congeals then it has been pumped