Chicken nuggets calories
Chicken nuggets is a cooked dish, so its calories depend on who made it. Our reference recipe lands at 307 kcal per 100 g, and a 96 g plate comes to about 295 kcal.
A serving covers about 15% of the 2,000 kcal reference day used on US nutrition labels.
A real serving: 251 to 339 kcal
Nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving (96 g) |
|---|---|---|
| kcal | 307 | 295 |
| Protein, g | 15.9 | 15.3 |
| Fat, g | 20.4 | 19.6 |
| Carbs, g | 14.9 | 14.3 |
| Fiber, g | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Calories by portion
| Portions | Most likely | Range, kcal | Steps to burn |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ · 48 g | 147 kcal | 125-169 | 4,600 |
| 1 · 96 g | 295 kcal | 251-339 | 9,200 |
| 1½ · 144 g | 442 kcal | 376-508 | 13,800 |
| 2 · 192 g | 589 kcal | 501-678 | 18,400 |
The same portion buttons as in the Kalorea app: ½, 1, 1½ and 2 servings.
How long to burn one serving
About 9,200 steps, or 71 minutes of brisk walking for an average adult.
How we count: an adult of 75 kg and 175 cm walking at 5.6 km/h burns (4.3 − 1) × 75 = 247.5 kcal an hour above resting. Steps are distance divided by a stride of 0.415 × height. That's about 31 steps per kcal. The Kalorea app uses your own height and weight.
Shoot it from above so the whole plate is in frame. If it's oilier than usual, add “lots of oil” to the description, and Kalorea will lean to the top of the range.
Compared with similar foods
| Food | kcal / 100 g | Serving | Protein / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pepperoni pizza | 274 | 348 kcal / 127 g | 14.4 g |
| Breakfast burrito | 277 | 302 kcal / 109 g | 11.1 g |
| Nachos | 281 | 624 kcal / 222 g | 5.3 g |
| Chicken tenders | 286 | 526 kcal / 184 g | 19.0 g |
| French fries | 300 | 351 kcal / 117 g | 3.5 g |
| Chicken nuggets | 307 | 295 kcal / 96 g | 15.9 g |
| Buffalo wings | 310 | 465 kcal / 150 g | 22.3 g |
| Quesadilla | 331 | 596 kcal / 180 g | 15.5 g |
| Falafel | 333 | 283 kcal / 85 g | 13.3 g |
Lightest in this group per 100 g: Pepperoni pizza.
Where the numbers come from
Values from USDA FoodData Central, a public domain (CC0) database by the US Department of Agriculture: FDC 170718 (Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plain).
The ±15% range covers natural variation between samples: size, variety, ripeness or fat content, and how it was prepared.
Questions
How many calories in nuggets?
Chicken nuggets has about 307 kcal per 100 g. A typical 96 g serving is about 295 kcal, and realistically anywhere from 251 to 339 kcal depending on the recipe and portion.
How much protein is in chicken nuggets?
15.9 g of protein per 100 g, or about 15.3 g in a 96 g serving.
Your plate isn't a lab sample
Snap your own chicken nuggets and Kalorea estimates what's actually on your plate, with a range and macros.