Readers of fit4art,

This is another post in our posting series «Nutritional value of foods» and this time we will talk about the nutritional value of chicken breast, by enumerating in the following sections of our current article, analytically all the nutrients of the chicken breast. So without losing any more time, we go directly to the subject of our current post:

  • The chicken breast: nutritional value & information

The chicken breast: Source of calories

See from which macromolecules and at what percentage the calories of this food originate:

  • The 80% comes from proteins
  • The 19% comes from fat

The chicken breast: Brief Nutritional Analysis

See the chart table with the basic nutritional analysis of this food, so you can get an idea of what it contains per 100 grams:

Nutrition Facts
Seving Size100 g
Amount per serving
Calories 120
% DV
Total Fat 2.6g 4 %
   Saturated Fat 0.6g 3 %
Cholesterol 73mg 24 %
Sodium 45mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrate 0g 0 %
   Dietary Fiber 0g 0 %
   Sugar 0g
Proteins 23g 46 %
Vitamin A 1 % Vitamin C 0 %
Calcium 0 % Iron 2 %
Daily values are based on 2000 calorie diet.

The chicken breast: VITAMINS

See in detail all the vitamins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Betaine7.0 mg
Choline82.1 mg
    Folate9.00 mcg
Niacin9.600 mg48 %
Pantothenic acid1.495 mg15 %
Riboflavin0.177 mg10 %
Thiamin0.094 mg6 %
    Vitamin A, RAE9.00 mcg
Vitamin B120.21 mcg4 %
Vitamin B60.811 mg41 %
Vitamin C0.0 mg0 %
Vitamin D1.00 IU0 %
Vitamin E0.56 mg2 %
    Tocopherol, alpha0.56 mg
    Tocopherol, gamma0.09 mg

The chicken breast: PROTEINS - AMINO ACIDS

See in detail all amino acids and proteins contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Proteins22.50 g45 %
  Alanine1.313 g
  Arginine1.521 g
  Aspartic acid2.116 g
  Cystine0.236 g
  Glutamic acid3.333 g
  Glycine0.996 g
  Histidine0.839 g
  Isoleucine1.104 g79 %
  Leucine1.861 g68 %
  Lysine2.163 g103 %
  Methionine0.585 g56 %
  Phenylalanine0.908 g52 %
  Proline0.715 g
  Serine0.858 g
  Threonine1.009 g96 %
  Tryptophan0.283 g101 %
  Tyrosine0.810 g46 %
  Valine1.165 g64 %

The chicken breast: MINERALS

See in detail all the minerals contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Calcium, Ca5.00 mg0 %
Copper, Cu0.037 mg2 %
Iron, Fe0.37 mg2 %
Magnesium, Mg28.00 mg7 %
Manganese, Mn0.011 mg1 %
Phosphorus, P213.00 mg21 %
Potassium, K334.00 mg7 %
Selenium, Se22.8 mcg33 %
Sodium, Na45.00 mg2 %
Zinc, Zn0.68 mg5 %

The chicken breast: FAT and FAT ACIDS

See in detail all the types of fat contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Fat2.62 g4 %
  Saturated fatty acids0.563 g3 %
    Decanoic acid0.017 g
    Docosanoic acid0.003 g
    Dodecanoic acid0.004 g
    Eicosanoic acid0.001 g
    Heptadecanoic acid0.003 g
    Hexadecanoic acid0.393 g
    Octadecanoic acid0.129 g
    Pentadecanoic acid0.003 g
    Tetradecanoic acid0.011 g
  Monounsaturated fatty acids0.689 g
    Cis-hexadecenoic acid0.083 g
    Cis-octadecenoic acid0.583 g
    Eicosenoic acid0.010 g
    Heptadecenoic acid0.002 g
    Hexadecenoic acid0.083 g
    Octadecenoic acid0.590 g
    Tetradecenoic acid0.003 g
    Trans-octadecenoic acid0.006 g
  Polyunsaturated fatty acids0.424 g
    Cis,cis,cis-octadecatrienoic n-3 acid0.013 g
    Cis,cis-eicosadienoic n-6 acid0.006 g
    Cis,cis-octadecadienoic n-6 acid0.317 g
    Docosahexaenoic n-3 acid0.004 g
    Docosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.006 g
    Docosatetraenoic acid0.013 g
    Eicosadienoic acid0.012 g
    Eicosadienoic n-6 acid0.012 g
    Eicosapentaenoic n-3 acid0.003 g
    Eicosatetraenoic acid0.048 g
    Octadecadienoic CLAs acid0.001 g
    Octadecadienoic acid0.319 g
    Octadecatrienoic acid0.013 g
    Trans-octadecadienoic acid0.001 g
  Fatty acids, total trans0.007 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic0.006 g
    Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic0.001 g

The chicken breast: CARBOHYDRATES

See in detail all the carbohydrates contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

This food does not contain any CARBOHYDRATES.

The chicken breast: STEROLS

See in detail all the sterols contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Cholesterol73.00 mg24 %

The chicken breast: OTHER INGREDIENTS

See in detail all other substances contained in this food, as well as their content per 100 grams:

  DV
Ash1.13 g
Menaquinone-48.4 mcg
Water73.90 g

* Do not forget that DV means Daily Value and its prices are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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