How many calories in 1 pound of chicken?

Answer 1

That depends on whether you mean cooked or uncooked chicken. It also depends on the weight of the chicken. For the calories in chicken by weight, please see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions. Alternatively, please feel free to ask the question again and include more detail.

Answer 2

Calories in 1 pound chicken
In plain cooked chicken such as roasted, grilled, boiled or steamed (with the skin removed before eating) there are:

• approx 736-752 calories in 1 pound (16 ounces) of chicken breast
• approx 848- 912 calories in 1 pound (16 ounces) of dark meat such as leg.

For the calorie content of vegetables or fruit to serve with chicken, and Fruit and Vegetable Calorie Charts, which you may use as daily guides, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

Answer 3

Calories in one pound of ground chicken
In cooked and raw examples there are:

• approx 640 calories in 1 pound or 454g of skinless, raw ground chicken
• approx 848 calories in 1 pound or 454g of skinless, cooked/pan browned ground chicken
• approx 40 calories in 1 ounce or 28g of skinless, raw ground chicken
• approx 53 calories in 1 oz, 28g, of skinless, cooked/pan browned ground chicken.

For the calories of vegetables and fruits to serve with chicken, and vegetable and fruit calorie charts, which you may use as daily guides, see the page links, further down this page, listed under Related Questions.

Answer 4

This is just an educated guess, the amount of meat ON a 4 lb chicken varies greatly.

(Assuming you get about 1.8lbs of meat) With the skin, about 2000 and around 1800 without the skin.