3.5oz chicken breast = 31g prot?

[slizzut]

Thats what it said in muscle and fitness magazine, but that doesn't sound right to me at all... Most people, including myself, eat about 6-8oz of chicken breast, that means there is around 70g of protein in 8oz chicken breast.. that doesn't seem right to me.

[Beernutz]

ya thats deff incorrect 6oz has around 40g of protein. Once again you must remember its a magazine, in other words its useless bull$hit.

[slizzut]

well Muscle & Fitness is a pretty popular magazine with a lot of credibility to it, but I knew that wasn't right. How many kcals per 6-8oz piece of chicken?

[slizzut]

ResultsItem Serving Size Fat Grams Calories
chicken, breast (w/o skin roasted) 1/2 breast 3 142


thats from the online calorie counter, in M&F it said 3.5oz = 170 cals, also not right at all. 6-80z piece of chicken breast = about 45 g of protein and 320ish cals.. correct?

[Elliot]

3.5 oz (100 grams) of cooked, breast = 31 g of protein, 3.6 g of fatm with a total of 165 cals..

8 oz (227 grams) of cooked, breast = 70.4 g of protein, 8.1 g of fatm with a total of 375 cals..

[LeanMeOut]

It just depends on the brand and the leanness of the chicken breast. It could have more or less fat depending on a lot of things. I brand I buy supposedly has 41g of protein and 1g of fat per 5oz breast..... but who knows. Honestly just go with the numbers on your bag of chicken, they are usually a good ballpark figure



<<LMO>>

[abstrack]

ResultsItem Serving Size Fat Grams Calories
chicken, breast (w/o skin roasted) 1/2 breast 3 142


thats from the online calorie counter, in M&F it said 3.5oz = 170 cals, also not right at all. 6-80z piece of chicken breast = about 45 g of protein and 320ish cals.. correct?

170 cals total devided by 4 cals for each gram of protein would be 42.5 grams of protein

and 320 cals devided by 4 would ended up at 80 grams of protein

I think this is right since each gram of protein would equal 4 cals

[abstrack]

3.5 oz (100 grams) of cooked, breast = 31 g of protein, 3.6 g of fatm with a total of 165 cals..

8 oz (227 grams) of cooked, breast = 70.4 g of protein, 8.1 g of fatm with a total of 375 cals..

this seems to be right to me

[Elliot]

this seems to be right to me

thank ya kindly

[TheChosenOne]

170 cals total devided by 4 cals for each gram of protein would be 42.5 grams of protein

and 320 cals devided by 4 would ended up at 80 grams of protein

I think this is right since each gram of protein would equal 4 cals

Your math is correct but you are missing the fact that chicken still has fat in it. You are looking about 2-4g fat per 4oz. I have always been under the impression that 4oz of chicken (just like turkey) has 26g Pro. 4oz of 96% lean beef has 24g Pro. 4 oz of tuna has 26g Pro.
I will assure you that 8oz of chicken doesnt have 70g of Pro.

[TheChosenOne]

I just found this calorie calculator.

Chicken, breast (w/o skin roasted) 4oz breast, 3g fat, 142 cal

This means that with the 3g fat that 4oz chicken has 28.75g Pro

[abstrack]

Your math is correct but you are missing the fact that chicken still has fat in it. You are looking about 2-4g fat per 4oz. I have always been under the impression that 4oz of chicken (just like turkey) has 26g Pro. 4oz of 96% lean beef has 24g Pro. 4 oz of tuna has 26g Pro.
I will assure you that 8oz of chicken doesnt have 70g of Pro.

no I didnt miss the fact. I replied to eliiots post if you read what i said " seems to be right to me"

[abstrack]

Oh well it doesnt really to matter.