Poultry sources such as chicken and turkey are at the top of the list of high protein foods. When choosing foods from this high protein foods list, you should opt for the white meat portions of the bird, in particular the breast. The dark meat has nearly twice the fat content of the white meat.
The Middle Management™ choice to help you build muscle and burn fat is the roasted boneless and skinless chicken breast. A four ounce serving contains over 35 grams of protein (80% of the total calories) and only 4 grams of fat.
When scanning this list of high protein foods, keep fat content in mind as you consider each option.
Remember, protein contains amino acids and, as a result, is essential for your body to build, repair, and maintain muscle. Therefore, protein provides many benefits for people who wish to increase their lean muscle mass or burn fat.
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) classifies a food as "High Protein" if it contains greater than 10 grams of protein per serving.
Therefore, the following list of high protein foods from the poultry products category each contain greater than 10 grams of protein per serving.
We didn't want to simply provide you with just any product that is high in protein. If you are on a high protein diet or a low carb diet, you do not want all of that extra filler as you build and maintain your factory. We wanted to provide you with a list of high protein foods that are going to help you meet your goals to build muscle or burn fat. Therefor, each food in this high protein foods list meets two additional criterea:
The food derives greater than 20% of its calories from protein, and
The calories from fat are less than 25% of total calories.
Finally, for those on a "low fat" diet, the FDA classifies a food as "low fat" if there are less than 3 grams of fat per serving. In the chart of high protein foods below, we denote "low fat" foods below by an asterisk (*).
Some of you may be on a low carbohydrate diet. If, while using the list of high protein foods, you want to know the carbohydrate content of a particular high protein food, then you can do the following calculation:
For percent of calories from carbohydrates:
100% - % Protein - % Fat = % Carbohydrates
To find out the grams of carbs:
Total calories x % Carbohydrates / 4 = Grams of Carbs
Now, lets get to the list of high protein foods from poultry!
List of High Protein Foods: Poultry
List of High Protein Foods: Poultry
Serving Size
Calories
Protein Grams
% of Calories From Protein
Fat Grams
% of Calories From Fat
Low Fat
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried
.5 breast, bone and skin removed
161
28.8
76%
4.1
22%
 
1 unit
97
17.4
76%
2.4
22%
*
100 grams
187
33.4
76%
4.7
22%
 
4 oz
212
37.9
76%
5.3
22%
 
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted
1 cup, chopped or diced
231
43.4
80%
5.0
19%
 
1 unit
86
16.1
80%
1.9
19%
*
100 grams
165
31.0
80%
3.6
19%
 
4 oz
187
35.2
80%
4.0
19%
 
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, stewed
1 cup, chopped or diced
211
40.6
82%
4.2
18%
 
1 unit
86
16.5
82%
1.7
18%
*
100 grams
151
29.0
82%
3.0
18%
 
4 oz
171
32.9
82%
3.4
18%
 
Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw
.5 breast, bone and skin removed
130
27.2
90%
1.5
10%
*
1 unit
78
16.4
90%
0.9
10%
*
100 grams
110
23.1
90%
1.2
10%
*
4 oz
125
26.2
90%
1.4
10%
*
Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
1 cup, chopped or diced
242
43.3
76%
6.3
23%
 
1 unit
111
19.8
76%
2.9
23%
*
100 grams
173
30.9
76%
4.5
23%
 
4 oz
196
35.1
76%
5.1
23%
 
List of High Protein Foods: Poultry
Serving Size
Calories
Protein Grams
% of Calories From Protein
Fat Grams
% of Calories From Fat
Low Fat
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Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, stewed
1 cup, chopped or diced
223
40.4
78%
5.6
22%
 
1 unit
113
20.5
78%
2.8
22%
*
100 grams
159
28.9
78%
4.0
22%
 
4 oz
180
32.7
78%
4.5
22%
 
Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, raw
.5 chicken, bone and skin removed
168
34.1
87%
2.4
13%
*
1 unit
100
20.4
87%
1.5
13%
*
100 grams
114
23.2
87%
1.7
13%
*
4 oz
129
26.3
87%
1.9
13%
*
Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, raw
.5 chicken, bone and skin removed
392
70.4
77%
10.1
23%
 
1 unit
234
42.1
77%
6.1
23%
 
100 grams
119
21.4
77%
3.1
23%
 
4 oz
135
24.3
77%
3.5
23%
 
Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, raw
100 grams
126
22.0
74%
3.5
25%
 
4 oz
143
24.9
74%
4.0
25%
 
Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered
1 cup, chopped or diced
212
44.1
89%
3.9
16%
 
100 grams
146
30.4
89%
2.7
16%
*
4 oz
166
34.5
89%
3.0
16%
 
List of High Protein Foods: Poultry
Serving Size
Calories
Protein Grams
% of Calories From Protein
Fat Grams
% of Calories From Fat
Low Fat
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Turkey, young hen, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
1 cup, chopped or diced
225
41.8
79%
5.2
20%
 
1 unit
192
35.6
79%
4.5
20%
 
100 grams
161
29.9
79%
3.7
20%
 
4 oz
183
33.9
79%
4.2
20%
 
Turkey, young hen, light meat, meat only, raw
.5 turkey, bone and skin removed
1066
217.3
87%
15.3
13%
 
1 unit
171
34.8
87%
2.4
13%
*
100 grams
116
23.6
87%
1.7
13%
*
4 oz
132
26.8
87%
1.9
13%
*
Turkey, young hen, meat only, raw
.5 turkey, bone and skin removed
2112
376.7
76%
55.0
23%
 
1 unit
337
60.1
76%
8.8
23%
 
100 grams
122
21.8
76%
3.2
23%
 
4 oz
138
24.7
76%
3.6
23%
 
List of High Protein Foods: Poultry
Serving Size
Calories
Protein Grams
% of Calories From Protein
Fat Grams
% of Calories From Fat
Low Fat
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Turkey, young tom, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
1 cup, chopped or diced
216
41.8
83%
4.1
17%
 
1 unit
180
35.0
83%
3.4
17%
 
100 grams
154
29.9
83%
2.9
17%
*
4 oz
175
33.9
83%
3.3
17%
 
Turkey, young tom, light meat, meat only, raw
.5 turkey, bone and skin removed
2019
414.9
88%
27.8
12%
 
1 unit
176
36.1
88%
2.4
12%
*
100 grams
114
23.4
88%
1.6
12%
*
4 oz
129
26.6
88%
1.8
12%
*
Turkey, young tom, meat only, cooked, roasted
1 cup, chopped or diced
235
41.1
75%
6.6
24%
 
1 unit
346
60.5
75%
9.6
24%
 
100 grams
168
29.4
75%
4.7
24%
 
4 oz
191
33.3
75%
5.3
24%
 
Turkey, young tom, meat only, raw
.5 turkey, bone and skin removed
3863
717.2
79%
89.2
20%
 
1 unit
335
62.1
79%
7.7
20%
 
100 grams
117
21.7
79%
2.7
20%
*
4 oz
133
24.6
79%
3.1
20%
 
The above list of high protein foods in poultry (chicken, turkey, etc.) is designed to help you find the best sources of protein to build muscle and burn fat.
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