The calories contained in every 100 grams of chicken thigh meat are roughly between 130-150 calories, making chicken thigh meat a low-calorie food, but its calorie content increases accordingly when it is deep-fried or sautéed in vegetable oil.

Chicken thighs refer to the part of the chicken from the foot to the leg, and their meat is quite tough and has a high fat content, as well as being the part of the whole chicken that contains the most iron, and has a much higher content of vitamin A compared to beef and pork.