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Is there much difference in protein content between chicken thighs and chicken breasts?

100g of chicken thighs (including chicken bones) contains 20.2g of protein and 7.2g of fat.

100g of chicken breasts contains 24.6g of protein and 1.9g of fat.

Chicken breasts have more protein than thighs, and the protein in chicken breasts is easier for the human body to absorb.

There are also phospholipid nutrients in chicken breast that help growth and development, and people can eat chicken breast to supplement phospholipids.

Chicken thighs have skin on them, so the fat content of chicken thighs is more than three times higher than that of chicken breasts, and in the case of chicken thighs without skin, chicken thighs have a slightly higher fat content than chicken breasts.

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p>Chicken breasts are extremely low in carbs and fat. Fat loss involves controlling carb + fat intake, especially fat. High protein, low calorie, low carb, low fat, low price, chicken breast fits all.

Chicken breast brings a strong sense of satiety. Simply put, it means that you can have a longer period of time without being hungry after eating it, so if you eat less and more often, chicken breast must be the right choice.

But besides that, it has another advantage. Chicken breast is low-calorie and low-carb yet nutritious.

Each 100g of chicken breast contains 74% water, 22% protein, 13mg of calcium, 190mg of phosphorus, 1.5mg of iron, in addition to these micronutrients there is also a wealth of vitamin A, vitamin C and vitamin E and so on.

References:

Baidu Wikipedia-Chicken breast

Baidu Encyclopedia-Chicken Thighs

Baidu Encyclopedia-Fitness