Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of chicken wing contains 20.2 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 40% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 20.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 23.8 g |
| Calories per serving | 216 kcal |
| Protein density | 37% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 40% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173630 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of chicken wing contains 20.2 grams of protein (23.8 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 40% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 37% of the calories in chicken wing, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 133 meats in the database, chicken wing ranks 88th by protein per serving, and 148th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against baby back ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (baby back ribs has 19.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Wings have a high skin-to-meat ratio, so they deliver less protein per ounce than breast.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173630 - "Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Chicken wing has 23.8 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 20.2 g.
Yes. Chicken wing is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 3 oz cooked serving of chicken wing contains 20.2 g of protein, about 40% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Chicken wing is a very good source of protein, and about 37% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against baby back ribs, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (baby back ribs has 19.6 g per 3 oz cooked).
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