Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 1 oz serving of deli chicken breast contains 4.9 g of protein - a moderate source of protein, about 10% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 4.9 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 17.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 27 kcal |
| Protein density | 71% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 10% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173874 |
A typical 1 oz serving of deli chicken breast contains 4.9 grams of protein (17.4 g per 100 g), which makes it a moderate source of protein. That covers roughly 10% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
About 71% of the calories in deli chicken breast come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense - close to the practical ceiling for a whole food. Foods in this band are the ones that let you raise your protein intake without raising your calorie intake much at all.
Among the 133 meats in the database, deli chicken breast ranks 127th by protein per serving, and 503rd out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against turkey hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (turkey hot dog has 5.5 g per 1 hot dog).
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 28 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173874 - "Chicken breast, deli, rotisserie seasoned, sliced, prepackaged" (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
Deli chicken breast has 17.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 4.9 g.
Yes. Deli chicken breast 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 1 oz serving of deli chicken breast contains 4.9 g of protein, about 10% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Deli chicken breast is a moderate source of protein, and about 71% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against turkey hot dog, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g less protein (turkey hot dog has 5.5 g per 1 hot dog).
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