Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of fried chicken drumstick contains 18.7 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 37% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 18.7 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 22 g |
| Calories per serving | 228 kcal |
| Protein density | 33% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 37% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #172374 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of fried chicken drumstick contains 18.7 grams of protein (22 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 37% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 33% of the calories in fried chicken drumstick, making it moderately 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, fried chicken drumstick ranks 97th by protein per serving, and 186th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against chicken sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (chicken sausage has 18.2 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.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #172374 - "Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter" (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
Fried chicken drumstick has 22 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 18.7 g.
Yes. Fried chicken drumstick 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 fried chicken drumstick contains 18.7 g of protein, about 37% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Fried chicken drumstick is a very good source of protein, and about 33% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against chicken sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (chicken sausage has 18.2 g per 3 oz cooked).
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