Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of rotisserie chicken breast contains 23.8 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 48% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is extremely protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 23.8 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 28 g |
| Calories per serving | 116 kcal |
| Protein density | 82% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 48% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Whole food |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #171518 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of rotisserie chicken breast contains 23.8 grams of protein (28 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 48% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
About 82% of the calories in rotisserie 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, rotisserie chicken breast ranks 45th by protein per serving, and 67th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against ground turkey, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (ground turkey has 23.3 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 #171518 - "Chicken, broilers or fryers, rotisserie, original seasoning, breast, meat only, cooked" (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
Rotisserie chicken breast has 28 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 23.8 g.
Yes. Rotisserie 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 3 oz cooked serving of rotisserie chicken breast contains 23.8 g of protein, about 48% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Rotisserie chicken breast is a very good source of protein, and about 82% of its calories come from protein, which makes it extremely protein-dense. Set against ground turkey, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g more protein (ground turkey has 23.3 g per 3 oz cooked).
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