Chicken Breast Tenders

Q: How many calories in piece of chicken breast tenders?

About 39 calories, with roughly 2.2g of protein. piece weighs about 15g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

The default answer to "what am I eating for protein."

263

cal per 100 g

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= 0.5 oz

Calories

Protein

2.2g

Carbs

2.3g

Fat

2.4g

Protein 23% Carbs 23% Fat 54%

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Chicken Breast Tenders: 263 cal per 100g, mixed macros.

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Burn it off

What per 100 g costs.

Minutes for a 155 lb (70 kg) adult to burn 263 cal. Adjust down for lighter, up for heavier.

Walking

min · 3.5 mph

Cycling

min · easy pace

Jogging

min · 5 mph

Swimming

min · freestyle

Estimates from the Compendium of Physical Activities. Real burn depends on weight, intensity, and fitness.

The chef's caveat

Raw → Cooked

Meat loses roughly 25% of its weight to water during cooking. 4 oz raw becomes about 3 oz cooked. Every number here is for cooked weight — if your scale or recipe reads raw, multiply by 0.75 first.

Full nutrient panel · per 100 g

What else is in there.

From USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy). %DV against the FDA 2,000-calorie reference.

Fiber1.1 g4%

Sugar0.37 g—

Saturated fat3.26 g16%

Cholesterol41 mg14%

Sodium536 mg23%

Potassium214 mg5%

Calcium19 mg1%

Iron1.11 mg6%

Magnesium23 mg5%

Zinc0.78 mg7%

Vitamin C0.8 mg1%

Vitamin E0.08 mg1%

Vitamin A0 mcg0%

Vitamin D0.2 mcg1%

Vitamin B60.041 mg2%

Vitamin B120.27 mcg11%

Folate12 mcg3%

Niacin5.71 mg36%

Caffeine0 mg—

How it stacks

Compared to its neighbors.

per 100 g, as-served. Same portion, honest comparison.

Chicken

Almost identical calories · +7g protein.

Cal258 Protein22.2 g Fat18.1 g

Chicken

14 more calories per 100g · +18g protein.

Cal277 Protein32.5 g Fat13.5 g

Chicken

37 more calories per 100g · +11g protein.

Cal300 Protein25.9 g Fat21 g

Common questions

The stuff people actually ask.

How many calories in piece of chicken breast tenders?

About 39 calories, with roughly 2.2g of protein. piece weighs about 15g. Use the slider above for any other portion.

Grilled vs. baked vs. pan-seared — do the calories differ?

Not from the cooking method itself. All three yield roughly the same numbers per 100g cooked. What changes calories is what you add: a tablespoon of olive oil is +120 cal, a sugary marinade can add 40–80 per portion.

Is chicken breast tenders actually healthy, or is that marketing?

By the numbers on this page: balanced enough that "healthy" is the wrong axis. It is food.

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