Meat & poultry
Chicken breast: weights & conversions
One weighs about 174 g. 100 g is 120 calories and 22.5 g of protein.
Also written as: boneless skinless chicken breast, chicken breasts, chicken cutlet, chicken cutlets.
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1 chicken breast of chicken breast is about 174 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts chicken breast instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 chicken breast | 174 g | 6.14 oz |
| 2 chicken breasts | 348 g | |
| 3 chicken breasts | 522 g | |
| 4 chicken breasts | 696 g | |
| 6 chicken breasts | 1044 g | |
| 12 chicken breasts | 2088 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 120 | 22.5 g | 2.6 g | 0 g | 0 g | 45 mg |
| Per chicken breast (174 g) | 209 | 39.2 g | 4.52 g | 0 g | 0 g | 78 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 136 | 25.5 g | 2.95 g | 0 g | 0 g | 51 mg |
If you have run out
- Chicken thigh, the same amount. Cooks a little faster and stays juicier than breast; trim the extra fat if the recipe is meant to be lean.
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Common questions
- How much does one chicken breast weigh?
- One chicken breast weighs about 174 g (6.14 oz), so a pound is roughly 3 of them.
- How many calories are in chicken breast?
- Chicken breast has about 120 calories per 100 g, so one chicken breast is roughly 209 calories.
- How much protein is in chicken breast?
- About 22.5 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 25.5 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of chicken breast?
- Chicken thigh, the same amount. Cooks a little faster and stays juicier than breast; trim the extra fat if the recipe is meant to be lean.