Chicken tenders calories and nutrition facts
Per 100 g: 271 kcal — 19.2 g protein, 13.9 g fat and 16.1 g carbs.
Chicken tenders, also called strips or fingers, are pieces of breast meat breaded or battered and fried, a staple of kids’ menus and sports bars. One piece has about 80 kcal, so a five-piece basket comes to around 400 kcal before the fries. A cup of ranch or honey mustard for dipping can add as much as another tender or two.
- High in protein
- High in vitamin B3
- High in phosphorus
- High in selenium
- Protein 29%
- Fat 47%
- Carbs 24%
In everyday portions
- 1 piece ≈ 30 g 81 kcal
- Typical serving · 150 g 407 kcal
- 100 kcal is 37 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 105 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.7 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011).
Energy and macros
- Energy 271 kcal 14%
- Protein 19.2 g 38%
- Fat 13.9 g 20%
- Carbs available, without fibre 16.1 g 6%
- Fibre 1.2 g
- Salt 1.9 g 32%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 29%
- Fat 47%
- Carbs 24%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 3 µg <1%
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg 4%
- Vitamin E 3.2 mg 26%
- Vitamin K 8 µg 11%
- Vitamin C 1.1 mg 1%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.11 mg 10%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.179 mg 13%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 8.2 mg 51%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.426 mg 30%
- Folate B9 23 µg 12%
- Vitamin B12 0.16 µg 6%
- Choline 43.7 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 373 mg 19%
- Calcium 17 mg 2%
- Phosphorus 282 mg 40%
- Magnesium 28 mg 7%
- Iron 0.73 mg 5%
- Zinc 0.71 mg 7%
- Copper 0.069 mg 7%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 17.5 µg 32%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 769 mg 32%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- High in vitamin B3
- High in phosphorus
- High in selenium
- High in vitamin B6
- Source of vitamin E
- Source of potassium
Dishes
Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 691 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 89% More calories than 89% of dishes.
- 95% More protein than 95% of dishes.
- 99% More vitamin B3 than 99% of dishes.
- 98% More phosphorus than 98% of dishes.
- 82% More selenium than 82% of dishes.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Barbecue ribs 254 kcal
- Tacos 246 kcal
- Fried chicken 241 kcal
- Orange chicken 262 kcal
- Quesadilla 287 kcal
- Chicken Kiev 280 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), code 2706098.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.