Jerk chicken calories and nutrition facts
Jerk chicken: 235 kcal per 100 g, protein 20 g, fat 15.5 g, carbs 2.5 g. Typical serving (200 g): 471 kcal.
Rubbed with scotch bonnet, allspice, thyme and scallion, then smoked and grilled, traditionally over pimento wood, jerk chicken is Jamaica’s great barbecue, sold from oil-drum grills at roadside stands. A 200 g portion comes to about 470 kcal, and it’s rich in selenium. Rice and peas and fried festival dumplings are the usual sides.
- High in protein
- High in selenium
- High in vitamin B3
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 35%
- Fat 61%
- Carbs 4%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 200 g 471 kcal P 40.1 · F 31 · C 5 g
- 100 kcal is 42 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 100 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.4 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). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 235 kcal 985 kJ 12%
- Protein 20 g 40%
- Fat 15.5 g 22%
- Carbs available, without fibre 2.5 g <1%
- Fibre 0.153 g
- Salt 0.5 g 8%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 35%
- Fat 61%
- Carbs 4%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 16.6 µg 2%
- Vitamin D 0.17 µg 3%
- Vitamin E 1.4 mg 12%
- Vitamin K 13.5 µg 18%
- Vitamin C 3 mg 4%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.08 mg 7%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.17 mg 12%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 5 mg 31%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 1.1 mg 18%
- Vitamin B6 0.364 mg 26%
- Folate B9 7.7 µg 4%
- Vitamin B12 0.376 µg 15%
- Choline 58 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 242 mg 12%
- Calcium 12.3 mg 2%
- Phosphorus 189 mg 27%
- Magnesium 21.4 mg 6%
- Iron 1 mg 7%
- Zinc 1.5 mg 15%
- Copper 0.06 mg 6%
- Manganese 0.045 mg 2%
- Selenium 21.8 µg 40%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 202 mg 8%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- High in selenium
- High in vitamin B3
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin B6
- Source of vitamin K
- Source of vitamin B5
- Source of zinc
- Source of vitamin B12
Dishes
Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 80% More calories than 80% of dishes.
- 96% More protein than 96% of dishes.
- 89% More selenium than 89% of dishes.
- 94% More vitamin B3 than 94% of dishes.
- 89% More phosphorus than 89% of dishes.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Shish kebab 230 kcal
- Fried chicken 241 kcal
- Peri-peri chicken 247 kcal
- Cheese fondue 231 kcal
- Chicken vindaloo 192 kcal
- Minced meat cutlets 240 kcal
More in Dishes
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- Shepherd’s pie 123 kcal
- Chicken pot pie 255 kcal
- Clam chowder 93 kcal
- Cobb salad 93 kcal
- Potato salad 168 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
Worked out from a recipe of 7 ingredients, with data from the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (MEXT), USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, USA).
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.