Korean fried chicken calories and nutrition facts
Korean fried chicken: 279 kcal per 100 g, protein 13.7 g, fat 16.3 g, carbs 19.1 g. Typical serving (200 g): 558 kcal.
Fried twice for an extra-thin, crackly crust, Korean fried chicken is served plain or as yangnyeom, glazed in a sticky sweet-spicy gochujang sauce, with pickled radish and beer on the side, a pairing called chimaek. A 200 g serving of the glazed kind is about 560 kcal. Plain fried chicken skips the sugary glaze.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 20%
- Fat 53%
- Carbs 28%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 200 g 558 kcal P 27.3 · F 32.5 · C 38.2 g
- 100 kcal is 36 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 145 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 2.8 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 279 kcal 1,168 kJ 14%
- Protein 13.7 g 27%
- Fat 16.3 g 23%
- Carbs available, without fibre 19.1 g 7%
- Fibre 0.635 g
- Salt 3 g 50%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 20%
- Fat 53%
- Carbs 28%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 17.5 µg 2%
- Vitamin D 0.159 µg 3%
- Vitamin E 1.3 mg 11%
- Vitamin K 4.8 µg 6%
- Vitamin C 0.819 mg 1%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.089 mg 8%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.208 mg 15%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 3.8 mg 24%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.164 mg 12%
- Folate B9 26.1 µg 13%
- Vitamin B12 0.282 µg 11%
- Choline 56.6 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 202 mg 10%
- Calcium 55.2 mg 7%
- Phosphorus 161 mg 23%
- Magnesium 25.1 mg 7%
- Iron 1.1 mg 8%
- Zinc 1.1 mg 11%
- Copper 0.121 mg 12%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 18.3 µg 33%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 1,206 mg 50%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Source of protein
- High in selenium
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of phosphorus
Dishes
Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 91% More calories than 91% of dishes.
- 84% More protein than 84% of dishes.
- 84% More selenium than 84% of dishes.
- 91% More vitamin B3 than 91% of dishes.
- 83% More phosphorus than 83% of dishes.
Similar in composition
The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
- Toad in the hole 285 kcal
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- Cheeseburger 296 kcal
- Orange chicken 262 kcal
- Sesame chicken 293 kcal
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Where these numbers come from
Worked out from a recipe of 6 ingredients, with data from USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), the Standard Tables of Food Composition in Japan (MEXT), USDA FoodData Central (SR Legacy, USA).
Without what US law adds to flour, milk and juice: those vitamins and minerals are the food’s as made in Europe.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.