Calorie content of foods. food calorie table

Chicken is a popular product that regularly appears on our tables. Many people like chicken fried or baked in the oven without oil, while others prefer it boiled or stewed.

As a rule, poultry meat is salted, but sometimes it is eaten without salt, replacing it with aromatic herbs and seasonings. The variety of chicken preparations is simply amazing. But what are the calories in chicken cooked in different ways? Let's find out more!

Meat, offal, poultry

It’s probably not worth talking a lot about dietary chicken meat. Anyone who is on a diet or adheres to PT has long known that chicken breast is the lowest calorie dish containing easily digestible protein. Any meat calorie table will put chicken fillet in first place for its low fat and carbohydrate content.

100 grams of chicken fillet contains from 102 to 114 kcal. Again, “wrong” cooking methods can add fat to chicken. For example, fried chicken will “weigh” more than 240 calories, and stewed chicken in a fatty sauce will weigh about 200.

Chicken meat is a constant companion for athletes. It contains glutamine, which provides all possible assistance in building muscle mass. Chicken fillet is recommended not only for professional athletes, but also for those who want to lose a lot of kilograms. With rapid or large weight loss, our skin becomes less elastic, sagging and sagging. To avoid this, tighten your skin and get muscle elasticity, you should eat chicken.

BJU and calorie content of chicken per 100 grams: boiled, fried, fillet, thighs

Chicken's meat

It’s probably not worth talking a lot about dietary chicken meat. Anyone who is on a diet or adheres to PT has long known that chicken breast is the lowest calorie dish containing easily digestible protein. Any meat calorie table will put chicken fillet in first place for its low fat and carbohydrate content.

100 grams of chicken fillet contains from 102 to 114 kcal. Again, “wrong” cooking methods can add fat to chicken. For example, fried chicken will “weigh” more than 240 calories, and stewed chicken in a fatty sauce will weigh about 200.

Chicken meat is a constant companion for athletes. It contains glutamine, which provides all possible assistance in building muscle mass. Chicken fillet is recommended not only for professional athletes, but also for those who want to lose a lot of kilograms. With rapid or large weight loss, our skin becomes less elastic, sagging and sagging. To avoid this, tighten your skin and get muscle elasticity, you should eat chicken.

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Who can't do without boiled chicken?

Boiled chicken will become a “helper” for those diagnosed with diabetes, gout and peptic ulcers. If you eat it regularly, you can reduce the risk of developing hypertension, heart pathologies, atherosclerosis and stroke.

Boiled chicken dishes will be especially healthy for older people. You need to choose young poultry meat, as it contains more vitamin complexes, as well as minerals. Such meat will also contain high-quality protein and glutamine.

If you have a cold, eat chicken broth. Such dishes will help you get back on your feet faster, and they are also recommended during post-operative periods. Chicken-based broth will reduce the symptoms of poisoning. It will give the body strength to cope with the disease. And of course, such a treat should be eaten by pregnant women.

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Tips from experienced housewives

You can make a delicious goulash using boiled chicken pulp. It requires the following products: chicken, carrots, onions, tomato paste, sifted flour, garlic, herbs.

Cook the chicken. Cut the pulp into pieces. Fry carrots and onions in a frying pan. Add tomato paste, garlic cloves passed through a press, and a little sifted flour. While stirring, simmer the sauce for ten minutes. Then add chicken meat to it and simmer for a couple of minutes. At the end, add chopped herbs to the goulash. Ready!

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Vitamins

Of the fat-soluble vitamins, boiled or stewed chicken contains A, D, D3, E and K. Of the water-soluble vitamins, there are vitamins B1, B2, B3 (PP), B4, B5, B6, B9 and B12.

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Mutton

Lamb can also be considered a dietary meat. It contains a small percentage of fat. “How many calories are in lamb?” - a fair question asked by all those losing weight. As a rule, eating one chicken breast is very problematic for those who are on a diet. They always try to find an alternative that is low in calories, but filling and tasty. Lamb is an excellent choice in this regard. There are about 147 kcal per hundred grams of product.

This meat is very easy and quick to digest. Doesn't leave an unpleasant heaviness in the stomach, like pork does. This type of meat is low in cholesterol, which is a huge plus for it. Lamb contains a huge amount of iron. This makes the meat no less useful for people suffering from anemia than beef. Periodically including lamb in your diet will provide protection against diseases of the pancreas, intestines and diabetes.

Selection and storage of chicken fillet

1. Never buy chicken that has expired. In addition, buy it in the store after you have purchased the rest of the products to reduce the time when the meat will not be in the refrigerator.
2. Avoid any poultry that appears discolored, has a strong odor, or feels tough or slippery.
3. Avoid chicken meat that is in damaged, leaking, torn packaging - it may be exposed to air and harmful bacteria.
4. Unprocessed, fresh chicken can be stored in the refrigerator for about 3 days. When planning to store meat longer, freezing is the best choice (2 to 6 months).

Chicken is considered an easily accessible source of protein and other nutrients necessary for the body to function well. Eating chicken breast without breading and skin can help reduce your calorie intake and even burn excess calories.

General tips:

• choose fresh, preferably home-made chicken to protect yourself from diseases and bacteria;
• store meat in the refrigerator for up to 3 days, in the freezer for up to 6 months;
• It is better to bake, stew, steam chicken if you want to lose weight;
• individually calculate the daily amount of protein that can be consumed from meat.

Beneficial properties and harm

Beef tripe has the following beneficial properties:

• low-calorie offal can be used in diets, and low-budget ones;
• The dietary dish has no restrictions for patients with diabetes, as it does not change the blood glucose level. Possible use by patients with gout;
• Beef tripe has a positive effect on the skin and mucous membranes. This manifestation is due to the vitamins and minerals it contains;
• The product's antioxidants and other elements have a calming effect on the nervous system and have a positive effect on the digestive tract. Approved for use by patients with gastrointestinal diseases.

Not recommended if you have an individual intolerance to the offal or an allergy to its components. The modern population is little familiar with the positive properties of this product and does not know the rules for its preparation. We will recall them in the next section.

Important! The younger the animal was, the more useful the offal will be, because it contains more microelements necessary for the body

Composition and nutritional value of chicken

No type of meat contains as many important substances for the human body as chicken. It contains calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, iron, as well as valuable vitamins A, B1, B2, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9, C, E and a number of amino acids. But the most important thing is that it is a source of easily digestible protein, which activates the growth of muscle mass.

Useful properties of chicken meat:

• activation of muscle growth;
• strengthening nails and hair;
• acceleration of metabolic processes in the body;
• positive effect on the functioning of the reproductive organs;
• normalization of the nervous system, reduction of stress and anxiety levels;
• maintaining normal blood pressure.

Beef

The meat calorie table puts beef in second place. It is classified as a less fatty food and is consumed much more often than pork. The calorie content of a 100-gram piece of beef will be 198 kcal (on average). Moreover, if pork has about 72-75% fat, then beef has much less fat – 62-65%.

Beef is recognized as a medicinal type of meat. It is most often prescribed to people who suffer from anemia or have undergone severe operations with large blood loss. It is absorbed an order of magnitude faster than cereals or fruits. Despite having darker meat, properly cooked beef will be just as juicy and tender as pork. It goes well with carrots, beans, pumpkin, potatoes, rice and other side dishes.

If you don’t risk eating fatty beef ribs, then there is always a dietary and low-calorie udder or heart. Beef: udder – 163 kcal, heart – 96 kcal. It is not necessary to give up any particular type of meat completely. Just choose meat parts so that they provide fewer calories and fat to your body.

Do you like smoked chicken? Boil it in onion skins!

During the smoking process, meat becomes less healthy due to the loss of a significant part of its vitamin and mineral components. Moreover, if smoking rules are not followed, the meat will be “filled” with carcinogens. And today only the lazy don’t talk about their harm!

We suggest you cook “smoked” chicken and at the same time preserve all its “usefulness”. And the whole secret is in the onion peel, so stock up on it in advance.

Ingredients:

• chicken thighs - four pieces;
• onion peel;
• salt;
• black pepper.

Preparation:

1. So, let's prepare the onion peels. Oil, as they say, won’t spoil the porridge, so we don’t skimp on it.

2. Wash the thighs thoroughly.

3. Take a fairly deep pan.

4. Pour purified water into it and put it on the stove.
5. Place onion peels in a saucepan with water (you need about 2 handfuls). Do not grind the husks too much, otherwise you will have to struggle to remove them from the meat at the end of the cooking process.

6. Cover our pan with a lid.

7. When the liquid in the pan comes to a boil, set the burner to the lowest level. Cook the husks.

8. After fifteen minutes, add salt.

9. Add pepper. You can also add your favorite seasonings.

10. Stir the onion peel thoroughly.

11. It's time to place the thighs on a "bed" of husks.

12. Let's press down the meat. We need the liquid to cover the thighs completely, otherwise they will not color evenly.

13. Let's cover the pan.

14. Boil the thighs on the lowest burner level until they are done.

15. This is the kind of meat we got!

Chicken by-products: calorie content of chicken stomachs

It's not just chicken fillet, which has only 113 calories, that attracts the attention of gourmets. Chicken by-products are also widely used in cooking, forming the basis of many dishes. The most popular chicken by-products are chicken liver and gizzards. Chicken gizzards are somewhat dense, and prolonged cooking does not soften them. However, this does not make them any less pleasant to the taste. The calorie content of boiled chicken gizzards reaches only 94 calories. The main method of preparing them is boiling. Chicken stomachs can be served as an independent dish, and it is recommended to supplement it with boiled or steamed vegetables, or as a meat addition to soups, broths, and salads. The calorie content of chicken stomachs allows them to be included in the diet. Chicken navels are rich in fiber, which helps improve digestion, as well as ash, which is a natural sorbent. When purchasing chicken gizzards, you should pay special attention to the packaging date of the product, since the shelf life of refrigerated chicken navels does not exceed two days.

Mineral composition

The ratio of mineral substances (macro- and microelements) contained in boiled or stewed chicken is presented in the table using diagrams.

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