When you think of healthy cuts of chicken, chicken wings probably don’t come to mind. Chicken wings contain at least 43 calories in each wing, depending on how they are cooked. The wings contain 43 calories each, while the fried chicken wings contain 61 calories each.
Fried chicken wings contain more calories because they are often covered in flour before frying in oil. The oil contains saturated fats that are unhealthy. Those looking for a healthy way to cook wings should bake them in the oven. To bake chicken wings, a cookie sheet is sprayed with non-stick spray, the fins are placed on the baking sheet and then baked in a 350-degree oven until cooked through.
However, as long as they are not breaded, in some sauce, and fried, they can easily fit into a healthy diet.
One boneless, skinless chicken wing (21 grams) contains:
- Calories: 43
- Protein: 6.4 grams
- Carbohydrates: 0 grams
- Fat: 1.7 grams
For every 3.5 ounces (100 grams), chicken wings provide 203 calories, 30.5 grams of protein, and 8.1 grams of fat.
This means that 64% of calories come from protein and 36% from fat.
