61 %
Niacin contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism, to normal psychological function and to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
How many calories are in chicken dark meat?
109kcal
in a 100 g portion
109 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 18-289, 31 analysed samples. Checked 5 October 2026.
2.8 gFat
20.9 gProtein
0 gFibre
61 %Daily niacin
What’s in a 100 g portion
More than half of a portion is water. The rest is 20.9 g protein and 2.8 g fat.
- 2.8 gFat
- 20.9 gProtein
- 75.8 gWater
- 0.5 gMinerals and the rest
Below average for poultry and game
Chicken dark meat is 109 kcal per 100 g. The 82 poultry and game in this database average 213.
Chicken dark meat109
Poultry and game average213
Low in sugar and salt
Low sugars and low salt by UK labelling rules, per 100 g.
Sugars, per portion0 g
Salt, per portion0.23 g
Vitamins and minerals in chicken dark meat
Two of the 24 recorded reach the “high in” level. Niacin leads.
A source of
None recorded
- Vitamin C
Show all 24 with amounts
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.7 mg, 61 %
Vitamin B120.001 mg, 40 %
Selenium0.014 mg, 25 %
Vitamin B60.28 mg, 20 %
Potassium390 mg, 20 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg, 18 %
Zinc1.7 mg, 17 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.22 mg, 16 %
Phosphorus110 mg, 16 %
Chloride110 mg, 14 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.14 mg, 13 %
Magnesium24 mg, 6.4 %
Biotin0.003 mg, 6 %
Iron0.8 mg, 5.7 %
Folate0.009 mg, 4.5 %
Iodine0.006 mg, 4 %
Vitamin A0.02 mg, 2.5 %
Vitamin D0.0001 mg, 2 %
Copper0.02 mg, 2 %
Vitamin E0.17 mg, 1.4 %
Calcium7 mg, 0.9 %
Manganese0.01 mg, 0.5 %
Vitamin K0.00005 mg, <1 %
Vitamin Cnone recorded
Badges use the UK legal thresholds per 100 g: 15 % of the reference intake for “source of”, 30 % for “high in”.
What chicken dark meat doesn’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin C, and only 2 % of the vitamin D reference intake and under 1 % of the vitamin K reference intake per 100 g.
Vitamin C
0mgin chicken dark meat
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Vitamin D
2%in chicken dark meat, per 100 g
Find it inBloater, grilled500 % per 100 g
Vitamin K
<1%in chicken dark meat, per 100 g
Find it inSpring greens, boiled1191 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Chicken dark meat against other poultry and game
Per 100 g, chicken pieces (coated, takeaway) has the most niacin in this comparison, followed by burger (chicken/turkey, coated, retail, grilled).
12.3mg
11.4mg
10.1mg
9.7mg
8mg
7.7mg
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All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against chicken dark meat.
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Questions about chicken dark meat
Four questions chosen by the facts above, so every food answers differently.
How many calories are in a portion of chicken dark meat?
A typical portion (100 g cooked) gives 109 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 109 kcal.
Is chicken dark meat high in niacin?
Yes. Chicken, dark meat, raw has 9.7 mg niacin per 100 g, 61 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Which vitamins and minerals does chicken dark meat have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: niacin (9.7 mg, 61 %), vitamin B12 (0.001 mg, 40 %) and selenium (0.014 mg, 25 %) per 100 g.
Is chicken dark meat a good source of protein?
Chicken, dark meat, raw has 20.9 g protein per 100 g, 77 % of the energy, which meets the UK threshold for “high protein”.
How these numbers were made
Every figure comes from the UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 edition, record 18-289, Chicken, dark meat, raw, 31 analysed samples, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: Reviewed 2013. LGC, Nutrient analysis of chicken and turkey, 1994-1995; vitamin K1 from Bolton-Smith et al Br.J. Nutr.83, 2000. Values are per 100 g of the edible part; a portion is 100 g, 100 g cooked, the usual UK portion for poultry and game. Reference intakes follow Regulation (EU) 1169/2011 Annex XIII as retained in GB law; “source of”, “high in” and “low” follow Regulation (EC) 1924/2006, assessed per 100 g. Function lines are the authorised wording from the GB register of nutrition and health claims, credited to the nutrient. Energy is rounded to the whole kcal and kJ; other amounts to one decimal, or two below 1. A trace is shown as “trace” and never gets a figure or a badge; a nutrient never analysed is left off the page. We start from the dataset’s 2,887 records and keep 2,322: records weighed with bone, shell or skin, alcoholic drinks, infant foods, brand-named products, records with fewer than eight measured vitamins and minerals and near-identical variants are left out. Group context uses the 82 poultry and game kept from the dataset; a rank counts only the foods with a measured figure for that nutrient. Food images are illustrations from Ingredient Atlas, released under CC0; they show the food, not the measured sample, and where no illustration of the exact food exists the nearest one is shown (here: Chicken Thighs). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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