62 %
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 drumsticks?
185kcal
in a 100 g portion
185 kcal per 100 g.
Source: UK CoFID 2021, record 18-310. Checked 5 October 2026.
9.7 gFat
24.3 gProtein
0 gFibre
62 %Daily niacin
What’s in a 100 g portion
More than half of a portion is water, which is why the calories stay low. What is left is mostly protein.
- 9.7 gFat
- 24.3 gProtein
- 66.5 gWater
About average for poultry and game
Chicken drumsticks are 185 kcal per 100 g. The 82 poultry and game in this database average 213.
Chicken drumsticks185
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 portion0.18 g
Vitamins and minerals in chicken drumsticks
Two of the 21 reach the “high in” level, led by niacin.
Only a trace
- Vitamin D
- Vitamin B12
None recorded
- Vitamin C
Show all 21 with amounts
Niacin (vitamin B3)9.9 mg, 62 %
Selenium0.017 mg, 31 %
Phosphorus180 mg, 26 %
Zinc2.2 mg, 22 %
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)1.1 mg, 18 %
Vitamin B60.22 mg, 16 %
Potassium220 mg, 11 %
Iron1.3 mg, 9.3 %
Chloride70 mg, 8.8 %
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.09 mg, 6.4 %
Biotin0.003 mg, 6 %
Copper0.06 mg, 6 %
Magnesium21 mg, 5.6 %
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.06 mg, 5.5 %
Vitamin E0.6 mg, 5 %
Iodine0.007 mg, 4.7 %
Folate0.009 mg, 4.5 %
Calcium30 mg, 3.8 %
Vitamin A0.021 mg, 2.6 %
Manganese0.02 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”. A trace is shown as “trace” and never counts.
What chicken drumsticks don’t give you. And where to find it.
No recorded vitamin D, vitamin C or vitamin B12.
Vitamin D
Tracein chicken drumsticks
Find it inBloater, grilled500 % per 100 g
Vitamin C
0mgin chicken drumsticks
Find it inCherries, West Indian2150 % per 100 g
Vitamin B12
Tracein chicken drumsticks
Find it inLiver, ox, raw4400 % per 100 g
100 mgVitamin C, 125 %
0.075 mgSelenium, 136 %
0.00125 mgVitamin D, 25 %
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Chicken drumsticks against other poultry and game
Per 100 g, pheasant (meat only, roasted) have the most niacin in this comparison, followed by turkey (thighs, diced, casseroled, meat only).
15.2mg
11.5mg
11.4mg
9.9mg
8.6mg
3.6mg
Pheasant, meat only, roasted+5.3 mg
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Turkey, dark meat, raw−1.3 mg
Chicken, skin, raw−6.3 mg
All values per 100 g, from the same dataset. Differences are against chicken drumsticks.
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Questions about chicken drumsticks
What the numbers say to the questions people actually search.
How many calories are in a portion of chicken drumsticks?
A typical portion (100 g cooked) gives 185 kcal. Per 100 g the figure is 185 kcal.
Is chicken drumsticks high in niacin?
Yes. Chicken, drumsticks, casseroled, meat only have 9.9 mg niacin per 100 g, 62 % of the NRV, above the 30 % threshold for a “high in” claim.
Which vitamins and minerals do chicken drumsticks have most of?
By share of the daily reference intake: niacin (9.9 mg, 62 %), selenium (0.017 mg, 31 %) and phosphorus (180 mg, 26 %) per 100 g.
Are chicken drumsticks a good source of protein?
Chicken, drumsticks, casseroled, meat only have 24.3 g protein per 100 g, 53 % 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 18-310, Chicken, drumsticks, casseroled, meat only, published by Public Health England under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Main data references: LGC, Nutrient analysis of chicken and turkey, 1994-1995. 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 Drumstick). Checked 5 October 2026. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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