As per the United States Department of Agriculture data 1 large baked chicken breast without skin weighing 135 grams contains about 217 Calories or 908 kilojoules of energy.
We can say that baked chicken breast falls under the moderate calorie foods category.
Grilling is also one of the popular ways of consuming chicken breast. 1 large grilled chicken breast without skin provides us about 238 Calories (996 kilojoules) per 135 grams.
The major source of calories in chicken breast is protein. About 40 grams of excellent quality protein is present in chicken breast.
One more interesting fact is that the chicken breast does not contain any amount of carbohydrate at all. Both the baked and the grilled chicken breast varieties are diabetes friendly dishes.
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