Chicken Thigh Weights, Calories & Servings (In Charts)

This article offers a thorough guide on chicken thigh weights, calories, and serving sizes, providing detailed charts and insights for both raw and cooked weights, and exploring the amount of edible meat on a chicken thigh. It discusses average weights, provides a weight and calorie chart, and explores aspects like the number of thighs in a pound or kilogram, and the weight loss of thighs when cooked.

How Much Does One Chicken Thigh Weigh?

I weighed individual chicken thighs (with and without the skin and bone) to get an average weight per raw thigh and here are the results:

The average weight of one chicken thigh with the skin on and the bone in is around 125g/4.4oz. A chicken thigh of this size contains 295 calories (in kcal).

The average weight of one raw skinless and boneless chicken thigh is around 83g/2.9oz. A chicken thigh of this size contains 114 calories (in kcal).

Chicken thigh weights vary depending on the size of the chicken they came from, a smaller raw thigh (with the skin on and bone-in) weighs around 90g/3.17oz and a large thigh can weigh anywhere up to 200g/7.1oz.

Use the table to find more conversion weights of one raw chicken thigh which is either skin-on/bone-in or skinless and boneless:

Weight Type	Weight of one average chicken thigh (skinless & boneless)	Weight of one average chicken thigh (skin-on/bone-in)
Grams	83g	125g
Kilograms	0.08kg	0.125kg
Ounces	2.93oz	4.41oz
Pounds	0.18lb	0.28lb

Chicken Thigh Weight And Calorie Chart

Use the chart below to find more chicken thigh serving weights and calories, these figures are based on an average chicken thigh weighing 83g/2.93oz (skinless and boneless) or 125g/4.41oz (skin on and bone-in) along with calories in kcal as per pack information.

Skinless & Boneless Thigh Weights & Calories

Chicken Thigh Serving Size (Skinless & boneless)	Average Weight (in metric and imperial)	Calories (in kcal)
1 thigh	83g/2.93oz	84
2 thighs	166g/5.86oz	227
3 thighs	249g/8.78oz	341
4 thighs	332g/11.71oz	455
5 thighs	415g/14.64oz	569
25g of thigh meat	25g/0.88oz	34
50g of thigh meat	50g/1.76oz	69
75g of thigh meat	75g/2.65oz	103
100g of thigh meat	100g/3.53oz	137
125g of thigh meat	125g/4.4oz	171
150g of thigh meat	150g/5.3oz	206
175g of thigh meat	175g/6.2oz	240
200g of thigh meat	200g/7.1oz	274
1oz of thigh meat	28g/1oz	38
2oz of thigh meat	57g/2oz	78
3oz of thigh meat	85g/3oz	116
4oz of thigh meat	113g/4oz	155
5oz of thigh meat	142g/5oz	195
6oz of thigh meat	170g/6oz	233

Thigh Weights & Calories Including Skin & Bone

Chicken Thigh Serving Size (Skinless & boneless)	Average Weight (in metric and imperial)	Calories (in kcal)
1 thigh	125g/4.41oz	295
2 thighs	250g/8.82oz	590
3 thighs	375g/13.23oz	885
4 thighs	500g/1.1lb	1180
5 thighs	625g/1.38lb	1475
25g of thigh meat	25g/0.88oz	59
50g of thigh meat	50g/1.76oz	118
75g of thigh meat	75g/2.65oz	177
100g of thigh meat	100g/3.53oz	236
125g of thigh meat	125g/4.4oz	295
150g of thigh meat	150g/5.3oz	354
175g of thigh meat	175g/6.2oz	406
200g of thigh meat	200g/7.1oz	472
1oz of thigh meat	28g/1oz	66
2oz of thigh meat	57g/2oz	135
3oz of thigh meat	85g/3oz	201
4oz of thigh meat	113g/4oz	267
5oz of thigh meat	142g/5oz	335
6oz of thigh meat	170g/6oz	401

How Much Meat Is On A Chicken Thigh?

With the exception of chicken breasts, thighs are one of the meatiest parts of the chicken.

Chicken thighs are sold in different variations, which include, skinless and boneless, just skin, or including both the skin and bone.

I did some research and weighed the meat with the skin and bone removed to find the average amount of meat per chicken thigh and here are the results:

Chicken thigh meat without the bone or skin weighs an average of around 80-90g/2.8-3.2oz per thigh. 

The amount of meat will vary depending on the size of the chicken thigh and the bigger the thigh, the more meat there will be.

How Many Chicken Thighs Are In A Pound Or Kilogram?

The tables below show the number of chicken thighs in a pound or kilogram and multiples pounds and kilograms.

This is based on an average raw chicken thigh without the skin weighing 83g/2.93oz and a thigh with skin and bone weighing an average of 125g/4.41oz per thigh. 

Please note that chicken thigh weights can vary, so you might need to allow a little more or less depending on their size.

Figures are rounded up or down to the nearest whole chicken thigh.

Number Of Chicken Thighs In A Pound

Number of pounds	Amount of skinless and boneless chicken thighs per weight	Amount of chicken thighs per weight including skin and bone
1lb	5	4
2lb	11	7
3lb	16	11
4lb	22	15
5lb	27	18
6lb	33	22
7lb	38	25
8lb	44	29
9lb	49	33
10lb	55	36

Number Of Chicken Thighs In A Kilogram

Number of kilograms	Amount of skinless and boneless chicken thighs per weight	Amount of chicken thighs per weight including skin and bone
1kg	12	8
2kg	24	16
3kg	36	24
4kg	48	32
5kg	60	40
6kg	72	48
7kg	84	56
8kg	96	64
9kg	108	72
10kg	120	80

When Should You Weigh Chicken Thighs?

As a rule, if you’re calorie counting, you should weigh chicken thighs before they’re cooked because calorie information is usually based on the raw weight.

The exception to this rule is when you buy ready-cooked chicken thighs because the nutritional information on the pack should be based on the cooked weight and not the raw weight.

The nutritional information on a pack of raw chicken thighs is based on the whole weight including the skin (if they have the skin on), if you only use the meat, then it might make sense to weigh the cooked meat as this is the only part you’ll be eating.

How Much Weight Do Chicken Thighs Lose When Cooked?

The amount that chicken reduces in weight when it’s cooked, depends on the quality of the chicken and whether it has added water.

Because chicken thighs are generally cooked with bones and skin on, they tend to retain more liquid than skinless and boneless chicken which will dry out more during the cooking process. This is because the fatty barrier which helps to retain moisture as it cooks.

As a rule, good quality free-range chicken thighs with the skin left on will reduce in weight by around 25% of the original weight. For example, a raw chicken thigh weighing 100g will weigh around 75g after cooking.

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