Flour Fried Cooked Meat and Skin Leg Broilers or Fryers Chicken

Chicken, Broilers or Fryers, Leg, Meat and Skin, Cooked, Fried, Flour has a average-calorie, low-carb, high-fat and very high-protein content. It is a good source of Niacin.

The food contains 2.5g of carbs. The carbohydrate profile of the the food reveals it is low in complex carbs and low in Simple carbs. Carbs are our primary source of energy but its source should be chosen with utmost care. Complex carbs are a more desirable addition to your diet, where as simple carbs should be consumed in moderation as it is very easily broken down, assimilated and absorbed in the body. With 26.84 gms of protein, it is very high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

Not only that, the high fat content of this product makes it unsuitable to be eaten when trying to lose weight. A quick glance at the fat profile reveals that it is average in saturated fats and low in trans fats. It's average MUFA and average PUFA. The omega-3 content is average.

It has a low density of Sodium, thus making it suitable for a low-sodium diet. It is also average in Magnesium, an essential micronutrient that regulates functioning of muscles and nerves and heart beat. It is also a high source of Selenium, which is an important antioxidant especially in combination with vitamin E.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 48, for Chicken, Broilers or Fryers, Leg, Meat and Skin, Cooked, Fried, Flour, and we advise that this food in moderation.