Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, dark meat (drumstick or thigh)

Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, dark meat (drumstick or thigh) has a average-calorie, low-carb, high-fat and high-protein content. It is a good source of Niacin.

With 20.34 gms of protein, it is high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

Because of its high fat content, it could be unsuitable option, especially if you're watching your fat intake for health reasons. It's average MUFA and average PUFA. The omega-3 content is low. In terms of Polyunsaturated Fat content it is ranked in the top 10% of all food items.

While Sodium is an essential nutrient, excess quantities can cause several disorders like fluid retention, hypertension. Since it has a high density of Sodium, it is unsuitable if you are aiming for a healthy, low-sodium diet. 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 22, for Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, dark meat (drumstick or thigh), and we advise that this food sparingly.