Chicken: Nutrient Profile
What is Chicken richest in? Below are the vitamins, minerals and amino acids that 100 g of Chicken delivers in the highest amounts. Each one links to that nutrient’s own page listing the best foods to get it from.
| Chicken: Richest Nutrients (per 100 g) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Nutrient | Per 100 g | %DV / 100g | Purpose |
| Vitamins | ||||
| 1 | Vitamin B3 (Niacin) | 9.2 mg | 🟢 57% | Energy, skin & nerves |
| 2 | Vitamin B6 | 0.5 mg | 🟡 28% | Brain & metabolism |
| 3 | Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) | 1.1 mg | 🟡 22% | Energy metabolism |
| 4 | Choline | 79 mg | 🟡 14% | Brain & liver |
| 5 | Vitamin B12 | 0.3 mcg | 🟡 14% | Nerves & red blood cells |
| 6 | Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | 0.2 mg | 🟡 14% | Energy & cell health |
| Minerals | ||||
| 1 | Selenium | 22 mcg | 🟡 40% | Antioxidant & thyroid |
| 2 | Zinc | 2.1 mg | 🟡 19% | Immunity & healing |
| 3 | Phosphorus | 195 mg | 🟡 16% | Bones & cellular energy |
| Amino Acids — ranked by amount (no Daily Value) | ||||
| 1 | Glutamic acid | 4.3 g | 🟢 | Brain signaling (glutamate) |
| 2 | Aspartic acid | 2.6 g | 🟢 | Cellular energy & detox |
| 3 | Lysine | 2.5 g | 🟢 | Collagen & immunity |
| 4 | Leucine | 2.2 g | 🟢 | Builds muscle (BCAA) |
| 5 | Arginine | 1.7 g | 🟡 | Blood flow (nitric oxide) |
| 6 | Alanine | 1.6 g | 🟡 | Energy (glucose cycle) |
| 7 | Isoleucine | 1.5 g | 🟡 | Muscle & energy (BCAA) |
| 8 | Valine | 1.4 g | 🟡 | Muscle & energy (BCAA) |
| 9 | Glycine | 1.4 g | 🟡 | Collagen, calm & sleep |
| 10 | Threonine | 1.2 g | 🟡 | Collagen & gut lining |
| 11 | Proline | 1.2 g | 🟡 | Collagen & joints |
| 12 | Phenylalanine | 1.1 g | 🟡 | Dopamine & focus |
| 13 | Serine | 1.0 g | 🟡 | Cell membranes & brain |
| 14 | Tyrosine | 1.0 g | 🟡 | Dopamine & thyroid |
Values are per 100 g of the USDA FoodData Central record FDC 171054, “Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, roasted” (SR Legacy). %DV is the amount per 100 g divided by the adult Daily Value in 21 CFR 101.9.