Amount of Tryptophan in Chicken leg

Welcome to the nutritional tryptophan content in 9 different types of chicken leg, ranging from 0.33 g to 0.17 g per 100g. The basic type of chicken leg is Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw, where the amount of tryptophan in 100g is 0.22 g. For a typical serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g) the amount of Tryptophan is 0.19 g.

Top five chicken leg products high in tryptophan

Below is a summary list for the top five chicken leg items ranked by the amount or level of tryptophan in 100g.

1. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried : 0.33g
2. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, stewed : 0.31g
3. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour : 0.30g
4. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted : 0.27g
5. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed : 0.27g

Following on from the five top chicken leg items or products containing tryptophan we have a more comprehensive break down of Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw, and the highest item containing tryptophan which is Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried. We also give a comparison of average values, median values and lowest values along with a comparison with other food groups and assess the effects of storage and preparation on the 9 types of chicken leg.

At the bottom of the page is the full list for the 9 different types of chicken leg based on the content in different servings in grams and oz (and other serving sizes), providing a comprehensive analysis of the tryptophan content in chicken leg.

Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw - Nutritional Content and Chart

The full nutrition content, RDA percentages and levels for Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw should be considered along with the tryptophan content.Other important and tryptophan related nutrients are Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. For this 100g serving in your diet, the amount of Energy is 120.00 kcal (6% RDA), the amount of Protein is 19.16 g (34% RDA), the amount of Total Fat is 4.22 g (6% RDA) and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g. The nutritional content and facts for 100g, which includes Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate is shown in the RDA chart below as percentages of the recommended daily allowance along with the tryptophan levels in chicken leg.

Our proprietary nutritional density score gives a nutritional value out of 100 based on 9 different vitamins, minerals and macro nutrients. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw has a nutritional value score of 15.00 out of 100.

Amount of tryptophan per 100 Calories

100 calories of chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw is a serving size of 0 g, and the amount of Tryptophan is 0 g. Other important and related nutrients and macronutrients such as Total Fat, in 100 Calories are as follows; Energy 0 kcal (0% RDA), Protein 0 g (0% RDA), Total Fat 0 g (0% RDA), Carbohydrate 0 g (0% RDA). This is shown in the tryptophan RDA percentage chart below, based on 100 Calories, along with the other important nutrients and macro nutrients.

Content per Typical Serving Size 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g)

For the food Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw the typical serving size is 3.000 oz (or 85.00 g) which contains 0.19 g of Tryptophan. In terms of the gram weight and total content for this serving the Energy content is 102 kcal, the Protein content is 16.29 g, the Total Fat content is 3.59 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g. The percentages are shown below in the tryptophan chart, for the typical serving of tryptophan and the related and important nutritional values.

Macronutrients in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw

The amount of protein, fat and carbs from this food described above is measured in grams per 100g and grams in a typical serving size (in this case 3.000 oz or 85.00 g), although it is also useful to give the number of calories from protein, fat and carbohydrate which are the most important macronutrients. For this serving in your diet here are the macronutrient calories. From protein the number of calories is 69.6 (kcal).The total calories from carbohydrate is 0.0 (kcal).

Grams of tryptophan in chicken leg (per 100g)

This list of 9 types of chicken leg, is brought to you by www.dietandfitnesstoday.com and ranges from Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried through to Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw where all food items are ranked by the content or amount per 100g. The nutritional tryptophan content can be scaled by the amount in grams, oz or typical serving sizes. Simply click on a food item or beverage from the list at the bottom of the page to give a full dietary nutritional breakdown to answer the question how much tryptophan in chicken leg.

The list below gives the total tryptophan content in the 9 items from the general description 'chicken leg' each of which show the tryptophan amount as well as Energy, Protein, Total Fat and Carbohydrate. Below, is the top 9 food items shown in the tryptophan chart. This gives a quick and easy dietary comparison for the different items, where each item is listed at the bottom of the page with a nutritional summary.

The corresponding nutritional value for chicken leg based on our density score out of 100 (ranked by the amount of tryptophan per 100g) is shown in the below nutritional density chart.

The corresponding Calories for chicken leg ranked by the amount of tryptophan per 100g is shown below in the chicken leg calories chart.

Effect of Preparation and Storage on tryptophan

The level of tryptophan can be affected by the method of storage for example canned or frozen and also by the method of preparation for example either raw, cooked or fried. The total food items which are raw is 2 items. The highest amount of tryptophan from the 2 raw items is in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw where the content is 0.22 g per 100g. The number of food items which are cooked are 7 items. The highest amount of tryptophan from the 7 cooked items is in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried where the amount is 0.33 g per 100g. Comparing raw and cooked chicken leg shows that cooking can change the levels of tryptophan by 0.11 g in a 100g serving.

Average Content for chicken leg

The average (or more correctly the arithmetic mean) amount of tryptophan contained in 100g of chicken leg, based on the list below of 9 different items under the general description of chicken leg, is 0.27 g of tryptophan. The averages for the different nutrients are as follows; the average amount of Energy is 203.56 kcal, the average amount of Protein is 23.47 g, the average amount of Total Fat is 10.87 g and the average amount of Carbohydrate is g.

Median Amount

The median value of Tryptophan is found in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed which in 100g contains 0.27 g of Tryptophan. For this serving the amount of Energy is 220.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 24.17 g, the amount of Total Fat is 12.92 g and the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.00 g.

Highest tryptophan Content per 100g

Using the list below for the 9 different chicken leg nutrition entries in our database, the highest amount of tryptophan is found in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried which contains 0.33 g of tryptophan per 100g. The associated percentage of RDA is %. For this 100g serving the Energy content is 208.00 kcal, the Protein content is 28.38 g, the Total Fat content is 9.32 g, the Carbohydrate content is 0.65 g.

The lowest amount of tryptophan in 100g is in Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw which contains 0.17 g. This gives as percentage of the recommended daily allowance % of the RDA. For this 100g serving the amount of Energy is 214.00 kcal, the amount of Protein is 16.37 g, the amount of Total Fat is 15.95 g, the amount of Carbohydrate is 0.17 g.

The difference between the highest and lowest values gives a tryptophan range of 0.16 g per 100g. The range for the other nutrients are as follows; 6 kcal for Energy, 12.01 g for Protein, 6.63 g for Total Fat, 0 g for Carbohydrate.

Highest Amount of tryptophan per Serving

Please remember that the above gives an accurate value in 100g for high tryptophan foods in your diet. For example 100g of Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw contains 0.22 g of tryptophan. However, there are other factors to consider when you are assessing your nutritional requirements. You should also take into account portion sizes when you are considering the tryptophan nutritional content.

The food with the highest tryptophan content per typical serving is Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed which contains 0.38 g in 1.000 cup, chopped or diced (or 140.00 g). For this serving the Energy content is 308 kcal, the Protein content is 33.84 g, the Total Fat content is 18.09 g and the Carbohydrate content is 0 g.

Nutritional Information Summary

From the list below you can find a full nutrition facts breakdown for all foods containing tryptophan which can be scaled for different servings and quantities. We have also sorted our complete nutritional information and vitamin database of over 7000 foods, to give a list of foods with a high amount of tryptophan.

Chicken leg List, tryptophan Content per 100g 1. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan (%RDA) Energy (%RDA) Carbohydrate (%RDA) Total Fat (%RDA) Protein (%RDA)   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.33 g 208.00 kcal (10%) 0.65 g (1%) 9.32 g (14%) 28.38 g (51%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (or 56.00g):    0.18 g 116.48 kcal (6%) 0.36 g (0%) 5.22 g (8%) 15.89 g (28%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone and skin removed (or 94.00g):   0.31 g 195.52 kcal (10%) 0.61 g (0%) 8.76 g (13%) 26.68 g (48%) 2. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, stewed - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.31 g 185.00 kcal (9%) 0.00 g (0%) 8.06 g (12%) 26.26 g (47%)   Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):    0.26 g 157.25 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 6.85 g (11%) 22.32 g (40%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 cup and chopped or diced (or 160.00g):   0.5 g 296 kcal (15%) 0 g (0%) 12.9 g (20%) 42.02 g (75%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (or 60.00g):   0.19 g 111 kcal (6%) 0 g (0%) 4.84 g (7%) 15.76 g (28%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone and skin removed (or 101.00g):   0.31 g 186.85 kcal (9%) 0 g (0%) 8.14 g (13%) 26.52 g (47%) 3. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.30 g 254.00 kcal (13%) 2.50 g (2%) 14.43 g (22%) 26.84 g (48%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (or 67.00g):    0.2 g 170.18 kcal (9%) 1.68 g (1%) 9.67 g (15%) 17.98 g (32%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone removed (or 112.00g):   0.34 g 284.48 kcal (14%) 2.8 g (2%) 16.16 g (25%) 30.06 g (54%) 4. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.27 g 184.00 kcal (9%) 0.00 g (0%) 8.99 g (14%) 24.03 g (43%)   Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):    0.23 g 156.4 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 7.64 g (12%) 20.43 g (36%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and with skin (Sum of drumstick+thigh+back) (or 258.00g):   0.7 g 474.72 kcal (24%) 0 g (0%) 23.19 g (36%) 62 g (111%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 thigh with skin (or 133.00g):   0.36 g 244.72 kcal (12%) 0 g (0%) 11.96 g (18%) 31.96 g (57%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 drumstick with skin (or 91.00g):   0.25 g 167.44 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 8.18 g (13%) 21.87 g (39%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 back with skin (or 35.00g):   0.09 g 64.4 kcal (3%) 0 g (0%) 3.15 g (5%) 8.41 g (15%) 5. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.27 g 220.00 kcal (11%) 0.00 g (0%) 12.92 g (20%) 24.17 g (43%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 cup and chopped or diced (or 140.00g):    0.38 g 308 kcal (15%) 0 g (0%) 18.09 g (28%) 33.84 g (60%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (or 75.00g):   0.2 g 165 kcal (8%) 0 g (0%) 9.69 g (15%) 18.13 g (32%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone removed (or 125.00g):   0.34 g 275 kcal (14%) 0 g (0%) 16.15 g (25%) 30.21 g (54%) 6. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, roasted - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.27 g 174.00 kcal (9%) 0.00 g (0%) 7.80 g (12%) 24.22 g (43%)   Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):    0.23 g 147.9 kcal (7%) 0 g (0%) 6.63 g (10%) 20.59 g (37%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg (Sum of drumstick+thigh+back meat only) (or 199.00g):   0.54 g 346.26 kcal (17%) 0 g (0%) 15.52 g (24%) 48.2 g (86%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 drumstick bone and skin (or 105.00g):   0.28 g 182.7 kcal (9%) 0 g (0%) 8.19 g (13%) 25.43 g (45%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 thigh bone and skin (or 72.00g):   0.19 g 125.28 kcal (6%) 0 g (0%) 5.62 g (9%) 17.44 g (31%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 back bone and skin (or 22.00g):   0.06 g 38.28 kcal (2%) 0 g (0%) 1.72 g (3%) 5.33 g (10%) 7. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.25 g 273.00 kcal (14%) 8.72 g (7%) 16.17 g (25%) 21.77 g (39%)   Typical Serving size of 1.000 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook chicken) (or 95.00g):    0.24 g 259.35 kcal (13%) 8.28 g (6%) 15.36 g (24%) 20.68 g (37%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone removed (or 158.00g):   0.4 g 431.34 kcal (22%) 13.78 g (11%) 25.55 g (39%) 34.4 g (61%) 8. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 15.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.22 g 120.00 kcal (6%) 0.00 g (0%) 4.22 g (6%) 19.16 g (34%)   Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):    0.19 g 102 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 3.59 g (6%) 16.29 g (29%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and bone and skin removed (Sum of drumstick+thigh+back meat only) (or 265.00g):   0.58 g 318 kcal (16%) 0 g (0%) 11.18 g (17%) 50.77 g (91%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 thigh bone and skin removed (or 147.00g):   0.32 g 176.4 kcal (9%) 0 g (0%) 6.2 g (10%) 28.17 g (50%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 drumstick bone and skin removed (or 88.00g):   0.19 g 105.6 kcal (5%) 0 g (0%) 3.71 g (6%) 16.86 g (30%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 back bone and skin removed (or 30.00g):   0.07 g 36 kcal (2%) 0 g (0%) 1.27 g (2%) 5.75 g (10%) 9. Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw - Tryptophan   Nutritional Value : 14.00 / 100     food group -   Tryptophan Energy Carbohydrate Total Fat Protein   Profile for a 100g serving :   0.17 g 214.00 kcal (11%) 0.17 g (0%) 15.95 g (25%) 16.37 g (29%)   Typical Serving size of 3.000 oz (or 85.00g):    0.14 g 181.9 kcal (9%) 0.14 g (0%) 13.56 g (21%) 13.91 g (25%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 leg and with skin (Sum of drumstick+thigh+back) (or 344.00g):   0.58 g 736.16 kcal (37%) 0.58 g (0%) 54.87 g (84%) 56.31 g (101%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 drumstick with skin (or 111.00g):   0.19 g 237.54 kcal (12%) 0.19 g (0%) 17.7 g (27%) 18.17 g (32%)   Other serving sizes 1.000 thigh with skin (or 185.00g):   0.31 g 395.9 kcal (20%) 0.31 g (0%) 29.51 g (45%) 30.28 g (54%)

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