(Diet) Chicken is good, but… ‘this part’ is fattier than pork belly

People on a diet often eat chicken dishes, as it's known to be rich in protein and low in fat. However, chicken skin is an exception.

 

Chicken skin has more calories than pork belly.

 

Chicken meat contains 110 kcal per 100g, but the skin alone contains 450 kcal per 100g, more than four times more calories than the meat itself. Even pork belly, known for its high calorie content, contains 330 kcal per 100g, lower than the skin.

 

This is because fat accumulates in the skin to maintain the chicken's body temperature. The fat in the skin accounts for 80-90% of the total chicken fat. While carbohydrates and protein each provide 4 kcal per gram, the same amount of fat provides 9 kcal per gram. In fact, about 40 grams of chicken skin is fat.

Those who like chicken skin argue that the fat inside the skin isn't necessarily a bad thing.

 

It's true that the unsaturated fatty acid content, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, is higher than expected. The ratio of saturated to unsaturated fatty acids is approximately 3:7 in chicken skin and approximately 4:6 in pork belly. Chicken skin contains 9.1g of saturated fatty acids per 100g, which is less than the same amount of pork belly (19g). However, considering that the recommended daily intake of saturated fatty acids for the average adult is less than 15g, this is by no means a small amount. Since we already consume saturated fat from various foods, there's no need to consume it through chicken skin.

 

Patients with cardiovascular diseases such as hyperlipidemia and stroke who need to eat less saturated fat should avoid eating chicken skin.

 

Remove the skin from the chicken before cooking. Instead of frying the skin separately, simply boil or stew the whole chicken to consume the saturated fat in the skin through the broth.

 

Meanwhile, if you're dieting, chicken breast is the best choice among chicken meats. At 106 kcal per 100g, chicken breast is lower in calories than chicken thigh, which has 106 kcal per 100g. It also contains less than 1g of fat. It's also a good source of protein, with 22.9% protein.

 

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I don't eat chicken skin.

It's a matter of taste,

It's a bit blurry lol

 

That's why I don't eat pork or chicken.

 

All of these are my husband's,

I guess I shouldn't give it to my husband anymore.

 

Chicken skin is better than pork belly

I thought it would taste better

I never thought of that