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Gal Called J.J.
 
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One time on Usenet, Michael L Kankiewicz > said:
> On Wed, 30 Mar 2005, Gal Called J.J. wrote:


> > Yes, but they yield a lot less than, say, a thigh. According to the
> > USDA National Nutritional Database (a great little program free program
> > that I found on their website), a floured and fried thigh with skin has
> > 162 calories, while a wing of the same variety has 103...

>
> I wonder how a breast compares, being larger, but with leaner white meat.


Wonder no longer -- it's 218 calories for half of a floured and
fried chicken breast with skin. And as for the amounts of meat yielded
from each piece, it breaks down like this:

98g breast
62g thigh
32g wing

If anyone is interested in downloading the software for themselves,
go he

http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/

Sorry, it's for Windows and PDA only...

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J.J. in WA ~ mom, vid gamer, novice cook ~
"You still haven't explained why the pool is
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