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27% is the percentage of raw bone in a chicken leg
Ill refer to this article: Cost and Yield Comparison of Ready-To-Cook Chicken Product by J.H. Denton and D.B. Mellor, Extension Poultry Marketing Specializtis, The Texas A&M University System, Texas Agricultural Extension Service L-2290
This is Table 1 of the article:
The quantities in the raw column represent the weight of the meat, and the table assumes you start with 1 pound of the chicken product. The amount of edible material after cooking is indicated in the cooked columns (for example, fried chicken has meat, skin, and coating).
1/4th to 1/3 rd is normal for bone in fowl. Larger legs are on the low side for bone. Small legs on the high side for bone. When buying fowl. The bigger the fowl the less bone to meat ratio. This is for rough figuring. On chicken & turkey at the store. Legs would be 50 t0 60% bone. Breast far less. bone. Per. meat. This is raw fowl. This is why you should always purchase a turkey over 18 pounds when shopping for Thanksgiving. For max. meat to bone ratio. Same with chicken. Ducks are different build.
For you, I did some research and discovered that 250 grams of chicken equals eight. 8oz. Following that, I did some research on cooked chicken legs on the bone without skin and discovered that 8 8 oz. of that specific kind of chicken nets you 316. 7 calories. I hope this helps.
Calories in Churchs Chicken: Original Chicken Leg (with Skin)
Serving Size: 1 serving
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Best Bang for Your Buck: Chicken Leg Quarters
Are you surprised? To be perfectly honest, I was initially, but the more I thought about it, the more sense it made. Before learning more, I assumed that a whole chicken would provide the most meat for the money. I mean, it’s a whole chicken!.
But at an adjusted price of about $1 (more on that below), those incredibly flavorful, inexpensive whole chicken legs (drumstick with bone-in thigh attached) were a clear winner. 36 per pound versus the $1. 65 per pound for a whole chicken. Bone-in thighs were priced slightly higher.
Yes, a whole chicken has the benefit of making all those bones into stock, but when it comes to the meat alone, whole legs offer the best value.
What percentage of a chicken thigh is bone?
It may vary, but for chicken thighs, it appears that you may acquire roughly 40% of the initial weight, which is approximately 400 grams, depending on the breed Bone will account for around 30% of the initial weight, with skin and extra fat accounting for the remaining 30% Chicken Thighs are being deboned.