Calories in Turkey Meat: Breast, Thigh, Drumstick

By NYUS Inc. · Published 28 October 2026

"Turkey calories" depends on the cut, on raw against cooked and on whether the skin is on. This guide gives twenty-two records from the SR Legacy table of USDA FoodData Central, all "meat only" (no skin): raw turkey as a whole bird, back, neck, wing, breast, thigh and drumstick, and roasted (or, for the neck, simmered) turkey in the same cuts, with the weights printed on their record pages. Records with skin, ground turkey and processed turkey are not on this page. IFCT 2017, the Indian Food Composition Tables from ICMR-NIN, has poultry rows including turkey on our beef, pork and duck guide, not repeated here. Turkey bacon, ham and salami slices are in our frankfurter, salami and ham guide, sandwiches in our sandwich, sub and wrap guide, minced beef in our ground beef guide and mutton and goat in our mutton, lamb and goat guide.

The short answer

By the SR Legacy records, raw turkey meat only is 108 to 125 kcal per 100 g across the eleven raw records (retail breast 114, retail thigh 116, retail drumstick 118, neck 125) and cooked turkey meat only is 136 to 173 across the eleven cooked records (roasted retail breast 136, retail thigh 159, retail drumstick 173, whole-bird back 173). In every one of the ten raw and cooked pairs on this page the cooked record has more kcal and less water per 100 g. Our reading: compare the cut and raw against cooked; the retail breast is the lowest cooked row here and the back and retail drumstick the highest, so "turkey" is not one number.

SR Legacy: per 100 g

Every figure below is exactly as the record page shows it. The record names are the dataset's own. Two pairs of records print the same figures: 171496 and 171498 are identical, and 171090 and 171531 print the same kcal, protein, fat and carbohydrate (their kJ differ, 453 and 451); we show them as printed.

SR Legacy: per printed portion

Each figure is our arithmetic on exact weights: kcal per 100 g times the grams, divided by 100, with the exact product in the sums line and the result shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. Every weight below is printed on the SR Legacy record page; none is ours. The weights are of whole parts, for example a whole bird of 5002 g or a breast of 1150 g, as the records print them; they are not servings, except the 85 g serving on 171090 and the 1 lb on the neck record 171086. The simmered neck record prints no portion other than an ounce portion and has no row below.

The sums: 171480 115 × 5002 / 100 = 5752.3, so 5752.3 kcal; 171090 108 × 85 / 100 = 91.8, so 91.8 kcal; 171096 113 × 1124 / 100 = 1270.12, so 1270.1 kcal; 171086 125 × 453 / 100 = 566.25, so 566.3 kcal; 171497 115 × 346 / 100 = 397.9, so 397.9 kcal; 174515 114 × 1150 / 100 = 1311, so 1311.0 kcal; 172875 118 × 356 / 100 = 420.08, so 420.1 kcal; 174518 116 × 454 / 100 = 526.64, so 526.6 kcal; 174517 112 × 518 / 100 = 580.16, so 580.2 kcal; 171136 109 × 337 / 100 = 367.33, so 367.3 kcal; 171531 108 × 367 / 100 = 396.36, so 396.4 kcal; 171481 159 × 3812 / 100 = 6061.08, so 6061.1 kcal; 171097 173 × 911 / 100 = 1576.03, so 1576.0 kcal; 171496 147 × 1413 / 100 = 2077.11, so 2077.1 kcal; 171498 147 × 213 / 100 = 313.11, so 313.1 kcal; 174516 136 × 863 / 100 = 1173.68, so 1173.7 kcal; 172878 173 × 275 / 100 = 475.75, so 475.8 kcal; 172877 159 × 348 / 100 = 553.32, so 553.3 kcal; 172872 170 × 375 / 100 = 637.5, so 637.5 kcal; 171530 139 × 206 / 100 = 286.34, so 286.3 kcal; 171532 165 × 319 / 100 = 526.35, so 526.4 kcal.

100 g, 250 g and 500 g of turkey meat

Shops and recipes use 250 g and 500 g, which these records do not print. These three weights are ours: each cell is the SR Legacy per 100 g figure times the grams, divided by 100, as kcal, protein and fat, shown to 0.1 with half rounding up. They are for the meat as the record describes it (raw or cooked as named, no skin), not for a curry or a fry with oil.

The weight sums: 171480 115 × 100 / 100 = 115, so 115.0 kcal; 171480 115 × 250 / 100 = 287.5, so 287.5 kcal; 171480 115 × 500 / 100 = 575, so 575.0 kcal; 171090 108 × 100 / 100 = 108, so 108.0 kcal; 171090 108 × 250 / 100 = 270, so 270.0 kcal; 171090 108 × 500 / 100 = 540, so 540.0 kcal; 171096 113 × 100 / 100 = 113, so 113.0 kcal; 171096 113 × 250 / 100 = 282.5, so 282.5 kcal; 171096 113 × 500 / 100 = 565, so 565.0 kcal; 171086 125 × 100 / 100 = 125, so 125.0 kcal; 171086 125 × 250 / 100 = 312.5, so 312.5 kcal; 171086 125 × 500 / 100 = 625, so 625.0 kcal; 171497 115 × 100 / 100 = 115, so 115.0 kcal; 171497 115 × 250 / 100 = 287.5, so 287.5 kcal; 171497 115 × 500 / 100 = 575, so 575.0 kcal; 174515 114 × 100 / 100 = 114, so 114.0 kcal; 174515 114 × 250 / 100 = 285, so 285.0 kcal; 174515 114 × 500 / 100 = 570, so 570.0 kcal; 172875 118 × 100 / 100 = 118, so 118.0 kcal; 172875 118 × 250 / 100 = 295, so 295.0 kcal; 172875 118 × 500 / 100 = 590, so 590.0 kcal; 174518 116 × 100 / 100 = 116, so 116.0 kcal; 174518 116 × 250 / 100 = 290, so 290.0 kcal; 174518 116 × 500 / 100 = 580, so 580.0 kcal; 174517 112 × 100 / 100 = 112, so 112.0 kcal; 174517 112 × 250 / 100 = 280, so 280.0 kcal; 174517 112 × 500 / 100 = 560, so 560.0 kcal; 171136 109 × 100 / 100 = 109, so 109.0 kcal; 171136 109 × 250 / 100 = 272.5, so 272.5 kcal; 171136 109 × 500 / 100 = 545, so 545.0 kcal; 171531 108 × 100 / 100 = 108, so 108.0 kcal; 171531 108 × 250 / 100 = 270, so 270.0 kcal; 171531 108 × 500 / 100 = 540, so 540.0 kcal; 171481 159 × 100 / 100 = 159, so 159.0 kcal; 171481 159 × 250 / 100 = 397.5, so 397.5 kcal; 171481 159 × 500 / 100 = 795, so 795.0 kcal; 171097 173 × 100 / 100 = 173, so 173.0 kcal; 171097 173 × 250 / 100 = 432.5, so 432.5 kcal; 171097 173 × 500 / 100 = 865, so 865.0 kcal; 171496 147 × 100 / 100 = 147, so 147.0 kcal; 171496 147 × 250 / 100 = 367.5, so 367.5 kcal; 171496 147 × 500 / 100 = 735, so 735.0 kcal; 171087 162 × 100 / 100 = 162, so 162.0 kcal; 171087 162 × 250 / 100 = 405, so 405.0 kcal; 171087 162 × 500 / 100 = 810, so 810.0 kcal; 171498 147 × 100 / 100 = 147, so 147.0 kcal; 171498 147 × 250 / 100 = 367.5, so 367.5 kcal; 171498 147 × 500 / 100 = 735, so 735.0 kcal; 174516 136 × 100 / 100 = 136, so 136.0 kcal; 174516 136 × 250 / 100 = 340, so 340.0 kcal; 174516 136 × 500 / 100 = 680, so 680.0 kcal; 172878 173 × 100 / 100 = 173, so 173.0 kcal; 172878 173 × 250 / 100 = 432.5, so 432.5 kcal; 172878 173 × 500 / 100 = 865, so 865.0 kcal; 172877 159 × 100 / 100 = 159, so 159.0 kcal; 172877 159 × 250 / 100 = 397.5, so 397.5 kcal; 172877 159 × 500 / 100 = 795, so 795.0 kcal; 172872 170 × 100 / 100 = 170, so 170.0 kcal; 172872 170 × 250 / 100 = 425, so 425.0 kcal; 172872 170 × 500 / 100 = 850, so 850.0 kcal; 171530 139 × 100 / 100 = 139, so 139.0 kcal; 171530 139 × 250 / 100 = 347.5, so 347.5 kcal; 171530 139 × 500 / 100 = 695, so 695.0 kcal; 171532 165 × 100 / 100 = 165, so 165.0 kcal; 171532 165 × 250 / 100 = 412.5, so 412.5 kcal; 171532 165 × 500 / 100 = 825, so 825.0 kcal.

What stands out in the numbers

• Raw, kcal per 100 g, highest first: 171086 (Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, raw) 125, 172875 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, raw) 118, 174518 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw) 116, 171480 (Turkey, whole, meat only, raw) 115, 171497 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, raw) 115, 174515 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, raw) 114, 171096 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, raw) 113, 174517 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, raw) 112, 171136 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, raw) 109, 171090 (Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat only, raw) 108, 171531 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, raw) 108.
• Cooked, kcal per 100 g, highest first: 171097 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, cooked, roasted) 173, 172878 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted) 173, 172872 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted) 170, 171532 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, roasted) 165, 171087 (Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, cooked, simmered) 162, 171481 (Turkey, whole, meat only, cooked, roasted) 159, 172877 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted) 159, 171496 (Turkey, whole, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted) 147, 171498 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted) 147, 171530 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted) 139, 174516 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted) 136.
• Per printed whole part, raw records, highest first: 171480 (Turkey, whole, meat only, raw), 1 bird, 5002 g, 5752.3 kcal, 174515 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, raw), 1 breast, 1150 g, 1311.0 kcal, 171096 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, raw), 1 back, 1124 g, 1270.1 kcal, 174517 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, raw), 1 wing, 518 g, 580.2 kcal, 171086 (Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, raw), 1 lb, 453 g, 566.3 kcal, 174518 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw), 1 thigh, 454 g, 526.6 kcal, 172875 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, raw), 1 drumstick, 356 g, 420.1 kcal, 171497 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, raw), 1 wing, 346 g, 397.9 kcal, 171531 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, raw), 1 thigh, 367 g, 396.4 kcal, 171136 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, raw), 1 drumstick, 337 g, 367.3 kcal, 171090 (Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat only, raw), 1 serving, 85 g, 91.8 kcal.
• Per printed whole part, cooked records, highest first: 171481 (Turkey, whole, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 bird, 3812 g, 6061.1 kcal, 171496 (Turkey, whole, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 breast, 1413 g, 2077.1 kcal, 171097 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 back, 911 g, 1576.0 kcal, 174516 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 breast, 863 g, 1173.7 kcal, 172872 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 wing, 375 g, 637.5 kcal, 172877 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 thigh, 348 g, 553.3 kcal, 171532 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, roasted), 1 thigh, 319 g, 526.4 kcal, 172878 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 drumstick, 275 g, 475.8 kcal, 171498 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted), 1 wing, 213 g, 313.1 kcal, 171530 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted), 1 drumstick, 206 g, 286.3 kcal.
• Rows to check by hand: the cooked whole-bird wing (171498) and breast (171496) print identical figures, and the raw whole-bird dark meat (171090) and thigh (171531) print the same kcal, protein, fat and carbohydrate; we show them as printed and do not adjust them.

Why these are reference rows, not your turkey

• Names are the records'. No record name or portion label shown here carries a company name. The records are USDA's generic turkey rows; we do not say that turkey bought in India matches them.
• Meat only. Every record is "meat only", without skin. Skin, pre-basted turkey, turkey with added solution, smoked, ground and canned turkey are different records and are left out.
• No curry or fry row. USDA has no turkey curry or fried turkey record in this set. Oil, onion and masala change the number, so the rows here do not give a prepared dish's calories.
• Overlap with our beef, pork and duck guide. Our beef, pork and duck guide prints IFCT raw turkey with skin (one region each): leg at 155, thigh at 139, breast at 160 and wing at 184 kcal per 100 g, and USDA raw whole turkey breast meat only (171098) at 114; this page has USDA meat only rows without skin, such as raw retail breast at 114 and roasted retail breast at 136. They are different datasets, and the IFCT rows keep the skin on, so the figures differ: use one source for a meal.
• Every portion here is printed, except the weights table. The only weights that are ours are the labelled 100 g, 250 g and 500 g in the weights table and the 100 g logging example.
• The records' own notes. The record pages mark the kcal energy of 21 of the 22 records "Calculated" and of 1 (171481) "Based on physical composition"; they are USDA values, not our measurements.

How to log it so the numbers hold

• Weigh it, and say raw or cooked. 100 g of roasted retail turkey breast, meat only (our example weight, not a dataset value) on SR Legacy 174516 is 136 × 100 / 100 = 136, so 136.0 kcal; 100 g of the raw retail breast (174515) is 114.
• Pick the cut and the method the record names. Breast, thigh, drumstick and wing are different rows; the same weight of each gives different calories.
• Skin is separate. These rows are for meat without skin; if you eat the skin, these rows do not include it.
• Curries and fries are separate. Oil, ghee and sugar are in our ghee, oil and sugar guide.
• Do not mix datasets inside one day. If you log turkey from SR Legacy, keep to that record for the same meal.

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What this page leaves out

• A calorie target, and any claim about what turkey does to your body: we have not looked up one for any person, so we give none. If you have a medical condition, ask your doctor or dietitian.
• Turkey curry, roast with stuffing, turkey slices, sausage and any restaurant or maker's version: no record used here. Slices and bacon are in our frankfurter, salami and ham guide.
• The "turkey meat only" search returned 42 records: 22 used, and these 20 are left out: canned turkey record 171101; named on the live beef, pork and duck guide 171098; added solution record 174508, 172868, 172869, 172864, 174507, 172865, 174513, 174520, 174521, 172876, 174519, 171525, 171128, 174514, 171129, 171131, 171526, 171527.
• Turkey records that are not "meat only" (meat and skin, skin only, ground, smoked, giblets, sausage and salami) are not covered on this page, and these searches are counted only, not listed: "turkey cooked" returned 46; "turkey ground" returned 11; "turkey breast" returned 19; "turkey whole" returned 53; "turkey raw" returned 53; "turkey thigh" returned 9; "turkey drumstick" returned 9; "turkey wing" returned 11; "turkey back" returned 7; "turkey young" returned 1. Records in these searches overlap each other and the "meat only" search.
• Nutrients beyond energy, protein, fat and carbohydrate: not covered here.

Sources

• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171480 (Turkey, whole, meat only, raw): Energy 115 kcal (479 kJ), protein 22.6 g, total fat 1.93 g, carbohydrate 0.14 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 bird 5002 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171090 (Turkey, whole, dark meat, meat only, raw): Energy 108 kcal (453 kJ), protein 21.3 g, total fat 2.5 g, carbohydrate 0.15 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 serving 85 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171096 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, raw): Energy 113 kcal (475 kJ), protein 21.3 g, total fat 2.5 g, carbohydrate 0.15 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 back 1124 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171086 (Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, raw): Energy 125 kcal (523 kJ), protein 16.5 g, total fat 6.04 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 lb 453 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171497 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, raw): Energy 115 kcal (481 kJ), protein 23.7 g, total fat 1.48 g, carbohydrate 0.14 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 wing 346 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174515 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, raw): Energy 114 kcal (478 kJ), protein 23.3 g, total fat 2.33 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 breast 1150 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172875 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, raw): Energy 118 kcal (493 kJ), protein 20.5 g, total fat 3.97 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 drumstick 356 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174518 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, raw): Energy 116 kcal (484 kJ), protein 20.6 g, total fat 3.69 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 thigh 454 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174517 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, raw): Energy 112 kcal (470 kJ), protein 22.5 g, total fat 2.49 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 wing 518 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171136 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, raw): Energy 109 kcal (454 kJ), protein 23.7 g, total fat 1.48 g, carbohydrate 0.14 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 drumstick 337 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171531 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, raw): Energy 108 kcal (451 kJ), protein 21.3 g, total fat 2.5 g, carbohydrate 0.15 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 thigh 367 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171481 (Turkey, whole, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 159 kcal (664 kJ), protein 29.1 g, total fat 3.84 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 bird 3812 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171097 (Turkey, whole, back, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 173 kcal (723 kJ), protein 27.7 g, total fat 6.04 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 back 911 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171496 (Turkey, whole, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 147 kcal (617 kJ), protein 30.1 g, total fat 2.08 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 breast 1413 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171087 (Turkey, whole, neck, meat only, cooked, simmered): Energy 162 kcal (679 kJ), protein 22.5 g, total fat 7.36 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: none shown (100 g and ounce portions only) (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171498 (Turkey, whole, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 147 kcal (617 kJ), protein 30.1 g, total fat 2.08 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 wing 213 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174516 (Turkey, retail parts, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 136 kcal (568 kJ), protein 29.5 g, total fat 1.97 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 breast 863 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172878 (Turkey, retail parts, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 173 kcal (724 kJ), protein 28.6 g, total fat 6.52 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 drumstick 275 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172877 (Turkey, retail parts, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 159 kcal (664 kJ), protein 25.1 g, total fat 6.25 g, carbohydrate 0.46 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 thigh 348 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 172872 (Turkey, retail parts, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted): Energy 170 kcal (713 kJ), protein 30.2 g, total fat 5.51 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 wing 375 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171530 (Turkey, drumstick, from whole bird, meat only, roasted): Energy 139 kcal (583 kJ), protein 30.1 g, total fat 2.08 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 drumstick 206 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 171532 (Turkey, thigh, from whole bird, meat only, roasted): Energy 165 kcal (691 kJ), protein 27.7 g, total fat 6.04 g, carbohydrate 0 g per 100 g; portions used: 1 thigh 319 g (read 28 Oct 2026).
• ICMR-NIN, Indian Food Composition Tables 2017 (IFCT 2017): poultry rows including turkey are on the beef, pork and duck guide; not used for the figures on this page.
• nyus.in, the NYUS landing page, read on 28 Oct 2026 for the app statements in the NYUS section and the CTA.

The per portion figures, the weights table, the sums, the rounding, the comparisons and every sentence starting "Our reading" are NYUS's own arithmetic or opinion, not from USDA. The SR Legacy values and portion weights are exactly as printed on the record pages. The names in the first column are the dataset's own record names.

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