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Calories · American & British

Calories in chicken wings

A typical restaurant serving of chicken wings (six sauced restaurant wing pieces, about 210 g) is about 570 calories, usually 400–900.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called buffalo wings, hot wings.

~570
Chicken wings

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein35 g
  • Carbs13 g
  • Fat42 g

One serving

Serving
six sauced restaurant wing pieces
Weight
~210 g
Per 100 g
~272

The dish

About chicken wings

Wings are mostly skin and meat, so fat from the skin and frying drives the number, with the sauce adding more. A creamy dip on the side adds more again.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Chicken wings · rough numbers

  • One sauced wing piece~95
  • A dozen pieces~1,150

What moves the number

Why one plate is 400 and another 900

  • Frying, and whether wings are breaded
  • Butter-based or sweet sauces
  • Blue cheese or ranch dips

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Pick dry rub or grilled wings
  • Share the plate and add celery and carrots
  • Take dips on the side

Side by side

Next to other American & British dishes

American & British · typical restaurant servingAll about American & British food →

  • Hot dog~300one beef hot dog in a white bun with mustard · usually 250–650
  • Mac and cheese~340one restaurant side, roughly a heaped cup · usually 250–1,000
  • Clam chowder~350one bowl of New England chowder, about 1½ cups · usually 200–900
  • Sausage roll~350one bakery sausage roll in flaky pastry · usually 250–550
  • Caesar salad~400one starter salad with about 45 g of dressing · usually 250–800
  • Grilled cheese sandwich~400one grilled cheese on white bread · usually 300–750
  • BLT~420one café or diner BLT, no sides · usually 300–650
  • Onion rings~420one side order of 8 to 10 rings · usually 300–1,000
  • Grilled salmon~440one restaurant fillet, no sides · usually 300–650
  • French fries~490one restaurant side of fries · usually 250–700
  • Shepherd's pie~490one pub portion · usually 350–750
  • BBQ ribs~530a half rack of sauced pork ribs, about 6 ribs · usually 450–1,400

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Chicken "wings" with hot sauce, from fast food / restaurant, FDC 2706070
  2. USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS 2021–2023) — Chicken "wings", plain, from fast food / restaurant, FDC 2706072

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in chicken wings?

A typical restaurant serving of chicken wings (six sauced restaurant wing pieces, about 210 g) is about 570 calories, usually 400–900. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one chicken wing?

About 95 for a sauced restaurant piece, so six land near 570 and a dozen near 1,150.

Are dry-rub wings lighter than sauced wings?

Usually. Butter-based and sweet sauces add on top of the skin and frying, so dry-rub or grilled wings come in lower.

Do the dips matter?

Yes. A pot of blue cheese or ranch adds noticeably, while celery and carrots on the side add almost nothing.

What changes the calories in chicken wings?

Frying, and whether wings are breaded. Butter-based or sweet sauces.

How can I order chicken wings lighter?

Pick dry rub or grilled wings. Share the plate and add celery and carrots.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.