Chicken meat is a well-known and loved by many dietary product. It is used in various forms: boiled, smoked, stewed, baked, fried. From it you can prepare a lot of different dishes, but whether they are all equally useful in a healthy diet. For example - chicken cutlets.
How many calories are there in chicken cutlets?
Three factors influence the caloric content of chicken cutlets. Firstly, this is the recipe by which they were prepared. For mincemeat use white dietary meat (brisket) or red (meat from the thigh), more caloric. In minced cooks put different ingredients: flour, bread, semolina, potatoes, which also affects the calorie content of chicken cutlets. Methods of cooking are also different - cutlets are fried, baked in the oven, steamed or grilled.
Caloric content of fried chicken cutlet
Undoubtedly, fried chicken cutlets have the highest calorie content, which is directly related to the frying process. But they can be fried in different ways. If you cook in a significant amount of hot vegetable oil, then the caloric content of fried chicken cutlet will be much higher than if it was cooked on low heat, under the lid with a minimum of fat. But, in any case, the energy value of the dish does not exceed 250 kcal per 100 g of product.
Caloric content of chicken cutlet in the oven
Cutlets in the oven can also be cooked in two ways. For baking, you do not need vegetable oil or other fat (unless you grease the baking tray, if it is not covered with non-stick coating), so the calories of the cutlets cooked in the oven are much lower. You can also use the function of the grill, which is almost all modern ovens, then the cutlets will turn out with a ruddy crispy crust, which in no way will affect the energy value . Caloric content of chicken cutlets cooked in the oven is not more than 115 kcal per 100 g of product.