Why can chicken breast become a "frequent" part of fat-reducing meals?

Chicken breast is the meat on the inside of the chicken breast, shaped like a bamboo hat. Chicken breast is high in protein but very low in calories. The same 100 grams of skinless chicken breast has only 133 calories, while chicken thighs have 181 calories and chicken wings have 194 calories. And it can bring a strong feeling of fullness, which can reduce appetite and prevent overeating. At the same time, chicken breast also contains imidazole, a substance that can improve people's memory and relieve fatigue caused by exercise.

You must know that even lean pork has a fat content of more than 10%. The fat content of "local pork" that tastes very delicious can be as high as 30%. The fat content here refers to the fat contained in lean meat, and does not include the white fat part. Therefore, even if you eat lean pork, you will inevitably consume more fat, which is detrimental to fat loss and muscle gain. At the same time, chicken breast is affordable. In general farmers' markets or e-commerce supermarkets, chicken breast does not exceed 10 yuan per pound, which is much cheaper than other sources of meat protein.

In fact, the advantage of chicken breast is that its fat content is relatively low. From a protein perspective, skinless chicken legs can naturally replace chicken breast. From a fat perspective, according to the "Chinese Food Composition Table", the fat content of chicken thighs is 13 grams per 100 grams, and that of chicken breasts is 5 grams. After removing the skin from chicken thighs, the fat content may still be much higher than that of chicken breasts.

What’s more, today’s broiler chickens are getting fatter and fatter, and it seems that the fat content of chicken legs is not just 13%. But relatively speaking, even if it is a fat chicken, chicken breast is still relatively thin. There will be lumps of fat on the chicken legs, while the chicken breasts are basically pure lean meat. The taste is thicker, which means there is less intramuscular fat.