How many calories in chicken schnitzel?

249 kcal per 100 grams. Protein, carbs and fat below, plus how to log it in one sentence.

Chicken schnitzel: 249 kcal per 100 grams. A typical serving is about 170 g, so roughly 423 kcal.

Calories per serving

ServingWeightCaloriesProtein
1 schnitzel170 g423 kcal39.3 g

Nutrition per 100 grams

Nutrient100 g170 g serving
Calories249 kcal 423 kcal
Protein23.1 g 39.3 g
Carbohydrates13 g 22.1 g
Fat10.9 g 18.5 g

How this was calculated

From a typical recipe: we added up the nutrition of every ingredient and divided it by the weight of the finished dish (170 g). Every home cook makes it a little differently, so yours may differ by about 15%.

IngredientAmount
Chicken breast150 g
Egg15 g
Wheat flour10 g
Breadcrumbs20 g
Oil (absorbed in frying)12 g

How to log this in one sentence

No searching a database, no weighing every bite. In Makrosas you write what you ate in plain words and the calories and macros are worked out for you:

"1 schnitzel"

That is it. If you would rather not type, photograph the plate or scan the barcode.

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Ingredient nutrition: USDA FoodData Central (public domain). The dish values are calculated by Makrosas from a typical recipe.

Data updated: 2026-09.