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Chicken feet

Chicken feet are commonly braised, steamed, or simmered to provide meat, texture, and gelatinous richness.

Chicken feet — illustrative ingredient image

About Chicken feet

Chicken feet are the feet of domesticated chickens, including skin, joints, tendons, and bones. After cleaning, they may be sold whole, trimmed, peeled, or prepared with claws removed. They have little attached muscle compared with a meat cut.

Cooked chicken feet are soft, chewy, and gelatinous, with skin that can remain springy. They are braised, steamed, deep-fried before braising, simmered in soups, or added to stocks and other slow-cooked dishes.

The feet may be whole or divided at the joints. Cooking can leave them intact or tender the skin and connective tissues enough to be eaten; frying before braising changes the surface and texture. They are distinct from chicken legs, drumsticks, and paws from other animals.

Ingredient type
whole food

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Local names for chicken feet

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English

chicken feet

English

Chicken edible offal, Feet, Boiled

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English

Chicken edible offal, Feet, Boiled, Broth

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English

Chicken edible offal, Feet, Raw

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English

Chicken, feet, boiled

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Chicken feet nutrition & diet

Chicken feet nutritional value

Chicken, feet, boiled

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.

Calories
215kcal
Protein
19.4g
Carbs
0.2g
Fat
14.6g

Values apply to the food form named above, not every preparation, variety or brand.

Portions & preparation

Use the cleaned edible portion after removing outer skin, claws, and inedible debris, and distinguish braised, steamed, fried, or simmered forms. Much of the usable material is skin, connective tissue, and gelatinous texture rather than muscle. Sauces, seasonings, and cooking fats should be evaluated separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to cleaned chicken feet in the stated cooked form, specifying whether skin, bones, claws, and sauce are included or excluded.

Diet considerations

Chicken feet are animal-origin poultry and are not plant-based. Plain cooked feet may be served alone, but regional preparations can add soy-based sauces, sugar, flour, starch, alcohol, grains, or other meats. Fried or coated forms differ from steamed or braised forms, and the whole dish’s carbohydrate pattern depends on sauce and accompaniments.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    May be compatible
  • Paleo
    May be compatible
  • Low-carb
    May be compatible
  • Halal
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
Keto · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Paleo · May be compatible
May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
Low-carb · May be compatible
The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
Halal · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Chicken, feet, boiled ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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