Jidori Chicken
Jidori chicken refers to specially raised Japanese chicken used in everyday cooking and regional poultry dishes.

About Jidori Chicken
Jidori chicken is a Japanese designation used for specially raised, locally identified chicken rather than one single universal breed or standardized cut. Regional production lines can have their own breeding, husbandry, inspection, and marketing specifications.
The raw meat may therefore vary in size, colour, fat, and firmness. It is used in everyday Japanese cooking and regional poultry dishes, including preparations where the chicken’s texture and flavour are prominent.
Jidori chicken may be sold as whole birds, bone-in portions, boneless meat, or processed cuts. Cooking characteristics depend on the particular Jidori designation and portion, so appearance and texture can change with skin inclusion, cutting, and cooking.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for jidori chicken
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地鶏
jidori
Jidori Chicken
地鶏
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jidori chicken
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Jidori Chicken nutrition & diet
Jidori Chicken nutritional value
Representative benchmark: Beef, not further specified
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 154kcal
- Protein
- 22.1g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 7.2g
Representative benchmark from a comparable official food-composition category; it is not a laboratory measurement of this exact ingredient. The displayed reference form must be considered, and species, cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Portions & preparation
Match the edible chicken meat to its preparation, including whether skin, bones, or visible fat remain. Raw, roasted, grilled, simmered, and fried portions differ after cooking, while marinades, sauces, breading, and rendered fat belong to the finished dish rather than the plain poultry.
Compare the right form: Identify Jidori chicken by cut, with or without skin and bone, and cooked method; match references to the edible cooked meat portion.
Diet considerations
Jidori chicken is animal-derived poultry. Plain meat can fit meat-inclusive patterns, while compatibility changes with broth, dairy, egg, alcohol, marinades, breading, or shared dish ingredients. The Jidori designation describes a Japanese raising or quality label; the exact producer and preparation should be verified for dietary rules.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot 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: Pacific Nutrient Database 2020 — 01.1.2.2.1_99 ↗. 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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