Fried chicken leg calories depend on coating, skin and edible weight

The default is a worked example

The initial 300 kcal/100 g is an example entered density, not a claimed USDA value for every fried drumstick. Replace it with a matching restaurant, package or weighed-recipe value. A whole leg on the bone, a drumstick, skinless meat and a coated fried piece are different foods.

Weigh the edible portion where practical, or subtract the leftover bone and discarded parts from the original piece weight while recognizing moisture losses and plate residue. A count of one leg without an edible weight cannot establish its calories.

Use the ingredient method for home cooking

For a home batch, account for chicken, coating and fat retained in the finished food. Oil poured into the fryer is not all eaten. Without a defensible retained amount, report the assumptions and compare scenarios rather than inventing a universal absorption percentage.