Post by Silver on Feb 2, 2022 12:35:43 GMT 1
Breast: 41% of chicken by weight. 17% bone.
Thigh: 26% of chicken by weight. 25.5% bone.
Leg: 16% of chicken by weight. 33.5% bone.
Wing: 13% of chicken by weight. 46% bone.
Lets assume a 2.5 Kg. (2,500 gram) Chicken
Breast: 2500 × 0.41 x (1 - 0.17) = 850.75 grams meat plus skin
Thigh: 2,500 × 0.26 × (1 - 0.255) = 484.25 grams grams meat plus skin
Leg: 2,500 × 0.16 × (1 - 0.335) = 266 grams grams meat plus skin
Wing: 2,500 × 0.13 × (1 - 0.46) = 175.5 grams grams meat plus skin
Total = 850.75 + 484.25 + 266 + 175.5 = 1,776.5 grams of meat plus skin
Percentage of edible meat plus skin = 1,776.5/2,500 x 100 = 71.06%
Answer ~= 71.1% (rounded)
To make it easy to remember assume 70% to be safe.
Therefore 70% of a whole/dressed chicken is edible meat and skin
Thigh: 26% of chicken by weight. 25.5% bone.
Leg: 16% of chicken by weight. 33.5% bone.
Wing: 13% of chicken by weight. 46% bone.
Lets assume a 2.5 Kg. (2,500 gram) Chicken
Breast: 2500 × 0.41 x (1 - 0.17) = 850.75 grams meat plus skin
Thigh: 2,500 × 0.26 × (1 - 0.255) = 484.25 grams grams meat plus skin
Leg: 2,500 × 0.16 × (1 - 0.335) = 266 grams grams meat plus skin
Wing: 2,500 × 0.13 × (1 - 0.46) = 175.5 grams grams meat plus skin
Total = 850.75 + 484.25 + 266 + 175.5 = 1,776.5 grams of meat plus skin
Percentage of edible meat plus skin = 1,776.5/2,500 x 100 = 71.06%
Answer ~= 71.1% (rounded)
To make it easy to remember assume 70% to be safe.
Therefore 70% of a whole/dressed chicken is edible meat and skin
