Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Chicken Thighs

Chicken thighs: typically 18 g of protein per 100 g (median of 1,301 products). The chicken thighs with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 1204 chicken thighs with complete data.

  1. 1 Poulet hauts de cuisses

    Poulet hauts de cuisses

    c 253 kcal 0.5 g sugar 45 g protein 21 g fat
  2. 2 C

    C

    NOVA 4 363 kcal 0 g sugar 39 g protein 23 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Poulet

    Poulet

    · 1 kg
    a NOVA 1 213 kcal 0 g sugar 28.9 g protein 9.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  4. 4 Haut de cuisse de poulet avec portion de dos

    Haut de cuisse de poulet avec portion de dos

    Carrefour
    a NOVA 1 213 kcal 0 g sugar 28.9 g protein 9.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Cuisses de poulet avec partie de dos

    Cuisses de poulet avec partie de dos

    Ronsard
    a 190 kcal 0 g sugar 26 g protein 9.6 g fat
  6. 6 Cuisses de poulet déjointees surgelées

    Cuisses de poulet déjointees surgelées

    Ronsard
    a 190 kcal 0.1 g sugar 26 g protein 9.6 g fat
  7. 7 British Roast Chicken Thighs

    British Roast Chicken Thighs

    co op · 390g
    b NOVA 4 166 kcal 0.5 g sugar 26 g protein 15 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 Cuisses de poulet bio

    Cuisses de poulet bio

    Maître CoQ · 550 g
    161 kcal 0 g sugar 26 g protein 6 g fat
  9. 9 4 flavoursome chicken thighs

    4 flavoursome chicken thighs

    Waitrose · 0.584kg
    a NOVA 1 213 kcal 0 g sugar 25.9 g protein 11.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Chicken

    Chicken

    Lusiaves · 588g
    a NOVA 1 213 kcal 0 g sugar 25.9 g protein 11.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published chicken thighs on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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