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There is a lot of fat in drumsticks. Why do fitness people eat skinless drumsticks?
Anyone who wants to lose fat and gain muscle will first give priority to eating meat, which is high-quality protein. Why not choose chicken breast instead of skinless chicken leg?

Indeed, people who exercise often eat chicken breast, but relatively speaking, they eat less chicken legs. Why? Mainly the protein and fat content of these two kinds of meat, chicken breast contains about 19.4% protein and about 5% fat. Chicken leg meat contains protein 16% and the fat content is about 13%. In this way, in comparison, chicken breast is high in protein and low in fat, so it is loved by fitness people. Generally, the chicken breast we see is like this, a large piece of white without skin. Because the chicken breast doesn't exercise very much, the meat here is not live and there is no blood flow, so it won't taste too good. Of course, fitness people have a high tolerance for unpalatable food and can swallow tasteless chicken breast.

Chicken legs are usually peeled and red in color. Because the legs often exercise, it is live meat, rich in blood flow and rich in nutrients, and of course it tastes better. For fitness people, taste is obviously secondary. How to eat chicken legs with high calorie, high fat and low protein?

There is only 5 grams of fat per100g of chicken breast, and pork tenderloin can be said to be the lowest fat part, but there is also about 7.9 grams of fat per100g of pork tenderloin, which is not as high as chicken breast in protein.

Visible, in fact, fitness people eat skinless chicken leg meat is exquisite, chicken breast is the best choice, because the protein content of chicken breast is very high.