Calcium-Rich Foods

Calcium in Chicken, Turkey, and Other Poultry Products

Food Calcium (mg)*
Chicken 3 oz Serving 100g Serving
Back, meat and skin, fried 20 24
Back, meat only, fried 22 26
Breast, meat and skin, fried 14 16
Breast, meat only, fried 14 16
Dark meat, meat only, fried 15 18
Dark meat, meat only, roasted 9 11
Dark meat, meat only, stewed 10 12
Drumstick, meat and skin, fried 10 12
Drumstick, meat only, fried 10 12
Giblets, fried 15 18
Giblets, simmered 11 13
Gizzard, simmered 14 17
Heart, simmered 16 19
Light meat, meat only, fried 14 16
Light meat, meat only, roasted 11 13
Light meat, meat only, stewed 12 14
Meat and skin, stewed 11 13
Meat only, stewed 11 13
Neck, meat and skin, fried 26 31
Neck, meat only, fried 35 41
Neck, meat and skin, simmered 23 27
Neck, meat only, simmered 37 44
Thigh, meat and skin, fried 12 14
Thigh, meat only, fried 11 13
Wing, meat and skin, fried 13 15
Wing, meat only, fried 13 15
Canned chicken 12 14
Turkey 3 oz Serving 100g Serving
Back, meat and skin, roasted 28 33
Breast, meat and skin, roasted 18 21
Breast, pre-basted, meat and skin, roasted 8 9
Dark meat, roasted 27 32
Dark meat, meat and skin, roasted 28 33
Giblets, cooked, simmered, some giblet fat 5 6
Gizzard, simmered 6 7
Leg, meat and skin, roasted 27 32
Light meat, roasted 16 19
Light meat, meat and skin, roasted 18 21
Liver, simmered 4 5
Neck, meat only, simmered 31 37
Thigh, pre-basted, meat and skin, roasted 7 8
Wing, meat and skin, roasted 20 24
Canned turkey 10 12
Ground turkey, cooked 21 25
Turkey bacon, cooked 8 9
Turkey patties, breaded, battered, fried 12 14
Turkey roast, boneless, light and dark meat, roasted 4 5
Turkey sticks, breaded, battered, fried 12 14
Other Poultry 3 oz Serving 100g Serving
Capon, meat and skin, roasted 12 14
Cornish game hen, meat and skin, roasted 11 13
Cornish game hen, meat only, roasted 11 13
Dove, cooked 14 17
Duck, domesticated, meat and skin, roasted 9 11
Duck, domesticated, meat only, roasted 10 12
Emu, fan fillet, broiled 5 6
Emu, full rump, broiled 6 7
Emu, ground, pan-broiled 7 8
Emu, inside drums, broiled 5 6
Emu, top loin, broiled 8 9
Goose, domesticated, meat and skin, roasted 11 13
Goose, domesticated, meat only, roasted 12 14
Ostrich, ground, pan-broiled 7 8
Ostrich, inside leg, cooked 5 6
Ostrich, inside strip, cooked 4 5
Ostrich, outside strip, cooked 4 5
Ostrich, oyster, cooked 5 6
Ostrich, tip trimmed, cooked 5 6
Ostrich, top loin, cooked 5 6
Paté de foie gras (goose liver), canned 60 70
Pheasant, cooked 14 16
Squab (pigeon) cooked 14 17

Calcium content data derived from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 19.

Approximation. Actual calcium content is subject to manufacturing, preparation, and natural variation.