Chicken Curry: Calories, Nutrition & Healthier Swaps

Chicken curry gives protein and spices; cream or coconut milk sauces add most of the fat.

Chicken Curry nutrition facts per 100 g and per serving

Values per 100 g as eaten, averaged from food composition tables (USDA FoodData Central and others) and rounded — a specific brand or recipe will differ a little.

Chicken Curry: nutrition highlights

A serving (serving, 300 g) provides 42 g of protein — about 75% of the 56 g daily reference for a 70 kg (154 lb) adult (0.8 g per kg). It has 3 g of fiber per serving — roughly 12% of the 25 g a day most adults fall short of.

On the open Nutri-Score algorithm, chicken curry gets a C: the middle of the scale — fine with an eye on portions. The score weighs calories, sugar, saturated fat and salt against protein, fiber and the share of fruit, vegetables, legumes and nuts.

What to watch

• A serving has 2.7 g of salt — 54% of the WHO's 5 g daily maximum.

How much movement is one serving?

One serving (serving, 300 g) is 495 kcal — roughly 2 h 42 min of easy walking or 62 min of cycling for a 70 kg (154 lb) person. In the diary, minutes are worked out for your weight and the activities you actually do.

Healthier swaps for Chicken Curry

Swaps are picked the same way the app does it: from the same kind of food, with a serving matched to the same calories (±25%), and only when the swap is clearly better — not “salad instead of pizza”.

• Chicken with rice — 330 g, 488 kcal: −9.5 g saturated fat, −6.8 g sugar.
• Roast chicken with potatoes — 290 g, 496 kcal: −6 g saturated fat, −5.5 g sugar.
• Lentils with lentils — 370 g, 496 kcal: −12 g saturated fat, −2 g salt.
• Lentils with chickpeas — 330 g, 502 kcal: −12 g saturated fat, −2.4 g salt.