 
                    Chicken (Cock, Hen, Rooster)
Chicken, stewing, meat only, raw
                                APPLEBEE'S, chicken fingers, from kids' menu
                                BURGER KING, CHICKEN TENDERS
                                CARL BUDDIG, Smoked Sliced Chicken, light and dark meat
                                Chicken breast tenders, cooked, conventional oven
                                Chicken breast tenders, cooked, microwaved
                                Chicken breast tenders, uncooked
                                Chicken breast, fat-free, mesquite flavor, sliced
                                Chicken breast, oven-roasted, fat-free, sliced
                                Chicken nuggets, frozen, cooked
                                Chicken nuggets, frozen, uncooked
                                Chicken patty, frozen, cooked
                                Chicken patty, frozen, uncooked
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, back, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, enhanced, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, braised
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat only, cooked, braised
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, drumstick, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, braised
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, thigh, meat only, cooked, braised
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, dark meat, thigh, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, drumstick, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, giblets, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, leg, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, light meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin and giblets and neck, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, meat only, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat and skin, cooked simmered
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, neck, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, separable fat, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, skin only, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, thigh, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, fried, batter
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, fried, flour
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, fried
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, rotisserie, original seasoning
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, broilers or fryers, wing, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, canned, meat only, with broth
                                Chicken, canned, no broth
                                Chicken, capons, giblets, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, capons, giblets, raw
                                Chicken, capons, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, capons, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw
                                Chicken, capons, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, capons, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, cornish game hens, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, cornish game hens, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, cornish game hens, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, cornish game hens, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, feet, boiled
                                Chicken, gizzard, all classes, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, gizzard, all classes, raw
                                Chicken, ground, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
                                Chicken, ground, raw
                                Chicken, heart, all classes, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, heart, all classes, raw
                                Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, pan-fried
                                Chicken, liver, all classes, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, liver, all classes, raw
                                Chicken, nuggets, dark and white meat, precooked, frozen, not reheated
                                Chicken, nuggets, white meat, precooked, frozen, not reheated
                                Chicken, roasting, dark meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, roasting, dark meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, roasting, giblets, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, roasting, giblets, raw
                                Chicken, roasting, light meat, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, roasting, light meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, roasting, meat and skin and giblets and neck, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, roasting, meat and skin and giblets and neck, raw
                                Chicken, roasting, meat and skin, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, roasting, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, roasting, meat only, cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, roasting, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), cooked, braised
                                Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), cooked, roasted
                                Chicken, skin (drumsticks and thighs), raw
                                Chicken, stewing, dark meat, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, stewing, dark meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, stewing, giblets, cooked, simmered
                                Chicken, stewing, giblets, raw
                                Chicken, stewing, light meat, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, stewing, light meat, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, and giblets and neck, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, and giblets and neck, raw
                                Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, stewing, meat and skin, raw
                                Chicken, stewing, meat only, cooked, stewed
                                Chicken, stewing, meat only, raw
                                Chicken, wing, frozen, glazed, barbecue flavored
                                Chicken, wing, frozen, glazed, barbecue flavored, heated (conventional oven)
                                Chicken, wing, frozen, glazed, barbecue flavored, heated (microwave)
                                CRACKER BARREL, chicken tenderloin platter, fried, from kid's menu
                                DENNY'S, MOONS & STARS chicken nuggets, from kid's menu
                                Fast foods, chicken tenders
                                Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, boneless pieces, plain
                                Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, dark meat (drumstick or thigh)
                                Fast foods, chicken, breaded and fried, light meat (breast or wing)
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Breast, meat and skin and breading
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Drumstick, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Skin and breading from all pieces
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Thigh, meat and skin and breading
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Thigh, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Wing, meat and skin and breading
                                Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Crispy Chicken Strips
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Drumstick, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Skin and Breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Thigh, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Thigh, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Wing, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Breast, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Drumstick, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Skin and Breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Thigh, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Thigh, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Wing, meat and skin with breading
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                KENTUCKY FRIED CHICKEN, Popcorn Chicken
                                LOUIS RICH, Chicken (white, oven roasted)
                                LOUIS RICH, Chicken Breast (oven roasted deluxe)
                                LOUIS RICH, Chicken Breast Classic Baked /Grill (carving board)
                                McDONALD'S, Chicken McNUGGETS
                                McDONALD'S, Chicken SELECTS Premium Breast Strips
                                OSCAR MAYER, Chicken Breast (honey glazed)
                                OSCAR MAYER, Chicken Breast (oven roasted, fat free)
                                Oven-roasted chicken breast roll
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat and skin with breading
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Skin and Breading
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Thigh, meat and skin with breading
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Thigh, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Wing, meat and skin with breading
                                POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed
                                POPEYES, Mild Chicken Strips, analyzed 2006
                                POPEYES, Spicy Chicken Strips, analyzed 2006
                                Poultry, mechanically deboned, from mature hens, raw
                                Restaurant, family style, chicken fingers, from kid's menu
                                T.G.I. FRIDAY'S, chicken fingers, from kids' menu
                                USDA Commodity Chicken, canned, meat only, drained
                                USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen
                                USDA Commodity, Chicken, canned, meat only, with broth
                                USDA Commodity, Chicken, canned, meat only, with water
                                WENDY'S, Chicken Nuggets
                            
        
                7.4%
148 kcal
            148 kcal
Energy
                9%
6.3 g
            6.3 g
Fat
                7.9%
1.6 g
            1.6 g
Saturates
                0%
0.0 g
            0.0 g
Sugar
                3.3%
0.2 g
            0.2 g
Salt
 
                
                                        
                    0%
                
             
                
                                        
                    40%
                
             
                
                                        
                    60%
                
            Caloric Ratio
Nutrition
| Calories % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Calories | 148 (619 kJ) | |
| from Carbohydrate | 0 (0 kJ) | |
| from Fat | 57 (238 kJ) | |
| from Protein | 85 (356 kJ) | |
| from Alcohol | 0 (0 kJ) | |
| Carbohydrates % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Carbohydrates | 0.0 g | |
| Dietary Fiber | 0.0 g | |
| Starch | ~ | |
| Sugars | 0.0 g | |
| Sucrose | ~ | |
| Glucose | ~ | |
| Fructose | ~ | |
| Lactose | ~ | |
| Maltose | ~ | |
| Galactose | ~ | |
| Fats & Fatty Acids % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Total Fat | 6.3 g | |
| Saturated Fat | 1.6 g | |
| Butyric Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| Caproic Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| Caprylic Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| Capric Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| Lauric Acid | 20.0 mg | |
| Tridecylic Acid | ~ | |
| Myristic Acid | 40.0 mg | |
| Pentadecanoic Acid | ~ | |
| Palmitic Acid | 1,060.0 mg | |
| Margaric Acid | ~ | |
| Stearic Acid | 410.0 mg | |
| Arachidic Acid | ~ | |
| Behenic Acid | ~ | |
| Lignoceric Acid | ~ | |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 1.9 g | |
| Myristoleic Acid | ~ | |
| 15:1 | ~ | |
| Palmitoleic Acid | 280.0 mg | |
| 16:1 c | ~ | |
| 16:1 t | ~ | |
| 17:1 | ~ | |
| Oleic Acid | 1,600.0 mg | |
| 18:1 c | ~ | |
| 18:1 t | ~ | |
| Gadoleic Acid | 20.0 mg | |
| Erucic Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| 22:1 c | ~ | |
| 22:1 t | ~ | |
| Nervonic Acid | ~ | |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 1.6 g | |
| Linoleic Acid | 1,120.0 mg | |
| 18:2 CLAs | ~ | |
| 18:2 n-6 c,c | ~ | |
| 18:2 t,t | ~ | |
| 18:2 i | ~ | |
| 18:2 t | ~ | |
| Linolenic Acid | 50.0 mg | |
| alpha-Linolenic Acid | ~ | |
| gamma-Linolenic acid | ~ | |
| Parinaric Acid | 0.0 mg | |
| Eicosadienoic Acid | ~ | |
| Eicosatrienoic Acid | ~ | |
| 20:3 n-3 | ~ | |
| Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid | ~ | |
| Arachidonic Acid | 200.0 mg | |
| 20:4 n-6 | ~ | |
| Timnodonic Acid | 10.0 mg | |
| Clupanodonic Acid | 30.0 mg | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid | 70.0 mg | |
| Trans Fat | ~ | |
| Omega-3 Fatty Acids | 50.0 mg | |
| Omega-6 Fatty Acids | 1,120.0 mg | |
| Sterols % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Cholesterol | 63.0 mg | |
| Phytosterols | ~ | |
| Campesterol | ~ | |
| Stigmasterol | ~ | |
| Beta-sitosterol | ~ | |
| Protein & Amino Acids % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 21.3 g | |
| Essential Aminos | ||
| Histidine | 660.0 mg | |
| Isoleucine | 1,122.0 mg | |
| Leucine | 1,595.0 mg | |
| Lysine | 1,806.0 mg | |
| Methionine | 588.0 mg | |
| Phenylalanine | 844.0 mg | |
| Threonine | 898.0 mg | |
| Tryptophan | 248.0 mg | |
| Valine | 1,054.0 mg | |
| Non-essential Aminos | ||
| Alanine | 1,160.0 mg | |
| Arginine | 1,282.0 mg | |
| Aspartic Acid | 1,895.0 mg | |
| Cystine | 272.0 mg | |
| Glutamic Acid | 3,184.0 mg | |
| Glycine | 1,044.0 mg | |
| Proline | 874.0 mg | |
| Serine | 731.0 mg | |
| Tyrosine | 718.0 mg | |
| Other Nutrients % Daily Value | |
|---|---|
| Alcohol | 0.0 g | 
| Water | 72.5 g | 
| Ash | 1.3 g | 
| Caffiene | 0.0 mg | 
| Theobromine | 0.0 mg | 
| Vitamins % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Betaine | ~ | |
| Choline | ~ | |
| Vitamin A | 105 IU | |
| Vitamin B1 (thiamine) | 0.1 mg | |
| Vitamin B2 (riboflavin) | 0.2 mg | |
| Vitamin B3 (niacin) | 7.5 mg | |
| Vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid) | 1.1 mg | |
| Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine) | 0.4 mg | |
| Vitamin B9 (folate) | 7 mcg | |
| Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) | 0 mcg | |
| Vitamin C | 3.3 mg | |
| Vitamin D | ~ | |
| Vitamin E | 0 IU | |
| Vitamin K | 2 mcg | |
| Minerals % Daily Value | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 10.0 mg | |
| Copper | 0.1 mg | |
| Fluoride | ~ | |
| Iron | 1.1 mg | |
| Magnesium | 24.0 mg | |
| Manganese | 0.0 mg | |
| Phosphorus | 209.0 mg | |
| Potassium | 251.0 mg | |
| Sodium | 79.0 mg | |
| Zinc | 1.4 mg | |
About Chicken (Cock, Hen, Rooster)
The chicken (Gallus gallus domesticus) is a domesticated fowl, a subspecies of the Red Junglefowl. As one of the most common and widespread domestic animals, with a population of more than 24 billion in 2003, there are more chickens in the world than any other species of bird. Humans keep chickens primarily as a source of food, consuming both their meat and their eggs.