The Nutritional Value of Buffalo Wings

Buffalo chicken wings are a high-calorie, high-sodium and high-fat food that is a popular snack to eat while watching sporting events, at home or at sports bars. One serving, or four buffalo wings, contains 43 percent of your daily requirement for cholesterol.

Calories

• Four hot-flavored buffalo wings, or 87 grams, contain 210 calories. About half of the calories, 108, come from fat.

Protein

• A serving of buffalo wings is packed with 22 grams of protein, which is 44 percent of your daily requirement.

Vitamin A

• A serving of four hot-flavored wings contains 20 percent of your daily requirement of Vitamin A.

Minerals

• A serving of buffalo wings contains 2 percent of your daily requirement of calcium, 4 percent of your iron and 900 milligrams of sodium, or about 37 percent of your recommended daily intake.

Fat

• One serving of hot-flavored buffalo wings contains 12 grams of fat, or 18 percent of your daily requirement, with 3 grams of saturated fat.