Group · Meat
Chicken rillettes
Chicken rillettes are presented as the light alternative to pork rillettes. The reality deserves a close look: chicken contributes little fat, but rillettes need it, and it has to come from somewhere.
As for nutrition facts: 340 kcal per 100 g, with 30.3 g of fat including 10.7 g of saturated fat, and 16.4 g of protein. They contain 1.19 g of salt per 100 g.
Macronutrient breakdown
Nutrition table per 100 g
| Calories | 340 kcal |
| Kilojoules | 1410 kJ |
| Protein | 16,4 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0,5 g |
| Fat | 30,3 g |
| Fibre | 0,3 g |
Tips
“Chicken” does not mean light, here. 30.3 g of fat against 37.6 g for rillettes du Mans: there is a difference, but it is modest. The fat is added to get the texture; it does not come from the bird.
A 30 g slice on bread is worth 102 kcal. That is the sensible unit. As with all rillettes, it is the bread that pushes up the total for the meal.
16.4 g of protein per 100 g. Slightly better than pork rillettes, which is the only real nutritional advantage of the product.
They count towards the processed meat guideline. 150 g a week, all products combined. The poultry changes nothing in that count.
Check the percentage of meat. This is the sorting criterion at the counter: above 80%, the product is decent; below 60%, it is mostly fat and water.