Meat, Grills & Lauk · Singapore

How Many Calories in BBQ Chicken Wings?

Also known as Grilled Chicken Wings, Hawker Chicken Wings, 烧鸡翅, Charcoal Chicken Wings, East Coast Chicken Wings.

BBQ chicken wings are the charcoal grilled, soy and honey marinated whole wings sold by the piece at Singapore hawker centres, especially East Coast Lagoon and Chomp Chomp, with a green chilli and lime dip.

196kcal / 2 wings
Two hawker BBQ chicken wings are about 196 calories for a 110g serving, with around 17g of protein and 13g of fat. Each wing is about 98 calories. The marinade of soy, honey and oil adds about 25 of that, and the chilli dip is nearly free.

Nutrition facts

Per 2 wings (110g)AmountPer 100g
Calories196 kcal178 kcal
Protein17 g15 g
Carbs4 g4 g
Fat13 g12 g

Where the calories come from

Chicken wing meat and skin, 2 wings100g
170 kcal
Soy, honey and oil marinade10g
26 kcal

The real talk

A chicken wing is about half skin and bone by weight, which is why two whole wings at 110g is only about 100g of edible meat and skin. Grilled over charcoal, the fat under the skin drips off, and what stays is about 85 calories of meat and skin per wing plus the marinade. The soy, honey and oil glaze is brushed on twice and adds about 13 per wing. So 98 each, 196 for two, with 17g of protein. As a source of protein at a hawker centre, it is one of the more honest options.

The problem is nobody eats two. The stalls sell them at S$1.50 to S$2 each and the normal order at East Coast is five or six per person with a plate of stingray and a beer. Six wings is about 590 calories and 51g of protein. That is not a disaster, but it is a full meal, and the stingray, the satay and the beer come on top of it.

Compared to the other grilled meats on the same row, wings are middle of the pack. A chicken satay stick is about 50, so four sticks with sauce match one wing without the chilli. A grilled stingray with sambal is about 430. A plate of six wings is about the same as the stingray with far more protein. Choose the wings over the sambal sotong if protein is the goal.

How the portions compare

98 kcal
1 wing
196 kcal
2 wings
600 kcal
6 wings with chilli

BBQ Chicken Wings variants, ranked by calories

VariantCaloriesNotes
1 wing98 kcal
Fried chicken wing190 kcalPer wing, economy bee hoon stall, for comparison
2 wings196 kcalHPB figure
3 wings295 kcalA sensible protein portion
6 wings590 kcalThe usual East Coast order

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Common questions

How many calories in one BBQ chicken wing?
About 98 calories per hawker grilled wing, or 196 for two. That includes the honey soy marinade. Each wing gives about 8 to 9g of protein.
Are BBQ chicken wings healthy?
For a hawker centre, yes. Grilling over charcoal lets the fat drip off, and two wings give 17g of protein for under 200 calories. The issue is portion. Six wings is about 600.
Is a grilled wing lower in calories than a fried wing?
Yes, by a lot. A grilled hawker wing is about 98 calories. A fried wing from an economy bee hoon stall is about 190, because the batter and oil roughly double it.
How many calories in chicken wings with rice?
Two wings with a plate of white rice is about 520. Three wings with rice about 620. The rice is the bigger number, about 325 for a hawker scoop.
Berapa kalori dalam BBQ Chicken Wings?
BBQ Chicken Wings ada kira-kira 196 kalori untuk satu hidangan biasa (110g), dengan 17g protein, 4g karbohidrat dan 13g lemak. Angka ini anggaran untuk hidangan gerai biasa, jadi ia berbeza ikut kedai dan saiz hidangan.

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Calorie and macro figures are estimates for a typical hawker centre or kopitiam serving. Actual numbers vary by stall, recipe and portion size. Use them as a guide, not gospel.

Calorie figure based on HPB iDAT via danielfooddiary.com 2015 (196 per 2 pieces). Macros estimated from the ingredients.

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