Calories in
squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin
134 kcal per 100 g Squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin contains 134 calories per 100 grams, or about 135 calories per breast, bone removed. Per 100 g it provides 21.8 g protein, 0.0 g carbohydrate and 4.5 g fat.
By calories that splits 0% carbohydrate, 68% protein, 32% fat — dissected below.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171080·REVIEWED JUL 2026
The 4·4·9 shorthand adds to 128 kcal; USDA publishes 134 kcal — −6 kcal, 4.5% apart. That gap is expected, not an error: USDA derives energy with food-specific factors and, for many items, discounts the fibre that the shorthand still counts at four. The published figure is the better one, so the axis above is scaled to it and the shares are what the shorthand is genuinely good at.
Source—USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy—FDC 171080—retrieved 2026-07
How this is worked out
- USDA measures every nutrient per 100 g of edible portion. That row is published here unchanged — nothing is rounded up, smoothed or "adjusted".
- The energy figure is USDA's own, derived with food-specific factors. This site never computes the calorie count it publishes.
- The Atwater shorthand 4 · 4 · 9 is applied to the protein, carbohydrate and fat grams only to split that energy into shares — and where the shorthand disagrees with the published figure, the gap is printed rather than hidden.
- A serving is a straight proportional conversion of the per-100 g row, using USDA's own household measures for the grams.
- The walking figure uses MET 4.0 at 70 kg, the same equation the sister site publishes.
per serving = per 100 g × serving grams ÷ 100 energy shares = 4·P + 4·C + 9·F (P, C, F in grams) walk minutes = kcal ÷ (4.0 × 3.5 × 70 ÷ 200)
Calories in a typical serving
Per-100 g figures are useful for comparison but nobody eats 100 g of anything on purpose. These are the USDA's own household measures.
| Serving | Grams | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 breast, bone removed | 101.0 g | 135 | 22.0 g | 0.0 g | 4.6 g |
| 1 unit (yield from 1 lb ready-to-cook squab) | 151.0 g | 202 | 32.9 g | 0.0 g | 6.8 g |
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
Full nutrition, per 100 g and per breast, bone removed
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per breast, bone removed |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 134 kcal | 135 kcal |
| Protein | 21.8 g | 22.0 g |
| Total fat | 4.5 g | 4.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.2 g | 1.2 g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Fibre | 0.0 g | 0.0 g |
| Sodium | 55.0 mg | 55.6 mg |
| Potassium | 260.0 mg | 262.6 mg |
| Calcium | 10.0 mg | 10.1 mg |
| Iron | 2.3 mg | 2.3 mg |
| Vitamin C | 5.1 mg | 5.2 mg |
| Vitamin A | 17.0 µg | 17.2 µg |
| Cholesterol | 90.0 mg | 90.9 mg |
| Water | 72.8 g | 73.5 g |
A dash means the nutrient was not measured for this item, which is not the same as zero.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·FDC 171080·REVIEWED JUL 2026
How squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin compares
Among the 95 poultry products items on this site, squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin ranks 58 of 95 by calorie density, against a category average of 179 kcal per 100 g — so it is about 25% less calorie-dense than typical for its group.
It carries 16.2 g of protein per 100 calories — a genuinely protein-dense food.
To burn off one breast, bone removed (135 kcal), a 70 kg adult would walk for roughly 28 minutes — see the walking calculation on our sister site, or pick a different activity. Treat that as a sense of scale rather than a rule: eating and moving are not a simple ledger.
SOURCE·USDA SR Legacy·REVIEWED JUL 2026
A reference table describes the average squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin. Yours was grown somewhere, picked at some ripeness, and cooked by you.
Questions this entry settles
How many calories are in squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin?
Squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin contains 134 calories per 100 g, which works out to about 135 calories per breast, bone removed. It also provides 21.8 g of protein, 0.0 g of carbohydrate and 4.5 g of fat per 100 g.
What is the macro breakdown of squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin?
By calories, squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin is roughly 0% carbohydrate, 68% protein and 32% fat. That makes it a predominantly protein-based food.
How long does it take to burn off a breast, bone removed?
About 28 minutes of ordinary walking for a 70 kg adult (MET 4.0). That is a rough guide for scale, not a prescription — appetite and activity interact in ways a simple subtraction does not capture.
Is this figure exact for the squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin I bought?
No. These are USDA reference values, averaged across samples. Real foods vary with variety, ripeness, growing conditions, cut, brand and how they were cooked — 10–20% either way is normal. Use them for planning, not precision.
Neighbouring entries
The 6 foods that sit closest to squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin on the calorie-density shelf, all within poultry products.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy — public domain, reviewed JUL 2026. Full USDA description: "Squab, (pigeon), light meat without skin, raw". General information only — not medical or nutrition advice. Values are averages for a food type and vary by brand, ripeness and preparation.
