Chicken Salad Calories and Macros — Nutrition Facts per 1/2 cup (100g)

Chicken Salad contains 235 calories per 1/2 cup (100g), with 13.9g of protein, 2.9g of carbs, and 18.8g of fat. Here's the full nutrient breakdown — sourced from USDA FoodData Central — and how it fits into common tracking goals.

Chicken Salad nutrition facts

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000-calorie diet. Source: USDA FoodData Central.

The mayonnaise, not the chicken, is what makes this calorie-heavy. A light-mayo version drops to around 145 kcal per 100g.

How does chicken salad fit your goals?

Most of the calories in chicken salad come from fat (18.8g per 1/2 cup (100g)), which makes it calorie-dense — easy to under-portion if you're eyeballing. Dietary fat is essential for hormone production and absorbing fat-soluble vitamins, but at 9 calories per gram it's also the macro most people accidentally over-consume when they stop weighing portions.

Diet-wise, chicken salad fits keto and low-carb eating patterns.

Micronutrients worth noting

Chicken salad doesn't stand out on micronutrients at this serving size. Worth flagging on the other side of the ledger: a serving carries 21% of the daily sodium limit, which matters if you eat it often.

How chicken salad compares to other meals & dishes

Tracking chicken salad in Bento Bunny

Logging foods like chicken salad manually means digging through a database, picking the right entry, and adjusting the serving size — multiple taps per meal. With Bento Bunny's AI photo tracking, you snap one picture and the macros land in your daily total automatically. For chicken salad specifically, the model recognises typical portion sizes well, so the numbers above will land within a few percent of what you'd get from manual weighing.

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