Commonly served at medieval fairs and festivals, smoked turkey possesses a rich flavor that complements a wide variety of dishes from salads to soups and stews. Calories in a 4-oz. smoked turkey leg or drumstick come from protein and fat.
Calories
A 4-oz. or 84-g. cooked, smoked turkey leg typically contains 168 calories worth of meat, reports the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Nutrient Database. This calorie count includes the skin.
Features
A 4-oz. cooked, smoked turkey leg has 23.44 g of protein, which contributes nearly 94 calories to the total calorie count. The smoked turkey leg also contains 8.24 g of total fat, which contributes just more thn 74 calories to the total calorie count for this food. Smoked turkey contains no carbohydrates.
Considerations
Turkey skin contains as much as 39.4 percent fat, says Albert Marchant Pearson, coauthor of "Production and Processing of Healthy Meat, Poultry and Fish Products." Minimize saturated fat in your diet by removing the skin from a smoked turkey leg and consuming the meat plain.
References
- U.S. Department of Agriculture: National Nutrient Database: Smoked Turkey Drumstick
- "Production and Processing of Healthy Meat, Poultry and Fish Products"; Albert Marchant Pearson et al; 1997
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