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Free raw to cooked chicken weight calculator for meal prep and grocery shopping. Estimate cooked yield from raw chicken or how much raw to buy for a cooked target—using yield % with presets for common cuts (breast, thigh, wings, and more).
Last updated: April 19, 2026
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Typical moisture loss when cooked to safe doneness; varies with thickness and method.
Example: 77% means 100 g raw → about 77 g cooked. Edit to match your thermometer and cook method.
Estimated cooked weight
385 g
From 500 g raw · 77.0% yield
Yields are planning estimates—thickness, brine, skin-on cooking, and overcooking all change moisture loss.
Enter the weight on the label and a yield % to estimate how much cooked meat you will have after cooking to your usual doneness.
If a recipe lists cooked chicken by weight, flip the direction to estimate how much raw poultry to purchase.
Bone-in and skin-on cuts include structure you do not eat; presets are starting points—tune yield from your kitchen scale.
500 g raw boneless skinless breast at 77% yield:
385 g cooked (estimate)
Yield means cooked weight as a percentage of raw weight: if you measure cooked ÷ raw × 100, that percentage is what we call yield % in this tool.
cooked weight = raw weight × (yield % ÷ 100)
raw weight = cooked weight ÷ (yield % ÷ 100)
Cooking method, thickness, brining, and how far past safe temperature you go all change moisture loss. Use the presets as a baseline, then replace them with your own measured yield for repeatability.
Pair with our food temperature safety calculator for minimum internal temps.
Get a custom calculator for your siteResult: about 385 g cooked (estimate)
Adjust yield % if your breast thickness or cook method differs.
Share it with anyone planning chicken meals or macros.
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