Chicken breast

Animal and lab studies only

• Benefit

  Muscle recovery after hard exercise²

  In animal studies, chicken breast extract in the diet seemed to lessen muscle cell changes from hard running.

Found in some samples or products

These come from where it was grown, how it was processed or cooked, or what it was made into. They are not about the ingredient itself, so the signal does not count them.

• Antibiotic residues in meat³

  In chickens given enrofloxacin, residue levels did not differ between sections of chicken breast.

• Germs sticking to cells⁴

  Arcobacter germs were found in over half the chicken breast samples tested, and many stuck to human cells in lab studies.

• Food poisoning risk⁵

  Salmonella on chicken breasts may cause food poisoning, especially if kitchen boards and hands aren't washed or meat is undercooked.

The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least one finding in people. When most findings in people point one way, the page leans that way (“Mostly”), and every finding is still shown. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.