Short answer. About 140 grams of protein if the drumsticks are average sized and cooked, meat eaten off the bone.
Quick math
- Typical cooked drumstick yields about 45 g of edible dark meat.
- Cooked dark meat averages about 26 g protein per 100 g.
- Per drumstick that is about 12 g protein.
- Twelve drumsticks. 12 × 12 g ≈ 144 g protein.
Range by size
- Small drumsticks. About 9 g protein each. 12 pieces ≈ 110 g.
- Average drumsticks. About 12 g each. 12 pieces ≈ 140 to 150 g.
- Large drumsticks. About 15 to 16 g each. 12 pieces ≈ 180 to 190 g.
Skin, bone, and cooking notes
- Skin adds fat, not meaningful protein. Protein estimates above assume you eat the meat and leave the bones.
- Grilling, roasting, or air frying changes water content, not the protein in the meat you eat. Drippings left in the pan mean a tiny loss, but totals stay close.
Make it exact for your batch
- Cook the drumsticks and strip the meat.
- Weigh the cooked meat.
- Multiply by 0.26 to estimate protein grams.
- Example. If 12 drumsticks give 520 g cooked meat. 520 × 0.26 ≈ 135 g protein.
Bottom line
For most family packs, 12 cooked drumsticks deliver roughly 140 grams of protein. Expect about 110 to 190 grams depending on how meaty the drumsticks are.
