Calories, nutrient density, and protein across 20 tracked KFC items. We do not have store-level prices for this chain yet.
No restaurant-by-restaurant prices for KFC yet. The numbers below are nutrition from USDA FoodData Central. 9 chains are priced on the price map.
Calories run from 22 to 324. Of 20 items, 0 are single-serving meals, 2 are sides, 0 are drinks or desserts, and 1 is a sauce or condiment.
20 items carry a full USDA nutrient panel. Best nutrient-density score: Fried Chicken, Original Recipe, Breast, Meat Only, Skin and Breading Removed (31.59). Worst: Biscuit (-15.58). 2 score below zero.
Item counts come from USDA FoodData Central. A shorter list here means USDA publishes fewer KFC items, not that the menu itself is small.
The median KFC meal ranks 6th of 11 on nutrient density: 5 chains above it, 5 below. Same index, same rules, every chain.
| Chain | Median nutrient density | Meals scored | Median calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Taco Bell | 14.7 | 8 | 283 |
| 4th | Chick-fil-A | 10.5 | 3 | 320 |
| 5th | Papa John's | 9.4 | 4 | 915 |
| 6th | KFC | 8.9 | 20 | 121 |
| 7th | Domino's | 6.6 | 7 | 1566 |
| 8th | Pizza Hut | 6.4 | 15 | 293 |
| 9th | McDonald's | 5.7 | 24 | 281 |
A slice of the 11 ranked chains, with KFC in the middle. Higher is better: nine nutrients to encourage against three to limit, per 100 calories. Meal count is on every row because a chain scored on three items is easy to flatter.
This table is nutrition, not price. Store-level prices are live for Burger King, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Domino's, McDonald's, Papa John's, Popeyes, Taco Bell, and Wendy's, not yet for KFC; the chains we do price are at which fast food is cheapest.