Calories, nutrient density, protein, and prices across 20 tracked KFC items.
The KFC menu we track spans 22 to 324 calories. Of 20 items, 0 are single-serving meals, 2 are sides, 0 are drinks or desserts, and 1 are sauces or condiments that no ranking should treat as food.
20 items carry a full USDA nutrient panel. On NRF9.3 they run from 31.59 (Original Recipe, Breast, Meat Only, Skin and Breading Removed) down to -15.58 (Biscuit), and 2 of them score below zero.
On NRF9.3, the median KFC meal ranks 6th of 11 chains we score: 5 chains above it and 5 below, measured the same way for all of them.
| Chain | Median NRF9.3 | Meals scored | Median calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | Taco Bell | 14.7 | 8 | 350 |
| 4th | Papa John's | 9.4 | 4 | 322 |
| 5th | Wendy's | 9.0 | 7 | 367 |
| 6th | KFC | 8.9 | 20 | 121 |
| 7th | Domino's | 6.6 | 7 | 310 |
| 8th | Pizza Hut | 6.4 | 15 | 293 |
| 9th | McDonald's | 5.9 | 23 | 378 |
The chains either side of KFC, of 11 ranked. Higher NRF9.3 is better: nine nutrients to encourage against three to limit, per 100 calories. A chain scored on few items is easy to flatter, so the meal count is on every row.
There is no price column. Store-level prices are proven for Taco Bell and not yet for the other chains, so a price ranking here would be one measured row and twelve guesses. It goes in when the data does.