Calories, nutrient density, protein, and prices across 11 tracked Popeyes items.
The Popeyes menu we track spans 34 to 272 calories. Of 11 items, 0 are single-serving meals, 2 are sides, 0 are drinks or desserts, and 0 are sauces or condiments that no ranking should treat as food.
11 items carry a full USDA nutrient panel. On NRF9.3 they run from 30.94 (Mild, Breast, Meat Only, Skin and Breading Removed) down to -5.32 (Biscuit), and 4 of them score below zero.
On NRF9.3, the median Popeyes meal ranks 11th of 11 chains we score: 10 chains above it and none below, measured the same way for all of them.
| Chain | Median NRF9.3 | Meals scored | Median calories | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 10th | Burger King | 5.2 | 16 | 470 |
| 11th | Popeyes | 4.4 | 11 | 134 |
The chains either side of Popeyes, 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.