KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit: Price & Calories
A KFC buttermilk biscuit runs about $1.29 with 180 calories: flaky, buttery, and per-calorie the cheapest savory single the menu sells. The family meals bundle them because tables riot otherwise; à la carte they're the smartest dollar-and-change on the board.
◐ REFERENCE FIGURES · INDEPENDENTLY TRACKED · 31 AUG 2026
Grade = this item's percentile across the whole menu: 40% price-per-calorie + 40% price-per-protein + 20% sodium penalty. Full formula.
KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit price
| Option | Price | Calories | Data |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single | $1.29 | 180 | ◐ REF. |
National reference pricing on the audit date. Franchises set final prices; a spread of about a dollar between locations is normal.
The Ledger · price history on recordWhat this item has cost
| Date | Price | Move |
|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $1.29 | opening entry |
Opened on this ledger at $1.29 on the audit date; the row below it gets written the day the price moves, publicly. Sides reprice in 20- to 30-cent steps, usually with the spring menu refresh, and rarely move twice in a year.
Fact checkWhy other sites disagree about this item
Biscuit pricing confuses because bundles hide it: "free" in meals, $1.29 solo, and delivery apps inventing $2+ listings. The other classic: cross-brand recipe wars (a certain Louisiana rival's biscuit partisans roam these comment sections); flakier-vs-butterier is theology, not fact-check. Ours: $1.29, 180 calories, dated.
Full nutrition, per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 180 | 9% |
| Protein | 3 g | 6% |
| Carbohydrates | 27 g | 10% |
| Total fat | 8 g | 10% |
| Saturated fat | 5 g | 25% |
| Sodium | 560 mg | 24% |
| Sugars | 3 g | 6% |
| Fibre | 1 g | 4% |
Where the sodium lands
560 mg: heavier than its innocence suggests; butter-flake structure is a salt delivery system. Two biscuits quietly out-salt a Chicken Little. The honey packet, at least, is blameless.
AllergensAllergens
Contains: Wheat, Milk, Soy. Shared fryers and prep areas mean cross-contact is possible; confirm with the restaurant if you have a severe allergy.
What is in a Biscuit?
The buttermilk biscuit of American fried-chicken doctrine: layered, browned, split-and-steam architecture intact. Sold solo, in family-meal fours and sixes, and inside the tenders combos where its bag placement (never the bucket) is a running theme of this site’s advice.
How it is made
Baked in-store on cycles: morning-fresh mythology attaches, but cycles run all day and freshness tracks the last tray, not the clock. Butter and honey packets on request complete the traditional protocol.
Who it suits, and who should skip it
Everyone; that’s the biscuit’s whole constitution. Practically: order-rounders (with the wing, the great $1.99-and-under padding duo), family-meal stretchers, and honey-butter traditionalists conducting the proper ritual.
Is it worth the price?
0.72 cents per calorie: the savory board’s single-item floor, wearing flour.
The value grade undersells it: nothing on the board delivers calories cheaper, and few deliver comfort at any price this reliably. Its only honest critique is nutritional emptiness (3 g protein), which the biscuit has never once claimed otherwise.
Order hacks
- Butter AND honey packets: the protocol is both, warmed by the biscuit’s own heat.
- Ask when the last tray came up; cycles beat clocks.
- Family meals: bag-top placement, never bucket; steam is the enemy, forever.
- Order-rounding: biscuit + wing = the $3.28 completion move.
- Day-two: ten seconds microwave under a damp towel resurrects them shockingly well.
KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit vs KFC Potato Wedges: value, computed
| Item | Price | ¢ / calorie | $ / 10g protein | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit | $1.29 | 0.72¢ | $4.30 | B |
| KFC Potato Wedges | $3.89 | 1.22¢ | $9.72 | C+ |
| KFC Secret Recipe Fries | $3.49 | 1.09¢ | $8.72 | C |
| KFC Mashed Potatoes & Gravy | $2.79 | 2.15¢ | $13.95 | C |
| KFC Mac & Cheese (Side) | $3.79 | 2.71¢ | $7.58 | C |
Computed from the prices and nutrition on this site. When a price moves, these columns move with it; only The KF Menu publishes this table.
AlternativesCompare with similar items
KFC Potato Wedges
$3.89
· 320 cal · C+
KFC Secret Recipe Fries
$3.49
· 320 cal · C
KFC Mashed Potatoes & Gravy
$2.79
· 130 cal · C
KFC Mac & Cheese (Side)
$3.79
· 140 cal · C
How to order the KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit
| Route | What to expect |
|---|---|
| Status | Standing menu item as of 31 Aug 2026; participation can vary by franchise. |
| KFC app & website | The reference price on this page, plus app-only offers and Rewards points. The cleanest way to see your own store’s price before ordering. Official listing. |
| Counter & drive-through | Franchise-set pricing: a spread of about a dollar around the reference is normal. AK, HI and CA run higher on KFC’s own note. |
| Delivery apps | Marked up over counter price and no Rewards earning; the delivery page ranks the routes. |
| Also inside | Taste of KFC 2 pc. Deal ($4.99), KFC 1 pc. Chicken Fill Up ($5.99), KFC 3 pc. Tenders Fill Up ($6.49), KFC 2 pc. Chicken Fill Up ($6.99): the builds that bundle it. |
| Cheaper routes | current deals change without a schedule; the app row is the truth; the standing value board (Taste of KFC, $5 Bowls, Fill Ups) usually beats a promo code. |
KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit FAQs
How much is a KFC biscuit?
About $1.29 solo: bundled free into family meals and tender combos, marked up past $2 on delivery apps. The à la carte price is the honest one.
How many calories in a KFC biscuit?
180, with 8 g fat and 3 g protein. Butter and honey packets add ~35 and ~30 respectively to the full ritual.
Are KFC biscuits baked fresh?
On in-store cycles all day: freshness follows the last tray. Asking beats assuming; morning mythology is just mythology.
Why do biscuits come in the bag, not the bucket?
Steam: bucket placement softens them in minutes, which is why every family-meal page here repeats the bag doctrine.
How much sodium is in the KFC Biscuit?
560 mg: flaky structure carries salt efficiently. Two biscuits exceed a Chicken Little; plan the plate accordingly.
How do they reheat?
Damp-towel microwave, ten seconds: near-full recovery, the best-kept leftover secret on the sides board.
What is the KFC biscuit officially called?
Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit on the current menu, Buttery Biscuit in some app listings. It is one product: the same 180-calorie southern-style biscuit that rides in every Fill Up, combo and family meal.
What allergens are in the KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit?
Wheat, Milk, Soy are declared. Fryers and prep surfaces are shared, so cross-contact with other allergens is possible; the in-store allergen chart is the reference for severe allergies.
Where every number came from
THE KF MENU · SOURCE SLIP
biscuit · audit 31 AUG 2026
independent guide, not affiliated with KFC Corporation