KFC Drinks Menu With Prices
KFC’s fountain runs $2.49/$2.99/$3.29 across almost everything: Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Diet, Starry, Mtn Dew, Dr Pepper, the two limited-time cream sodas and both teas, with lemonade and the exclusive Sweet Lightning on a premium tier and bottled water at $2.19. Calories run from zero to about 250 a medium, the widest honest spread on the menu.
Drinks are a fifth of most combo calories and the only part of the order that swaps free, which makes this the highest-leverage page on the site for anyone counting anything. The full slate, priced and measured, including the numbers nobody official publishes.
The board, lightest first
Every drink on the fountain with its calories, sugar and sodium. The zero lane is the swap that takes 150 to 250 calories off any combo.
| Item, lightest first | Calories | Price | Sugar | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | $2.19 | 0 g | 0 mg | |
| 0 | $2.99 | 0 g | 60 mg | |
| 0 | $2.99 | 0 g | 10 mg | |
| 0 | $2.99 | 0 g | 40 mg | |
| 120 | $2.99 | 31 g | 15 mg | |
| 190 | $3.29 | 48 g | 25 mg | |
| 200 | $2.99 | 54 g | 70 mg | |
| 210 | $2.99 | 58 g | 40 mg | |
| 210 | $2.99 | 58 g | 40 mg | |
| 230 | $2.99 | 62 g | 70 mg | |
| 250 | $2.99 | 68 g | 50 mg | |
| 250 | $2.99 | 66 g | 60 mg | |
| 250 | $3.19 | 65 g | 55 mg |
Every item on this board with a published count, lightest to heaviest.
Prices and calories at a glance
| Item | Reference price | Calories | Protein | Sodium | Value grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2.99 | 210 | 0 g | 40 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 0 | 0 g | 60 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 230 | 0 g | 70 mg | not graded | |
| $3.19 | 250 | 0 g | 55 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 200 | 0 g | 70 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 120 | 0 g | 15 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 0 | 0 g | 10 mg | not graded | |
| $3.29 | 190 | 0 g | 25 mg | not graded | |
| $2.19 | 0 | 0 g | 0 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 210 | 0 g | 40 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 0 | 0 g | 40 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 250 | 0 g | 50 mg | not graded | |
| $2.99 | 250 | 0 g | 60 mg | not graded |
Reference prices on the review date; franchises set final prices. Rows marked as not on the current national menu keep their last listed price and full nutrition on their own page. Family formats carry whole-order calorie ranges and per-head sodium; their pages split every figure by head. Tap any item for sizes, nutrition and allergens.
The slate by sugar, heaviest first
Pepsi Cream Soda and Dr Pepper Cream Soda: about 68 and 66 g, the limited-time ceiling. Sweet Lightning: 65 g, the standing ceiling. Mtn Dew: 62. Pepsi and Starry: 58 each, cola and lemon-lime at the same line. Dr Pepper: 54, the sugared floor among sodas. Lemonade: 48 in citrus clothing. Sweet tea: 31, the moderate’s compromise. Then the zero lane, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Diet, unsweetened tea, water, where every number is nothing.
What is new on the fountain
Starry took Sierra Mist’s lemon-lime tap in 2023 and is the clear-soda pick in any combo. Pepsi Zero Sugar sits beside Diet Pepsi as the zero-calorie cola that tastes like the regular; it is the drink this site assumes for every combo’s lower calorie figure. The two cream sodas, Pepsi and Dr Pepper, arrived on 24 August 2026 with the Hot Ranch line as limited flavors, the sweetest cups on the board at about 250 calories a medium.
What is new on the fountain
Starry took Sierra Mist’s lemon-lime tap in 2023 and is the clear-soda pick in any combo. Pepsi Zero Sugar sits beside Diet Pepsi as the zero-calorie cola that tastes like the regular; it is the drink this site assumes for every combo’s lower calorie figure. The two cream sodas, Pepsi and Dr Pepper, arrived on 24 August 2026 with the Hot Ranch line as limited flavors, the sweetest cups on the board at about 250 calories a medium.
The zero swap, stated once
Every combo on this site quotes its standard build with a 210-calorie medium Pepsi inside. Any zero drink deletes that number free: the single largest no-cost calorie cut on the menu, worth more than any food substitution the counter allows. The combo pages assume you know this; now you do.
Fountain fine print
Ice displacement runs real cups 15 to 20% under listed calories; cup-size contracts vary mediums from 20 to 30 oz by market; refills are franchise courtesy, not chain law; and the free water cup at the counter is the menu’s only genuinely free item. Sweet Lightning and lemonade carry the fountain’s one surcharge tier. Each cup’s page holds its own asterisks.
Calories across the board
13 items on this board publish a single-serving count. The lightest three are Diet Pepsi at 0, Unsweetened Tea at 0 and Bottled Water at 0; the heaviest three are Dr Pepper Cream Soda at 250, Pepsi Cream Soda at 250 and MTN DEW Sweet Lightning at 250. The median sits at 200 calories. Diet Pepsi, Unsweetened Tea, Bottled Water and Pepsi Zero Sugar carry no calories at all, which is the swap that takes 150 to 250 calories off any combo on the site. Every count is the published figure for the standard build; the item pages show what a drink swap or a sauce cup adds.
Picks by the numbers
The same board, read six ways. Each pick is the single best figure on its line among the items priced here, with the number that earned it.
| The pick | Item | The figure |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest item | $2.19 | |
| Lightest single serving | 120 calories | |
| Lowest sodium | 15 mg, 1% of the daily 2,300 | |
| Most calories per dollar | 1.2¢ a calorie |
Computed from the reference prices and published nutrition on each item page.
Allergens across the board
Across the 13 items on this board, 0 list wheat, 0 milk, 0 soy and 0 egg. Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, MTN DEW, MTN DEW Sweet Lightning, Dr Pepper and Sweet Tea declare no major allergen. Shared fryers and prep surfaces mean cross-contact is possible for every item, so the list is a declaration, not a guarantee.
| Item | Wheat | Milk | Soy | Egg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepsi | no | no | no | no |
| Diet Pepsi | no | no | no | no |
| MTN DEW | no | no | no | no |
| MTN DEW Sweet Lightning | no | no | no | no |
| Dr Pepper | no | no | no | no |
| Sweet Tea | no | no | no | no |
| Unsweetened Tea | no | no | no | no |
| Lemonade | no | no | no | no |
| Bottled Water | no | no | no | no |
| Starry | no | no | no | no |
| Pepsi Zero Sugar | no | no | no | no |
| Pepsi Cream Soda | no | no | no | no |
| Dr Pepper Cream Soda | no | no | no | no |
From the published allergen statements; the allergen guide filters the whole menu by what you avoid.
How to pay less on this board
- Skip the fountain unless you want it. Every combo prices its medium drink at about $1.99 against $2.99 alone; ordering the food à la carte and drinking water saves the two dollars and 150 to 250 calories.
- Order in the app, not through a delivery platform. App prices are the reference used on every page here, Rewards pays 10 points a dollar (roughly 4 to 6 percent back when redeemed on meal-tier items), and the exclusives feed refreshes weekly with attach deals that stack with the standing board. The app guide covers the machinery.
- Judge every deal against the standing floor. A complete meal starts at $4.99 on the board every day and family dinner at $4.00 a head; the deals page explains how the offer channels work so any coupon can be judged in ten seconds.
Ordering these for delivery
Delivery platforms list this board 15 to 35 percent above the counter price before the delivery fee, service fee and tip, so a family order lands 35 to 60 percent over its counter self. KFC’s own app with delivery keeps the menu closest to reference and is the only route that earns Rewards points. On the ride itself, fountain drinks arrive diluted by the ice; bottled water and the teas are the safe picks. The delivery page has the measured markup table and the four routes ranked.
If something here is not on your board
Nothing leaves this site when it leaves the menu. Each item below keeps its page, its last listed price and its full nutrition, marked with its status, so the comparison is ready if it returns.
- Pepsi Cream Soda, limited time.
- Dr Pepper Cream Soda, limited time.
Pages built from this board
Every tool and guide on this site reads the same data as the table above, so these pages agree with it to the cent.
- Sugar in every drink
- The menu by calories
- The cheapest items on the menu
- Everything under 400 calories
- The keto and low-carb guide
- The allergen guide
Frequently asked questions
How much are drinks at KFC?
$2.49 small, $2.99 medium, $3.29 large for the standard slate; lemonade and Sweet Lightning run about 30 cents more; bottled water $2.19.
What drinks does KFC have?
Pepsi, Pepsi Zero Sugar, Diet Pepsi, Starry, Mtn Dew, Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning, Dr Pepper, sweet and unsweet tea, lemonade and Aquafina bottled water, plus limited-time Pepsi Cream Soda and Dr Pepper Cream Soda at participating stores.
What’s the healthiest drink at KFC?
The zero lane: Diet Pepsi, unsweetened tea or water, all zero calories. The free water cup on request beats them all on price.
What is Sweet Lightning?
KFC’s exclusive peach-honey Mtn Dew: poured nowhere else, about 250 calories a medium, the fountain’s sweetest cup.
Does KFC serve Coke?
No, standard KFCs pour the Pepsi slate chain-wide. Coke sightings are licensee locations (airports, food courts) with their own contracts.
Are refills free?
Franchise-by-franchise courtesy, common at dine-in, not chain policy. Zero-calorie refills are the loophole where it flows.
Does KFC have Starry or Sprite?
Starry. KFC is a Pepsi fountain, so the lemon-lime soda is Starry, which replaced Sierra Mist in 2023; there is no Sprite.
What are the KFC cream sodas?
Pepsi Cream Soda and Dr Pepper Cream Soda, limited-time fountain flavors launched 24 August 2026 alongside the Hot Ranch line, about 250 calories a medium and priced like every other fountain drink.
What is the cheapest item on the KFC drinks menu?
Bottled Water at $2.19 is the cheapest listing on this board on the review date. Franchises set final prices, so the app for your store is the live check.
Which drinks item has the fewest calories?
Sweet Tea at 120 calories is the lightest single serving here; MTN DEW Sweet Lightning is the heaviest at 250. Family formats are measured per head on their own pages.