KFC Menu by Calories

The KF Menu audit desk · reviewed 4 Sep 2026 · 2 min read

Every single-serving item on KFC’s menu, sorted lightest first with its price and protein alongside, because a calorie count without a price is half an answer. Filter by ceiling or category; every row links to the item’s full record, nutrition table and sodium line included. Family buckets follow below with the honest per-head ranges no single number could carry.

The figures are the same audited references the rest of this site runs on: sourced from the official nutrition guide, priced at the national app reference, and recomputed whenever anything moves. The protein ranking and the order calculator work the same board from other angles.

The filter

Every item, lightest first

Item	Category	Calories	Price	Protein	¢ / calorie
Bottled Water at KFC	Drinks	0	$2.19	0 g	zero-cal
Diet Pepsi at KFC	Drinks	0	$2.99	0 g	zero-cal
KFC Pepsi Zero Sugar	Drinks	0	$2.99	0 g	zero-cal
KFC Unsweetened Tea	Drinks	0	$2.99	0 g	zero-cal
KFC Hot Sauce	Sauces	5	$0.59	0 g	11.8¢
KFC Ketchup	Sauces	20	$0.59	0 g	2.95¢
KFC Honey BBQ Sauce	Sauces	40	$0.59	0 g	1.48¢
KFC Honey Sauce	Sauces	40	$0.59	0 g	1.48¢
KFC Sticky Chicky Sweet ‘n Sour Sauce	Sauces	45	$0.59	0 g	1.31¢
KFC Gravy Dip Cup	Sauces	60	$0.99	1 g	1.65¢
KFC Green Beans	Sides	60	$2.79	2 g	4.65¢
KFC Whole Kernel Corn (Sweet Corn)	Sides	70	$2.79	2 g	3.99¢
KFC Sauce	Sauces	90	$0.59	0 g	0.66¢
KFC Comeback Sauce	Sauces	110	$0.59	0 g	0.54¢
KFC Mashed Potatoes (No Gravy)	Sides	110	$2.79	2 g	2.54¢
KFC Classic Ranch	Sauces	120	$0.59	1 g	0.49¢
KFC Honey Mustard	Sauces	120	$0.59	0 g	0.49¢
KFC Sweet Tea	Drinks	120	$2.99	0 g	2.49¢
KFC Buffalo Ranch Sauce	Sauces	130	$0.59	1 g	0.45¢
KFC Drumstick	Fried Chicken	130	$2.79	12 g	2.15¢
KFC Mashed Potatoes & Gravy	Sides	130	$2.79	2 g	2.15¢
KFC Single Original Recipe Tender	Tenders	130	$2.29	12 g	1.76¢
KFC Whole Wing	Fried Chicken	130	$1.99	10 g	1.53¢
KFC Mac & Cheese (Side)	Sides	140	$3.79	5 g	2.71¢
KFC Coleslaw	Sides	170	$2.79	1 g	1.64¢
KFC Buttery Buttermilk Biscuit	Sides	180	$1.29	3 g	0.72¢
KFC Lemonade	Drinks	190	$3.29	0 g	1.73¢
Dr Pepper at KFC	Drinks	200	$2.99	0 g	1.5¢
KFC Mashed Potato Poppers	Sides	200	$3.00	4 g	1.5¢
KFC Starry	Drinks	210	$2.99	0 g	1.42¢
Pepsi at KFC	Drinks	210	$2.99	0 g	1.42¢
KFC Chocolate Chunk Cookie	Sweets	220	$1.49	2 g	0.68¢
KFC Macaroni Salad	Sides	230	$2.79	3 g	1.21¢
Mtn Dew at KFC	Drinks	230	$2.99	0 g	1.3¢
KFC 5 pc. Nuggets	Nuggets	250	$2.99	16 g	1.2¢
KFC Dr Pepper Cream Soda	Drinks	250	$2.99	0 g	1.2¢
KFC Pepsi Cream Soda	Drinks	250	$2.99	0 g	1.2¢
Mtn Dew Sweet Lightning	Drinks	250	$3.19	0 g	1.28¢
KFC 2 pc. Tenders	Tenders	260	$4.29	24 g	1.65¢
KFC Chicken Thigh	Fried Chicken	280	$3.29	19 g	1.18¢
KFC Apple Turnover	Sweets	290	$1.99	3 g	0.69¢
KFC Chocolate Chip Cake	Sweets	300	$2.99	3 g	1¢
KFC Chicken Little	Sandwiches	310	$2.79	14 g	0.9¢
KFC Fried Pickles	Sides	310	$3.49	4 g	1.13¢
KFC Lemon Cake	Sweets	320	$2.99	3 g	0.93¢
KFC Potato Wedges	Sides	320	$3.89	4 g	1.22¢
KFC Secret Recipe Fries	Sides	320	$3.49	4 g	1.09¢
KFC Strawberry Crème Pie Poppers	Sweets	320	$3.49	3 g	1.09¢
KFC Hot Ranch Big Dip	Sauces	350	$1.49	1 g	0.43¢
KFC Chicken Tender Snacker	Sandwiches	370	$3.00	17 g	0.81¢
KFC 3 pc. Tenders (À La Carte)	Tenders	390	$5.99	36 g	1.54¢
KFC Chicken Breast	Fried Chicken	390	$5.49	39 g	1.41¢
KFC 8 pc. Nuggets (À La Carte)	Nuggets	400	$5.49	26 g	1.37¢
KFC 10 pc. Nuggets	Nuggets	500	$5.49	33 g	1.1¢
KFC 5 pc. Nuggets Kids Meal	Kids Meals	540	$5.99	18 g	1.11¢
KFC Mac & Cheese Bowl	Pot Pies and Bowls	540	$5.00	21 g	0.93¢
KFC 2 pc. Tenders Kids Meal	Kids Meals	550	$5.99	26 g	1.09¢
KFC Popcorn Chicken	Nuggets	570	$4.99	29 g	0.88¢
KFC Mashed Potato Bowl (Famous Bowl)	Pot Pies and Bowls	590	$5.00	26 g	0.85¢
KFC 12 pc. Nuggets (À La Carte)	Nuggets	600	$6.99	39 g	1.17¢
KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich	Sandwiches	620	$5.49	34 g	0.89¢
KFC Classic Chicken Sandwich	Sandwiches	650	$5.49	34 g	0.84¢
KFC Nashville Hot Mashed Potato Bowl	Pot Pies and Bowls	680	$5.00	26 g	0.74¢
KFC Chicken Pot Pie	Pot Pies and Bowls	720	$6.49	26 g	0.9¢
Taste of KFC 2 pc. Deal	Value Boxes	720	$4.99	36 g	0.69¢
KFC Mac & Cheese Bowl Combo	Pot Pies and Bowls	750	$6.99	21 g	0.93¢
KFC Dunk It Bucket	Value Boxes	780	$7.00	32 g	0.9¢
KFC Mike’s Hot Honey Tenders Box	Tenders	790	$7.00	41 g	0.89¢
KFC Famous Bowl Combo (Mashed Potato Bowl Combo)	Pot Pies and Bowls	800	$6.99	26 g	0.87¢
KFC Hot Ranch Loaded Wedges	Sides	870	$5.49	10 g	0.63¢
KFC 4 Cookies Pack	Sweets	880	$4.99	8 g	0.57¢
KFC Nashville Hot Famous Bowl Combo	Pot Pies and Bowls	890	$6.99	26 g	0.79¢
KFC Saucy Nuggets (12 pc.)	Nuggets	900	$8.49	39 g	0.94¢
KFC 8 pc. Nuggets Combo	Nuggets	930	$8.69	30 g	0.93¢
KFC Chicken Pot Pie Combo	Pot Pies and Bowls	930	$7.49	26 g	0.81¢
KFC Loaded Smash’d Potato Bowl with Nuggets	Pot Pies and Bowls	950	$5.49	28 g	0.58¢
KFC 8 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	Tenders	1,040	$12.99	96 g	1.25¢
KFC 1 pc. Chicken Fill Up	Value Boxes	1,070	$5.99	46 g	0.56¢
KFC 3 pc. Tenders Fill Up	Value Boxes	1,070	$6.49	44 g	0.61¢
KFC 2 pc. Chicken Fill Up	Value Boxes	1,090	$6.99	40 g	0.64¢
KFC 2 pc. Drum & Thigh Combo	Fried Chicken	1,120	$8.99	38 g	0.8¢
KFC 12 pc. Nuggets Combo	Nuggets	1,130	$10.69	39 g	0.95¢
KFC Famous Bowl Fill Up	Value Boxes	1,140	$7.49	32 g	0.66¢
KFC 3 pc. Tenders Combo	Tenders	1,145	$8.69	43 g	0.76¢
KFC Spicy Chicken Sandwich Combo	Sandwiches	1,150	$8.60	38 g	0.75¢
KFC Classic Chicken Sandwich Combo	Sandwiches	1,180	$8.69	38 g	0.74¢
KFC Popcorn Chicken Combo	Nuggets	1,190	$8.49	33 g	0.71¢
KFC $7 Box Feast	Value Boxes	1,240	$7.00	37 g	0.56¢
KFC 4 pc. Tenders Combo	Tenders	1,275	$9.99	55 g	0.78¢
KFC Hot Ranch 6 pc. Hot Wings Combo	New and Limited Time	1,380	$11.49	37 g	0.83¢
KFC Wings & Wedges Combo	Value Boxes	1,400	$8.49	64 g	0.61¢
KFC Chicken Sandwich Big Box	Value Boxes	1,430	$10.99	54 g	0.77¢
KFC Saucy Nuggets Combo	Nuggets	1,430	$11.49	43 g	0.8¢
KFC 5 pc. Tenders Combo	Tenders	1,450	$12.19	67 g	0.84¢
KFC 5 pc. Tenders Big Box	Value Boxes	1,490	$11.99	71 g	0.8¢
KFC 3 pc. Chicken Box	Fried Chicken	1,510	$11.49	77 g	0.76¢
KFC Hot Ranch Box, Wings & Tenders	New and Limited Time	1,520	$12.49	62 g	0.82¢
KFC 12 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	Tenders	1,560	$17.99	144 g	1.15¢
KFC $11 Box Feast	Value Boxes	1,610	$11.00	54 g	0.68¢
KFC $9 Box Feast	Value Boxes	1,610	$9.00	54 g	0.56¢
KFC Popcorn Chicken Big Box	Value Boxes	1,760	$10.99	59 g	0.62¢
KFC Hot Ranch Box, Wings & Sandwich	New and Limited Time	1,780	$13.49	60 g	0.76¢
KFC 36 pc. Nuggets Bucket	Nuggets	1,800	$18.99	117 g	1.05¢
KFC Meal for Two (2 Sandwiches & 10 Nuggets)	Family Meals	1,800	$16.99	101 g	0.94¢
KFC 16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	Tenders	2,080	$22.99	192 g	1.11¢
KFC Meal for Two, Sandwiches & Tenders	Sandwiches	2,880	$16.99	124 g	0.59¢

Single-serving items with a published count, lightest to heaviest. Every figure links to its full page: nutrition table, sodium line and the rest of the record.

Family formats

Buckets and meals, measured per head

Format	Feeds	Whole order	Calories / head
KFC $10 Popcorn Chicken Bucket	4	1,880 whole bucket	470
KFC $10 Taste of KFC 4 pc. Meal	2	1,140 to 2,180 whole meal	570 to 1,090
KFC Meal for Two (5 pc. Chicken)	2	1,700 to 2,600 whole meal	850 to 1,300
KFC 8 pc. Bucket (Chicken Only)	4	1,720 to 3,000 whole bucket	425 to 750
KFC 8 pc. Tenders Meal	4	2,000 to 3,650 whole meal	500 to 925
KFC $20 Build-A-Bucket	4	2,640 to 3,240 whole bucket	660 to 810
KFC Double Mash Meal	3	2,670 to 4,490 whole meal	890 to 1,500
KFC 6 pc. Tenders & 12 Nuggets Family Meal	4	2,350 to 4,000 whole meal	590 to 1,000
KFC Chicken Sharing Bucket	5	2,150 to 3,750 whole bucket	425 to 750
KFC 50 pc. Nuggets Pack	8	2,500 whole pack	300 to 325
KFC 6 pc. Chicken & 12 Nuggets Family Meal	5	2,350 to 6,300 whole meal	475 to 1,260
KFC Fan Favorite’s Box	4	2,400 to 3,200 whole box	600 to 800
KFC 12 pc. Chicken-Only Bucket	6	2,580 to 4,500 whole bucket	425 to 750
KFC 12 pc. Tenders Family Meal	4	2,600 to 3,800 whole meal	650 to 950
KFC 8 pc. Chicken Meal	4	2,300 to 4,800 whole meal	575 to 1,200
KFC 16 pc. Chicken-Only Bucket	8	3,440 to 6,000 whole bucket	425 to 750
KFC 16 pc. Tenders Meal	8	4,000 to 7,300 whole meal	500 to 915
KFC 40 pc. Saucy Nuggets Party Pack	8	4,400 whole pack	550
KFC 12 pc. Chicken Meal	6	3,450 to 7,200 whole meal	575 to 1,200
KFC Chicken Tenders Feast	5	2,600 to 4,160 whole feast	520 to 830
KFC 16 pc. Family Meal	8	4,600 to 9,600 whole meal	575 to 1,200

Family orders carry honest ranges, not single counts, because a bucket's total depends on which cuts land in it. Per-head figures assume the even split each format is built for.

Three orders under a calorie ceiling

Order	What is in it	Price	Calories	Protein	Sodium
Under 500	Chicken Breast and Whole Kernel Corn and water	$8.28	460	41 g	1,190 mg (52%)
Under 700	Chicken Breast and Mac and Cheese and water	$9.28	530	44 g	1,780 mg (77%)
Under 1,000	3 pc. Mike's Hot Honey Tenders Box and Mac and Cheese and water	$10.79	930	46 g	2,730 mg (119%)

The highest-protein main-and-side pairing under each ceiling, with water; a fountain drink adds 120 to 250 calories, a zero-sugar soda none.

The lightest mains with real protein

Item	Price	Calories	Protein	Sodium	Value grade
Chicken Drumstick	$2.79	130	12 g	400 mg	C
Whole Wing	$1.99	130	10 g	380 mg	C+
Single Original Recipe Tender	$2.29	130	12 g	350 mg	C+
5 pc. Nuggets	$2.99	250	16 g	630 mg	B
2 pc. Tenders	$4.29	260	24 g	700 mg	C+

Single-serving mains with at least 10 g of protein, lightest first.

The heaviest single orders

Item	Price	Calories	Protein	Sodium	Value grade
16 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$22.99	2,080	192 g	5,600 mg	B+
36 pc. Nuggets Bucket	$18.99	1,800	117 g	4,545 mg	B+
Popcorn Chicken Big Box	$10.99	1,760	59 g	4,120 mg	A
$9 Box Feast	$9.00	1,610	54 g	3,470 mg	A+
$11 Box Feast	$11.00	1,610	54 g	3,590 mg	B+
12 pc. Tenders (No Sides)	$17.99	1,560	144 g	4,200 mg	B

Single-serving orders only; family formats are measured per head on their pages.

How to take 300 calories off any order

Swap the drink. A medium Pepsi is 210 calories; Pepsi Zero Sugar or water is zero, and the combo price does not change.
Swap the side. Green Beans at 60 calories or Whole Kernel Corn at 70 in place of Secret Recipe Fries at 320.
Choose the piece. A Chicken Drumstick is 130 calories and a Chicken Thigh is 280; the breast carries the most protein for the calories.
Skip the sauce cup, or pick the light one. Cups run from 5 to 120 calories; the Honey BBQ Sauce is the lightest with flavor.
Order the plate, not the box. The $4.99 Taste of KFC plate at 720 calories against the $7 Box Feast at 1,240.

More KFC guides

Everything under 400 calories The low-sodium orders The protein ranking

Questions

KFC Menu by Calories FAQs

What's the lowest-calorie food at KFC?

Green beans at 60 calories where carried, then corn at 70, and on the zero end, four drinks carry nothing at all: Pepsi Zero Sugar, Diet Pepsi, unsweet tea and water. The table above keeps the live order.

What can I eat at KFC under 500 calories?

More than the menu's reputation suggests: every à la carte piece, the Snackers, the Chicken Little, most sides and all the sweets clear it individually. Tap the Under 500 filter for the current list.

Are these the official calorie counts?

They're drawn from KFC's official nutrition guide and marked as reference figures where we're awaiting the next audit: every item page carries its source slip.

Why do family meals show ranges instead of numbers?

A bucket's total depends on which cuts land in it, so a single count would be invented. We publish the honest spread and the per-head split instead.

Do combo calories include the drink?

Yes, standard builds count a medium Pepsi at 210. Any zero drink swaps free and deletes that from the total.

How current are these numbers?

They recompute from the same data the whole site runs on, refreshed on every audit: the price change log keeps the receipts.

What is the lowest-calorie meal at KFC?

Under 500: Chicken Breast and Whole Kernel Corn with water, 460 calories and 41 g of protein for $8.28.

How many calories are in a KFC bucket?

Buckets carry ranges because the pieces vary: the 8-piece chicken-only bucket runs 1,720 to 3,000 calories across the whole bucket, about 425 to 750 a head for four. Every family format's page splits the figures by head.

Sources

Where the facts on this page come from

KFC full nutrition guide, 2026 edition calories and nutrition for every item
KFC app and kfc.com menu listings reference prices on the review date