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Highest protein KFC items — United States

Energy in kcal · estimates from published data, not official figures.

Lowest calorie Highest calorie Highest protein Lowest carb
# Item Protein Protein · Carbs · Fat
1 Popcorn Chicken Bucket 63g
2 Boneless Bucket 59g
3 Popcorn Chicken Big Box 52g
4 BBQ Baked Beans Family 47g
5 Original Recipe Chicken Breast 39g
6 Kentucky Grilled Chicken Breast 38g
7 Extra Crispy Chicken Breast 35g
8 Matty's Cheesy Nuggy Gravy Bowl 34g
9 Classic Chicken Sandwich 34g
10 Spicy Chicken Sandwich 34g
11 Spicy Zinger Sandwich 33g
12 Spicy Twister with Bacon 33g
13 Original Twister with Bacon 33g
14 KFC Famous Bowl 31g
15 Mac & Cheese Bowl 30g
16 Spicy Crispy Chicken Breast 30g
17 Twister 29g
18 Original Twister 29g
19 Popcorn Chicken Combo 28g
20 Spicy Twister 28g
21 Chicken Pot Pie 26g
22 Cheese Curd Snack Box 25g
23 Popcorn Chicken 23g
24 Extra Crispy Chicken Thigh 22g
25 Snack Box 21g
26 Original Recipe Tenders Kids Meal 21g
27 Country Fried Steak Meal 21g
28 KFC Gizzards 20g
29 Original Recipe Chicken Thigh 19g
30 Macaroni & Cheese Family 18g
31 Kentucky Grilled Chicken Thigh 17g
32 Cheese Curds 17g
33 Kentucky Fried Chicken Nuggets Kids Meal 17g
34 KFC Livers 17g
35 Honey Chili Crisp Snacker 17g
36 Southern Iced Tea Gallon 15g
37 KFC Snacker 15g
38 Country Fried Steak without Peppered White Gravy 13g
39 Secret Recipe Fries Family 13g
40 Country Fried Steak with Peppered White Gravy 13g
41 Spicy Crispy Chicken Thigh 13g
42 HandHeld Pot Pie 12g
43 Mashed Potatoes With Gravy Family 12g
44 Original Recipe Chicken Drumstick 12g
45 Potato Wedges Large 11g
46 NEW! Original Recipe Tender (each) 11g
47 Kentucky Grilled Chicken Drumstick 11g
48 Original Recipe Chicken Whole Wing 10g
49 Extra Crispy Chicken Drumstick 10g
50 Sweet Kernel Corn Family 10g
51 Extra Crispy Chicken Whole Wing 10g
52 Kentucky Grilled Chicken Whole Wing 9g
53 Spicy Crispy Chicken Drumstick 9g
54 Fries + Fried Pickles 9g
55 Corn on the Cob Family 9g
56 Mashed Potatoes Family 9g
57 Milk 1% 7g
58 Chocolate Milk 1% 7g
59 Spicy Crispy Chicken Whole Wing 7g
60 Saucy Fries 6g
61 Hot & Spicy Wings (1) 5g
62 Honey BBQ Hot & Spicy Wings (1) 5g
63 Mike's Hot Honey Hot & Spicy Wings (1) 5g
64 Café Valley Chocolate Chip Cake (1 Slice) 4g
65 Green Beans Family 4g
66 Coleslaw Family 4g
67 Side of Pickles 4g
68 Biscuit 4g
69 Café Valley Mini Lemon Cake 3g
70 Café Valley Mini Chocolate Chip Cake 3g
71 Caesar Side Salad 3g
72 KFC Cornbread Muffin 3g
73 Kentucky Fried Nuggets (1) 3g
74 KFC Creamy Parmesan Caesar Dressing 2g
75 Parmesan Garlic Croutons 2g
76 Apple Turnover 2g
77 Café Valley Lemon Cake (1 Slice) 2g
78 Chocolate Chunk Cookie 2g
79 Spicy Zinger Mayo 1g
80 Buffalo Ranch - Dipping Sauce Cup 1g
81 Apple Pie Poppers 1g
82 House Side Salad 1g
83 Hidden Valley The Original Ranch Fat Free Dressing 1g
84 Diet Pepsi Wild Cherry Pepsi 12 fl oz 0g
85 Dr Pepper 12 fl oz 0g
86 Lipton Brisk Lemon Tea 12 fl oz 0g
87 Lipton Brisk No Calorie Peach Iced Green Tea 12 fl oz 0g
88 Lipton Brisk Raspberry Tea 12 fl oz 0g
89 Lipton Brisk Sweet Iced Tea 12 fl oz 0g
90 Lipton Brisk Unsweetened No Lemon Iced Tea 12 fl oz 0g
91 Manzanita Sol 12 fl oz 0g
92 Miranda Strawberry 12 fl oz 0g
93 MNT DEW Sweet Lightning (20 fl oz) 0g
94 Mountain Dew 12 fl oz 0g
95 Mug Root Beer 12 fl oz 0g
96 Pepsi Zero Sugar 12 fl oz 0g
97 Pepsi 12 fl oz 0g
98 Sobe Lifewater Yumberry Pomegranate 12 fl oz 0g
99 Fried Pickles 0g
100 Starry 12 fl oz 0g
101 Tropicana Fruit Punch 12 fl oz 0g
102 Tropicana Light Lemonade 12 fl oz 0g
103 Tropicana Pink Lemonade 12 fl oz 0g
104 Tropicana Twister Orange 12 fl oz 0g
105 Wild Cherry Pepsi 12 fl oz 0g
106 Honey Chili Crisp Dip Cup 0g
107 Jalapeno Ranch Dip Cup 0g
108 Dirty Dr Pepper 20 fl oz 0g
109 Prickly Pear Lemonade 20 fl oz 0g
110 BBQ - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
111 Marzetti Light Italian Dressing 0g
112 Colonel's Buttery Spread 0g
113 Comeback Sauce - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
114 Grape Jelly Packet 0g
115 Honey Mustard - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
116 Honey Sauce Packet 0g
117 Ketchup 0g
118 KFC Sauce - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
119 Lemon Juice Packet 0g
120 Ranch - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
121 Sticky Chicky Sweet n' Sour Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
122 Strawberry Jam Packet 0g
123 Supergirl Honey Mustard - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
124 Supergirl Ranch - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
125 Supergirl Sweet Chili - Dipping Sauce Cup 0g
126 Dirty Pepsi 20 fl oz 0g
127 Dirty Lemonade 20 fl oz 0g
128 Capri Sun 100% Juice Fruit Punch 0g
129 Heinz Buttermilk Dressing 0g
130 Musselman's Applesauce 0g
131 7UP 12 fl oz 0g
132 Classic Lemonade 1/2 Gallon 0g
133 Code Red Mountain Dew 12 fl oz 0g
134 Diet Dr Pepper 12 fl oz 0g
135 Diet Mountain Dew 12 fl oz 0g

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The rundown

At KFC, Popcorn Chicken Bucket leads the highest protein list at 63g. Boneless Bucket is next at 59g. 135 items ranked in total. Build an order from any of them to see calories and macros add up live.

Common questions

What is the highest protein item at KFC?

Popcorn Chicken Bucket, at 63g, based on published nutrition data from KFC.

Are these KFC numbers official?

They are estimates transcribed from the nutrition data KFC publishes officially. Treat them as close, not exact.

How we rank: one row per menu item, using the largest published size of each, sorted by protein high to low. Figures are estimates from officially published KFC nutrition data (United States). Energy is shown in kcal.