Figures from KFC UK Allergen & Nutrition Information, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Large Coleslaw, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Large Coleslaw as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one serving, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Free sugar is the biggest issue: 11g is 37% of an adult’s daily 30g in one serving.
Lower free sugarLarge Signature Fries →0.5g free sugar (2%), 372 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 18% for an adult to 37% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 58% of the day’s 19g limit.
Lower-salt swapYoyo Bear Strawberry →0.01g salt, 0% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 46% of the day’s 24g limit.
Lower-salt swapYoyo Bear Strawberry →0.01g salt, 0% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, free sugar is the bigger share: 11g is 37% of the day’s 30g limit.
Lower-salt swapYoyo Bear Strawberry →0.01g salt, 0% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 10% of the adult limit.
2.2g of protein, #64 on the menu. Per calorie the Tender (per piece) gives more: 10.5g per 100 kcal against 0.7g.
Most protein per calorieTender (per piece) →13.1g protein in 125 kcalHere the 440mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
12g of carbohydrate, and 78% of the energy is fat, which is slow to digest. Better after a long session than in the hours before one.
Natural sugars in milk, fruit and veg don’t count. NHS →
For smaller portions: the most nutrition per calorie, against all 111 KFC items.
More protein per calorie than 34% of the 111 items on the menu.
KFC does not publish vitamins or minerals for this item, so Boone does not estimate them.
The 2018 model indicates this serving is less healthy: it scores 16, above the line of 4.
Higher is less healthy; 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model. How the score works →
Joint #82 of 96 on the menu for this score (lower is better). Portion weight estimated by Boone from similar items.
UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018 →UK law does not require one for food made to order or sold loose, so Boone cannot count the ingredients or list the additives. Allergens are listed above, as published by KFC. Recipes change, so check in the restaurant if you have an allergy.
Creamy Mash (Regular) 2.4g protein, 0.9g salt124
Coleslaw (Regular) 1.1g protein, 0.6g salt150
Large BBQ Beans 10g protein, 1.4g salt199Large Creamy Mash 4.8g protein, 1.8g salt248Signature Fries (Regular) 3.1g protein, 0.7g salt261Large Coleslaw 2.2g protein, 1.1g salt299Large Signature Fries 4.4g protein, 1g salt372
Dirty Loaded Fries 11.8g protein, 1.7g salt473299 kcal as published. 299 kcal is 15% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 37% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 58% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Yoyo Bear Strawberry has 0.01g of salt, 0% of that salt limit.
11g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 11g of it is free sugar: 2.8 teaspoons and 37% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
2.2g, 0.7g per 100 kcal. It ranks #64 of 108 items on the menu for protein. The Tender (per piece) gives the most protein for the calories, 10.5g per 100 kcal.
16 on the UK Nutrient Profiling Model 2018, calculated by Boone per 100g. Scores run from -20 to 40, and the higher the score, the less healthy the model rates the food. Foods scoring 4 or more would be classed as less healthy under this model.
As published, eggs.
Source. KFC UK Allergen & Nutrition Information, September 2026 , per item as sold.
Collected. Copied by Boone from KFC’s published figures. Data checks are led by Murray Dare.
Calculated by Boone. Labelled where it appears.
Limits. NHS free sugar and salt limits by age; UK reference intakes for adults.
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