Figures from KFC UK Allergen & Nutrition Information, September 2026 , collected by Boone
Large Popcorn Chicken, as published. Calorie split calculated by Boone. How
The Large Popcorn Chicken as published, seen four ways.
1 of 3 limits is over 30% in one portion, the UK front-of-pack mark for high.
Salt is the biggest issue: 2.2g is 37% of an adult’s daily 6g in one portion.
Lower saltHot Wings →0.3g salt (5%), 91 kcalNHS limits by age: salt goes from 37% for an adult to 73% at age 4 to 6.
For age 4 to 6, salt is the bigger share: 2.2g is 73% of the day’s 3g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapHot Wings →0.3g salt, 10% of the 3g limitFor age 7 to 10, salt is the bigger share: 2.2g is 44% of the day’s 5g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapHot Wings →0.3g salt, 6% of the 5g limitFor age 11 to 17, salt is the bigger share: 2.2g is 37% of the day’s 6g limit in one portion.
Lower-salt swapHot Wings →0.3g salt, 5% of the 6g limitProtein counts in your favour here, but the saturated fat is still 14% of the adult limit.
28g of protein, #12 on the menu. Per calorie the Tender (per piece) gives more: 10.5g per 100 kcal against 5.9g.
Most protein per calorieTender (per piece) →13.1g protein in 125 kcalHere the 880mg of sodium counts as useful after sweaty exercise.
28g of carbohydrate, with 53% of the energy from fat.
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 88% 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 portion is not less healthy: it scores 2, below 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 #32 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.
478 kcal as published. 478 kcal is 24% of a 2,000 kcal adult reference intake.
For a child aged 4 to 6 it is 73% of the day’s 3g salt limit and 3% of the 19g free sugar limit in one item. A Hot Wings has 0.3g of salt, 10% of that salt limit.
0.6g of total sugar as published. Boone estimates 0.6g of it is free sugar: 0.1 teaspoons and 2% of an adult’s 30g daily maximum.
28g, 5.9g per 100 kcal. It ranks #12 of 108 items on the menu for protein. The Tender (per piece) gives the most protein for the calories, 10.5g per 100 kcal.
2 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, wheat and celery. Sesame, soya, milk and eggs may be present.
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.
