Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender: calories, sodium and protein by portion, age and sex

Nutrition information: Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender

Nutrition figures are Dave's Hot Chicken USA published data from its nutrition chart (revised 16 March 2026), per item as sold with its standard build and before any optional sauces or extras. Figures shown are for the Mild, Medium, Hot, Extra Hot and Reaper spice levels; at Not Hot or Lite Mild the item has 490 calories and 1,210mg of sodium. Dave's Hot Chicken lists the serving at 224g. Added sugar is a Boone estimate, as Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish it. Boone converts these figures to the portion and age comparisons on this page.

Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender carries a large share of a child’s daily sodium

Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender contains 1,480mg of sodium, which is 99% of the daily limit for a child aged 4 to 8. It is also high in calories and saturated fat.

FDA Daily Values (2,000-calorie diet)

Where the sugar comes from: Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender

An estimated 3g of the 3g counts as added sugar, or about 1 teaspoon. The other 0g is naturally occurring.

Likely added sugar sources

• sugar in the bread or bun
• sugar in Dave's sauce
• sugar in the pickle brine

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030: no more than 10g of added sugar per meal from age 11 and none for children aged 10 and under. FDA Daily Value: 50g a day. Dave's Hot Chicken publishes total sugar and no ingredient list, so Boone estimates the added share from the components each item is built from: all sugar in sauces such as hot honey, BBQ and ketchup counts as added, 90% of the sugar in breaded chicken, bread and Dave's sauce, and 75% where cheese, slaw or other vegetables supply some naturally occurring sugar.

Processing: Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender

Boone cannot classify this item, because Dave's Hot Chicken does not publish an ingredient list for it.

NOVA classification is read from an ingredient list. Without one there is no way to count additives, separate raw ingredients from manufactured ones, or say whether an item is ultra-processed. Boone does not estimate a NOVA group, because a guess presented as a classification would be worse than saying nothing.

Classification is based on published ingredient lists only. If Dave's Hot Chicken publishes one, this section will be updated.

Ingredients: Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender

Dave's Hot Chicken’s US nutrition and allergen charts give figures for Single Tender but no ingredients, and the chain is under no legal obligation to publish them.

Under the FDA menu labeling rule, US restaurant chains with 20 or more locations must post calories on menus and provide further written nutrition information on request. A full ingredient list is not required for food prepared in a restaurant. Some chains publish one anyway.

Without an ingredient list, no page on this site can tell you how many ingredients are in this item, how many of them are manufactured substances, or whether it is ultra-processed. Boone will not estimate any of it.

Allergen information for this item is published by Dave's Hot Chicken and is shown below. Recipes change, so always check in restaurant before ordering if you have an allergy.

Allergen information: Dave's Hot Chicken US Single Tender

Contains = declared in the Dave's Hot Chicken USA allergen chart (revised 29 June 2026), which covers the nine major US food allergens plus mustard, a priority allergen in Canada. Not declared = not listed in that chart, which is not the same as allergen free. Presence is based on ingredient information supplied by manufacturers, and Dave's Hot Chicken states that cross-contact can occur in its kitchens, so no item can be guaranteed allergen free. Gluten from barley, rye or oats is not covered by the chart.