KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Skin and Breading

Processed foods · Ready meals · Fast food

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Macronutrients 59 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 14.2 g · 57 kcal/100g
Fat 28.0 g · 252 kcal/100g
Carbs 18.8 g · 75 kcal/100g
Water 36 g
Total energy 384 kcal

Energy is predominantly from fat (66%); EFSA recommends 20–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 74 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
28.0g
Saturated
6.3g
Monounsat.
14.4g
Polyunsat.
5.4g
Omega-3
0.76g
Omega-6
4.42g

Saturated fat is 14.9% of energy, above the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 5.8 (target ≤ 4).

Protein quality 93 / 100 How is this scored?
Histidine 100%
Isoleucine 98%
Leucine 100%
Lysine 96%
Methionine + Cysteine 100%
Phenylalanine + Tyrosine 100%
Threonine 100%
Tryptophan 100%
Valine 93%

Limiting amino acid is Valine (93% of FAO reference). Combining with complementary protein sources raises the overall score.

Micronutrients 60 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 20 µg
Vitamin E 1.2 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.08 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.20 mg
Niacin (B3) 5.4 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 0.9 mg
Vitamin B6 0.14 mg
Vitamin B12 0.32 µg

Minerals

Calcium 117 mg
Iron 0.9 mg
Magnesium 25 mg
Phosphorus 252 mg
Potassium 244 mg
Sodium 1042 mg
Zinc 0.9 mg
Copper 0.08 mg
Manganese 0.30 mg
Selenium 17.2 µg

Notable source of Phosphorus (36% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 17 tracked nutrients.