KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed

Processed foods · Ready meals · Fast food

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Macronutrients 45 / 100 How is this scored?

Composition

Energy

Protein 26.9 g · 108 kcal/100g
Fat 4.6 g · 41 kcal/100g
Carbs 0.0 g · 0 kcal/100g
Water 66 g
Total energy 149 kcal

Energy is predominantly from protein (72%); EFSA recommends 10–35% for a balanced diet

Fat quality 80 / 100 How is this scored?
Total fat
4.6g
Saturated
1.0g
Monounsat.
2.3g
Polyunsat.
1.0g
Omega-3
0.08g
Omega-6
0.65g

Saturated fat is 6.2% of energy, within the WHO limit of 10%. ω-6:ω-3 ratio is 7.7 (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 54 / 100 How is this scored?

Vitamins

Vitamin A 5 µg
Vitamin E 0.3 mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.10 mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.22 mg
Niacin (B3) 8.7 mg
Pantothenic (B5) 1.1 mg
Vitamin B6 0.28 mg
Vitamin B12 0.26 µg

Minerals

Calcium 25 mg
Iron 0.5 mg
Magnesium 27 mg
Phosphorus 255 mg
Potassium 285 mg
Sodium 499 mg
Zinc 1.0 mg
Copper 0.06 mg
Manganese 0.04 mg
Selenium 33.1 µg

Notable source of Selenium (60% of EU NRV per 100 g). Score averages coverage across 17 tracked nutrients.