Chicken Nuggets, School Lunch

USDA composition for chicken nuggets, school lunch, and what a Nutrition Facts panel would print at the serving you choose — rounded by the FDA’s own declaration rules.

Also calledschool lunch nuggetscafeteria chicken nuggetsschool cafeteria nuggetsinstitutional chicken nuggetschicken nuggetbreaded chicken piecesnuggets de pollo
Reference basis
Label serving

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Calories
45
Protein
3 g
Total fat
2 g
Sodium
80 mg
Nutrient
Calories43.2 kcal45 kcal
Total Fat2.064 g2 g3%
Saturated Fat0.4528 g0 g2%
Trans Fatnot reported
Cholesterol8 mg10 mg3%
Sodium81.76 mg80 mg4%
Total Carbohydrate3.664 g4 g1%
Dietary Fiber0.352 g0 g1%
Total Sugars0.0784 g0 g
Added Sugarsnot reported
Protein2.512 g3 g5%
Vitamin D0.048 mcg0 mcg0%
Calcium5.12 mg10 mg0%
Iron0.3184 mg0.3 mg2%
Potassium36.96 mg40 mg0%

Label declares applies the rounding rules in 21 CFR 101.9(c) to the measured amount at this serving. Select any rounding rule for the band and its citation; select a column heading to hide that column.

Showing 1 nugget, 16 grams. 45 calories.

Insights

Every figure below has a formula — select any heading to see it. These are properties of the ingredient, so they do not move with serving size: 43% of chicken nuggets, school lunch’s calories come from fat whether you weigh out 1 nugget or 1 cup.

These are descriptive ratios, not nutrient content claims. A claim such as “good source of calcium” or “high protein” is evaluated per RACC serving under 21 CFR 101.54 — a different calculation, on a different basis, which this page does not make.
5.8 g
23.3%
43.0%
33.9%
2.70 kcal/g
20.70 g
10.41
2.21
0.17
1.48
2.75
14.18

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Composition
USDA FoodData Central
FDC 2706095 · FNDDS · released 2024-10-31
Rounding & %DV
FDA 21 CFR 101.9
§ 101.9(c), § 101.9(d)(7) · eCFR snapshot 2026-02-12
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Naming & ratios
BetterMenu enrichment
7 aliases · 13 ratios
Page built from bundle v1.3.0 · Aug 26, 2026 · commit 7fdde67
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Daily Values shown are for adults and children 4 years and older. This page reports published composition data for a reference food — it is not an analysis of your formulation, and it is not a substitute for one.

For informational purposes only; verify against 21 CFR 101.9.