KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken Drumstick, Meat Only

USDA composition for kfc original recipe fried chicken drumstick, meat only, and what a Nutrition Facts panel would print at the serving you choose — rounded by the FDA’s own declaration rules.

Also calledKFC drumstick meatoriginal recipe drumstickKFC chicken leg meatfried chicken drumstick skinlessfried chicken drumstickpollo frito
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Calories
70
Protein
11 g
Total fat
3 g
Sodium
210 mg
Nutrient
Calories70 kcal70 kcal
Total Fat3.064 g3 g4%
Saturated Fat0.736 g0.5 g4%
Trans Fat0.0176 g0 g
Cholesterol54.8 mg55 mg18%
Sodium209.6 mg210 mg9%
Total Carbohydrate0.044 g0 g0%
Dietary Fibernot reported
Total Sugarsnot reported
Added Sugarsnot reported
Protein10.52 g11 g21%
Vitamin Dnot reported
Calcium6.4 mg10 mg0%
Iron0.416 mg0.4 mg2%
Potassium109.2 mg110 mg2%

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 drumstick, bone and skin removed, 40 grams. 70 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: 39% of kfc original recipe fried chicken drumstick, meat only’s calories come from fat whether you weigh out drumstick, bone and skin removed or drumstick, without skin.

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.
15.0 g
60.1%
39.4%
0.3%
1.75 kcal/g
0.11 g
1.92
0.07
1.07
2.60
18.40

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Composition
USDA FoodData Central
FDC 170740 · SR Legacy · released 2018-04
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
6 aliases · 12 ratios
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