Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets (6 Pieces)
Wendy’s chicken nuggets are made with 100% marinated white meat that’s breaded in a special blend of peppers and spices. Choose from a variety of dipping sauces, including Buttermilk Ranch, Sweet & Sour, Honey Mustard, Ghost Pepper Ranch, or BBQ.
A serving of six spicy chicken nuggets has 280 calories, 18 grams fat, 13 grams carbs, and 15 grams protein (excluding dipping sauce).
This is your guide for a complete overview of nutritional information, including calories, ingredients, and allergens in Wendy’s Spicy Chicken Nuggets.
Spicy Chicken Nuggets Nutritional Info
Unless otherwise noted, nutritional information is presented based on a single serving measured as six spicy chicken nuggets.
Nutrition Info
% Daily Value
|
Saturated Fat |
20% |
HIGH |
|
Sodium |
31% |
HIGH |
|
Added Sugars |
0% |
LOW |
Percentage daily value (%DV) illustrates how much a specific nutrient in one serving of the nuggets contributes to a 2,000 calorie daily diet (the standard measure used by the U.S. FDA).
Let’s start with an overview of the calories in chicken nuggets.
Calories
A six piece serving contains 280 total calories, which means there are approximately 47 calories in each chicken nugget.
Dietary fat contributes the highest percentage of total calories. Specifically, 18 grams of fat contribute about 58% of the total. Carbohydrates and protein each contribute about 21% of the total calories.
% Calories from Fat, Carbs and Protein
The amount of calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Wendy’s. Calories may vary with dipping sauces.
ESTIMATED FITNESS TIME TO BURN 280 CALORIES
Calories in 4 Spicy Nuggets
A four piece serving has 190 total calories. Based on the 4-piece and 6-piece nutritional information, one chicken nugget contains approximately 48 calories.
Calories in Dipping Sauces
Choose from a variety of dipping sauces. Here are the total calories for each flavor of dipping sauce offered at Wendy’s (per packet).
Calories by macronutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts label provided by Wendy’s. Calories may vary by location due to change in supplier and/or for dipping sauces.
McNuggets Nutritional information
McDonald’s (6pc) Chicken McNuggets Nutrition
Total Fat
Six spicy chicken nuggets have 18 grams total fat, including 4 grams saturated fat. This dish has zero trans fat.
SUMMARY OF DIETARY FAT PER SERVING
According to the FDA, saturated fat ‘is a nutrient to get less of.’ Specifically, general guidelines recommend limiting calories from saturated fat to less than 10% of total calories.
With that in mind, approximately 35 calories is derived from saturated fat (13% of 280 total calories) in six chicken nuggets.
Sodium
One serving of six chicken nuggets from Wendy’s contains 720 milligrams of sodium.
At approximately 30% of the total daily value recommended by the FDA, that is considered high for a single menu item.
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 6 Pieces
Amount per serving
|
Calories |
280 |
% Daily Value
|
Total Fat |
18g |
23% |
|
Saturated Fat |
4g |
20% |
|
Trans Fat |
0g | |
|
Cholesterol |
40mg |
13% |
|
Sodium |
720mg |
31% |
|
Carbohydrates |
13g |
5% |
|
Dietary Fiber |
1g |
4% |
|
Total Sugars |
0g | |
|
Added Sugars |
0g |
0% |
|
Protein |
15g |
%DV based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Calorie needs vary and your %DV may be higher or lower. Provided for informational purposes only. Consult with your physician for dietary or healthcare advice.
Spicy Chicken Nuggets Ingredients and Allergens
Ingredients
Here are the lists of ingredients in the chicken nuggets, breading, and the oil used for cooking.
Chicken
Ingredients:Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Seasoning, Sodium Phosphates.
Breading
Ingredients:Wheat Flour, Water, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Wheat Gluten, Spice, Gum Arabic, Extractives of Paprika, Yellow Corn Flour, Leavening, Yeast, Natural Flavors, Sugar, Breading Set in Vegetable Oil.
Cooking Oil
Ingredients:Nuggets are cooked in vegetable oils which may include one or more of the following: Soybean, Canola, Corn and/or Cottonseed, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, and Dimethylpolysiloxane.
What is Dimethylpolysiloxane?
Also known as polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) or dimethicone, dimethylpolysiloxane is a silicone polymer. It’s used in various industries, including cosmetics, food, and industrial uses.
Dimethylpolysiloxane is listed as an ingredient in the cooking oil used for Wendy’s chicken nuggets.
The additive is often used in fried foods to reduce surface tension and prevent a foaming reaction at high temperatures. The benefit is to reduce the risk of burns caused by splattering oil when food is placed into a fryer.
In addition to fried foods, dimethylpolysiloxane is also used as an anticaking agent in confectionary products and baked goods.
Allergens
The ingredients in Wendy’s spicy chicken nuggets include wheat and gluten.
In addition, the nuggets may be cooked in the same fryer and with the same oil used to prepare other menu items that contain egg, fish, milk, soy, and other possible common allergens.
Fast Food Chicken Nuggets
Use the following reference table to compare nutrition facts in chicken nuggets from popular fast food restaurants, including Burger King, McDonald’s, Shake Shack, and Wendy’s.
| Restaurant | Menu Item | Calories | Fat | Carbs | Protein | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burger King | Chicken Nuggets (4pc) | 190 | 12g | 11g | 9g | 490mg |
| Burger King | Chicken Nuggets (8pc) | 390 | 25g | 23g | 18g | 990mg |
| Chick-fil-A | Chicken Nuggets (8pc) | 250 | 11g | 11g | 27g | 1210mg |
| McDonald's | Chicken McNuggets (6pc) | 250 | 15g | 15g | 14g | 500mg |
| Wendy's | Spicy Chicken Nuggets (4pc) | 190 | 12g | 9g | 10g | 480mg |
| Wendy's | Spicy Chicken Nuggets (6pc) | 280 | 18g | 13g | 15g | 720mg |
| Wendy's | Spicy Chicken Nuggets (10pc) | 470 | 31g | 22g | 26g | 1190mg |
| Wendy's | Crispy Nuggets (10pc) | 450 | 29g | 23g | 25g | 950mg |
| Shake Shack | Chicken Bites (6pc) | 300 | 19g | 15g | 17g | 780mg |
| Shake Shack | Chicken Bites (10pc) | 510 | 32g | 26g | 29g | 1,300mg |
Ingredients, allergens, and nutrition facts are based on available information as of the date this article was published and/or updated. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change their recipes without notice. Check directly with the food provider for the most accurate and up-to-date information. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide health or wellness advice or dietary recommendations. Our aim is to research commercially processed food and publish articles for informational purposes only. Unless otherwise stated, % Daily Value is based on 2,000 calories per day, but calorie needs vary by individual. Always consult your physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.
Nutrition facts, ingredients, and images courtesy of The Wendy’s Company.