KFC Chicken Ingredients
Review this report to learn more about the ingredients used in KFC fried chicken.
This report is for general informational purposes only. Kentucky Fried Chicken fast food restaurants may change its recipes and product formulations without notice.
KFC Chicken
KFC Chicken is made with a secret blend of spices and seasonings. The restaurant uses a proprietary cooking process that ensures the chicken is fried until perfectly crispy.
Original Recipe Fried Chicken
Here is the full list of disclosed ingredients in Kentucky Fried Chicken Original Recipe chicken.
Ingredients
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Chicken |
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Fresh chicken marinated with salt, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, and seasoned with Colonel’s Secret Original Recipe Seasoning, which is comprised of a blend of ingredients not publicly-disclosed. |
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Breading |
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The breading includes wheat flour, salt, tricalcium phosphate, nonfat milk, whey, potato starch, egg whites, maltodextrin, triglycerides, food starch-modified, natural flavor |
Allergens
KFC Original Recipe Fried Chicken is made with ingredients that contain egg, gluten, milk, MSG, and wheat.
Extra Crispy Chicken
Ingredients
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Chicken |
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Fresh chicken marinated with salt, sodium phosphate and monosodium glutamate |
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Breading |
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Breaded with wheat flour, salt, tricalcium phosphate, spices, monosodium glutamate, corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, garlic powder, canola oil, citric acid, calcium silicate (anti-caking agent), and may contain one or more of the following: natural flavorings, sugar, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, spice extractives |
Allergens
KFC Extra Crispy Chicken is made with ingredients that contain wheat, gluten, MSG.
Kentucky Grilled Chicken
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Chicken |
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Fresh chicken marinated with salt, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate. Seasoned with maltodextrin, salt, bleached wheat flour, monosodium glutamate, coconut oil, spices, natural flavor, canola oil, garlic powder, soy sauce (soybean, wheat, salt), chicken fat, chicken broth, autolyzed yeast extract, extractives of turmeric, dehydrated carrot, onion powder, calcium silicate, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent) |
Allergens
KFC Kentucky grilled chicken is made with ingredients that contain gluten, MSG, soy, and wheat.
Spicy Crispy Chicken
KFC spicy crispy chicken recipe includes the same ingredients as KFC extra crispy chicken, with the addition of spices, spice extractives, and garlic powder in the chicken marinade. It also includes mono- and diglycerides (often used as emulsifiers) and calcium silicate, an additive commonly used to prevent ingredients from caking.
Here is the full list of disclosed ingredients in spicy fried chicken.
Ingredients
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Chicken |
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Fresh chicken marinated with salt, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, spices, mono and diglycerides, spice extractives, garlic powder, calcium silicate. |
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Breading |
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Breaded with wheat flour, salt, tricalcium phosphate, spices, monosodium glutamate, corn starch, sodium bicarbonate, garlic powder, canola oil, citric acid, calcium silicate (anti-caking agent), and may contain one or more of the following: natural flavorings, sugar, corn syrup solids, modified corn starch, spice extractives |
Allergens
KFC spicy crispy chicken is made with ingredients that contain gluten, MSG, and wheat.
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