Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich

ByNutrition & Ingredients Updated:
Popeyes classic chicken sandwich.

One classic chicken sandwich delivers 700 calories and contains 42 grams fat, 50 grams carbs, and 28 grams protein.

A highly popular menu item at Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, the classic chicken sandwich is made with breaded chicken breast meat. It includes mayonnaise and crunchy pickles and served on a toasted brioche bun.

Read this guide for our complete review of the calories, nutrition facts, ingredients, and allergens in Popeyes Classic Chicken Sandwich. Don’t miss the section below on Total Fat.

Chicken Sandwich Nutritional Information

Calories

There are 700 calories in one Popeyes chicken sandwich.

Here is a summary of calories by macronutrient, per serving:

  • 380 calories from fat
  • 205 calories from total carbs
  • 115 calories from protein

A little over half of the total calories are derived from fat. Carbohydrates contribute nearly 30% of the total calories, and the balance is from protein.

Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

% calories from fat, carbs and protein
Calories
CALORIES FROM fat
54%
CALORIES FROM CARBS
29%
CALORIES FROM Protein
16%

The summary above of calories by nutrient is a rounded estimate based on the nutrition facts provided by Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Calories may vary as a result of how the sandwich is prepared and/or due to topping choices.

FITNESS TIME TO BURN 700 CALORIES

  • Cycle 1 hour
  • Golf (carry clubs) 1 hour 50 minutes
  • Play Tennis 1 hour 25 minutes

Estimate based on moderate level of activity by an adult with average BMI.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 Sandwich

Amount per serving

Calories

700

% Daily Value

Red indicates a high %DV.

Total Fat

42g

54%

Saturated Fat

14g

70%

Trans Fat

2g

Cholesterol

90mg

30%

Sodium

1440mg

63%

Carbohydrates

50g

18%

Dietary Fiber

2g

7%

Total Sugars

8g

Protein

28g

%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.

  • 1,440mg sodium in one sandwich (63% DV). That’s high.

Total Fat

One fried chicken sandwich from Popeyes has 42 grams of fat, including 14 grams of saturated fat. That is very high.

Saturated Fat is High

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, published by the Department of Health and Human Services, recommend limiting calories from saturated fat to less than 10% of total calories.

The 14 grams of saturated fat in this one sandwich delivers about 130 calories, which equates to a 70% daily value (based on a 2,000 calorie diet).

SUMMARY OF FAT PER SERVING

  • 380 calories from dietary fats
  • 54% of total calories
  • 130 calories from saturated fat
  • 2 grams trans fat

Sodium

It’s important to take into account the amount of sodium in this sandwich.

There are 1,440 milligrams of sodium in a single sandwich. That’s more than 60% of the total daily value recommended by the FDA.

Popeyes classic chicken sandwich.

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Chicken Sandwich Ingredients and Allergens

Ingredients

Here is the list of ingredients in Popeyes’ Classic Chicken Sandwich.

  • Chicken: Chicken, Seasoning (salt, monosodium glutamate, and seasoning including dried garlic and dried onion).
  • Batter: Enriched Bleached Wheat Flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Salt, Sugar, FD&C Yellow #5, and may contain Yellow #6, Red #40, Red #3, Grape Color Extract, Blue #1, Blue #2, Beet Color Extract, Annatto Extract and/or Turmeric Extract, Spices, Dried Whole Eggs, Nonfat Dried Milk, Leavening (sodium bicarbonate and/or sodium aluminum sulfate), Microcrystalline Cellulose, Natural Flavor, Corn Syrup Solids. The batter contains dairy and wheat.
  • Shortening: Cooked in Beef Tallow, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Partially Hydrogenated Beef Tallow, BHT (protects flavor), Citric Acid, and Dimethylpolysiloxane (anti-foaming agent).
  • Mayonnaise: Soybean Oil, Water, Egg Yolk, Distilled Vinegar, Whole Egg, Salt, Sugar, Spice, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Calcium Disodium EDTA (to protect flavor), Oleoresin Paprika (for color), Natural Flavor. Mayonnaise contains egg.
  • Bun: Enriched Unbleached Flour (wheat flour, malt barley flour, niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), Water, Sugar, Soy Oil, Yeast, Salt, High Fructose Corn Syrup, L Cysteine, Guar Gum, Dextrose, Diacetyl Tartaric Acid Esters of Mon-Diglycerides (DATEM), Vegetable Shortening (partially hydrogenated soybean, cottonseed and/or canola oils), Calcium Stearoyl Lactylate, Malt, Ascorbic Acid, Enzyme, Potassium Iodate, Azodicarbonamide. The bun contains wheat and soy.

Allergens

The Classic Chicken Sandwich is made with ingredients that include MSG, Wheat, Egg, Soy, and Milk.

Nutrition facts, prices, and ingredients are based on available information as of the date of publication. Restaurants and food manufacturers may change recipes or formulations without notice. Check package labels and ask the product manufacturer or restaurant for the most up-to-date information. Unless otherwise stated, %DV is based on a 2,000 calorie diet. All reports and reviews published on this site are for informational purposes only. NutritionandIngredients.com does not provide healthcare advice or dietary recommendations. Always consult your licensed physician for any healthcare or dietary advice.

Nutrition facts and ingredients source: Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen. Sandwich image courtesy of Popeyes. Original designs by Nutrition & Ingredients for fast food nutrition research and commentary.

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