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Fried chicken, 1 piece (KFC / PFC-style): the honest calorie talk

Fried chicken, 1 piece (KFC / PFC-style): the honest calorie talk

Fried chicken, 1 piece (KFC / PFC-style) is 288 kcal per 1 fried piece (~100 g, skin-on breaded). Here is what people like, what it does to BP and blood sugar, and the small cooking swaps that take the sting out.

26 Aug 2026 · Burnie Academy
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One serving of Fried chicken, 1 piece (KFC / PFC-style) — 1 fried piece (~100 g, skin-on breaded) — is 288 kcal. That number comes from the source under this card, not a guess. One piece of Indian-style breaded fried chicken (KFC fried-leg booklet average). People love Fried chicken, 1 piece (KFC / PFC-style) because it is hot, crisp, and gone in two bites. The crunch is the trap. 288 kcal hides in that crunch.

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