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KFC Original Recipe vs Extra Crispy: Calories and Nutrition Compared

The Original Recipe Chicken Breast has 140 fewer calories than the Extra Crispy Chicken Breast.

Nutrient Original Recipe Chicken Breast Extra Crispy Chicken Breast
Calories 390 530
Protein 39g 35g
Carbs 11g 18g
Fat 21g 35g
Sodium 1,190mg 1,150mg
Protein per 100 calories 10g 6.6g

Highlighted: the better number in each row (fewer calories, carbs, fat and sodium; more protein).

Which one should you pick?

  • Fewer calories: the Original Recipe Chicken Breast (390).
  • More protein: the Original Recipe Chicken Breast (39g).
  • More protein for its calories: the Original Recipe Chicken Breast (10g per 100 calories).
  • Less sodium: the Extra Crispy Chicken Breast (1,150mg).

Questions people ask

The Extra Crispy Chicken Breast, with 530 calories against 390 for the Original Recipe Chicken Breast.

The Original Recipe Chicken Breast has 39g of protein and the Extra Crispy Chicken Breast has 35g.

Both columns use each restaurant’s official U.S. nutrition values for the standard item, as in our calculators.

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