KFC Cheese Curds: nutrition and allergens

Nutrition facts

Percentages are the share of the FDA Daily Value for adults and children 4 and over, worked out from KFC’s published amounts (how % Daily Value works). A dash means KFC does not publish that value for this item.

Using the FDA’s rule of thumb that 5% of the Daily Value or less per serving is low and 20% or more is high, one serving is high in saturated fat (55%), protein (34%), fat (29%), sodium (28%) and cholesterol (22%) and is low in dietary fiber and added sugars. Add it up with other items in the KFC nutrition calculator.

Allergens

According to KFC, the Cheese Curds contains gluten, milk, egg, wheat and soy.

KFC says its kitchens handle egg, milk, soy, wheat and other allergens, items can be prepared on shared equipment, and it cannot rule out cross-contact. In some restaurants fish, chicken and potatoes may share fryer oil. Several items contain or are cooked in highly refined soybean oil, which the FDA does not treat as an allergen. KFC does not use peanuts or tree nuts, but says the Café Valley chocolate chip and lemon cakes may contain traces of tree nuts. Vegetarian ingredients are handled alongside meat. Allergen data reflects standard recipes and may vary with suppliers, substitutions and recipe changes. MSG is reported alongside the allergens.

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Ingredients

White Cheddar Cheese Curds: NATURAL WHITE CHEDDAR CHEESE CURDS (PASTEURIZED MILK, CHEESE CULTURE, SALT, ENZYMES), BREADER (BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, DRIED WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, DRIED YEAST, NONFAT MILK, LEAVENING [SODIUM BICARBONATE, SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES), WATER, BATTER (WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, DEXTROSE, NONFAT DRY MILK, DRIED EGG WHITES, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, GARLIC POWDER).

Other items in Homestyle Sides at KFC

By calories, the Cheese Curds ranks 13 of 13 in KFC’s Homestyle Sides section, from lowest to highest. The table shows the 9 items nearest to it; each item is compared at its first listed size.

Nutrition for all 13 items in Homestyle Sides at KFC

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