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Updated 2026-05-24

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Kentucky Fried Chicken

Check what is in the current Kentucky Fried Chicken menu before you order.

Menu items in current report

80

Menu items that contain additives

94%

Menu items that contain seed oils

70%

Additives

List of additives used at Kentucky Fried Chicken

Monosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 52 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 39 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 31 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 29 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 29 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 23 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 22 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 20 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 17 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 16 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 12 menu itemsPolysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 9 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 7 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 7 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 7 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsDATEMLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 3 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 2 menu itemsButylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - Use limits in CanadaUsed in 1 menu itemCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 1 menu itemGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 1 menu itemPropyl parabenHigh · Banned - West VirginiaUsed in 1 menu itemSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 1 menu itemSulfitesModerate · Restricted - AUUsed in 1 menu itemTertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Restricted - JapanUsed in 1 menu item