Updated 2026-08-30
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Check what is in the current Kentucky Fried Chicken menu before you order.
Menu items available
104
Menu items that contain additives
91%
Menu items that contain seed oils
64%
Additives
List of additives used at Kentucky Fried Chicken
Monosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 61 menu itemsModified food starchLimitedUsed in 43 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 43 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 40 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 38 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 37 menu itemsCalcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 31 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 31 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 28 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 26 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 26 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 20 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 19 menu itemsAnnattoLimitedUsed in 18 menu itemsPolysorbate 60LimitedUsed in 18 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 17 menu itemsMonocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 15 menu itemsPaprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 14 menu itemsSodium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 13 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 12 menu itemsPolysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 11 menu itemsDipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 10 menu itemsCalcium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 9 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - Louisiana schoolsUsed in 9 menu itemsBeta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 8 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 8 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 8 menu itemsPropylene glycolLimitedUsed in 8 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 7 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsDATEMLimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 5 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 5 menu itemsCalcium peroxideHighUsed in 4 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 2 menu itemsSodium erythorbateLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 2 menu itemsTertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Restricted - JapanUsed in 2 menu itemsButylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - Use limits in CanadaUsed in 1 menu item
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Kentucky Fried Chicken
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 47 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 34 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 11 menu itemsHigh oleic sunflower oilLow · Restricted - State notice ruleUsed in 11 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 2 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 2 menu items