Fast Food Nutrition Values for 10 Popular Menu Items
Fast food nutrition values for 25 popular menu items, with calories, protein, carbs, fat and sodium per item so you can compare and log faster.
Most fast food nutrition values for a single entree vary widely, depending on whether you ordered a grilled chicken sandwich or a double burger with bacon. The only number worth trusting is the one the chain publishes itself, since every major brand puts out an official nutrition guide for its own menu. The figures in the tables below come straight from those guides, with a "Nutrition checked" date so you can see how fresh they are, and keep in mind that swapping sauces, sizes or regions will move the totals.
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Burgers, Fries and Sides by the Numbers
Here is what four of the biggest drive-thru chains publish for their best-known items. Every number below is the standard build sold in the US market.
| Item | Calories | Protein (g) | Carbs (g) | Fat (g) | Sodium (mg) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald's Big Mac | 590 | 25 | 46 | 34 | 1,050 |
| McDonald's medium fries | 320 | 5 | 43 | 15 | 260 |
| Burger King Whopper | 670 | 28 | 51 | 40 | 980 |
| Wendy's Dave's Single | 590 | 29 | 39 | 34 | 1,150 |
| Taco Bell Crunchy Taco | 170 | 8 | 13 | 10 | 310 |
Sources: McDonald's nutrition calculator, Burger King nutrition, Wendy's nutrition and Taco Bell nutrition information. Nutrition checked: November 2026.
Pull the cheese, skip the mayo or upsize the fries and every column shifts. Regional menus and limited-time items often never make it into the main guide at all, so a seasonal burger may have no published figures until the chain adds them. A deeper look at hamburger calories across fast food orders covers the patty-count math behind those totals.
Chicken, Coffee and Sandwich Chain Values
The chicken and coffee side of the drive-thru lineup spreads much wider than burgers do. A grilled sandwich and a fried one from the same counter can sit 300 calories apart.
- Chick-fil-A Grilled Chicken Sandwich: 390 calories, 28 g protein, 44 g carbs, 12 g fat
- KFC Original Recipe chicken breast: 390 calories, 39 g protein, 11 g carbs, 21 g fat, 1,190 mg sodium
- Popeyes Spicy Chicken Sandwich: 700 calories, 28 g protein, 50 g carbs, 42 g fat
- Starbucks grande caffè latte, 2% milk: 190 calories, 13 g protein, 19 g carbs, 7 g fat
- Dunkin' glazed donut: 240 calories, 4 g protein, 33 g carbs, 11 g fat
Figures come from the Chick-fil-A, KFC, Popeyes, Starbucks and Dunkin' nutrition guides. Nutrition checked: November 2026.
Grilled and roasted items usually carry the most protein per calorie, which matters a lot when you have a daily protein target to hit. Sodium is the column that surprises people, since one piece of bone-in chicken can take a big bite out of a typical day's intake. The Chick-fil-A calories guide breaks the nugget counts down further.
Reading the Numbers Before You Order
Three choices move your total more than anything else on the menu board: the sauce, the drink and the size upgrade. Sauces, regular soda and size upgrades can each add a meaningful number of calories, so it helps to check the exact items rather than estimate.
- Look up the entree, the side and the drink as separate items, because a combo meal is three line items, not one.
- Add or subtract anything your receipt shows as a customization, since published values assume the standard build.
- Pick grilled over crispy when protein is the goal and calories are tight.
- Log the meal in the parking lot, not at bedtime, because recall fades within a couple of hours.
That last step is where most tracking falls apart, since typing three items into a search box while holding a drink is a hassle. Saying "a grilled chicken sandwich, medium fries and a diet soda" into FoodBuddy pulls the nutrition for all three at once, which is the same idea behind voice-powered calorie tracking. Thirty seconds in the car beats a guess at 11 p.m.
Pick the Entree First, Then Log It in the Car
On your next drive-thru run, settle the entree before you reach the speaker, then choose the side and drink from the tables above so you know the total before you pay. Once the bag is in your hands, log all three items right there while the receipt is still in front of you and you can read the exact build you ordered. The app is free for the first 7 days, then $39 a year at the current offer, and you can cancel anytime.
More About Fast Food Numbers
Why does the same burger show different calories in the US than it does overseas?
Because the recipe is not the same. Patty weights, bun size, cooking oil and sauce formulas are set by the operator in each country, so a burger sold in London is a different product from the one sold in Ohio. Always use the nutrition guide for the market you are ordering in.
Do I need to track sodium if my only goal is losing weight?
No, calories are what drive the scale, so sodium is optional if weight is your only target. It is still worth a glance, because a salty meal holds extra water and can push the scale up a pound or two for a day or two. Keep weighing and that blip passes.
What do I log when the restaurant doesn't publish nutrition info at all?
Log it as its parts instead of one mystery item. Describe what was actually on the plate, such as two eggs, white toast and four strips of bacon. FoodBuddy matches that description against USDA data for generic foods, which gets you far closer than skipping the meal entirely.
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