How many calories are in cooked POPEYES?

100 g of cooked POPEYES has 293 kcal. 1 drumstick, bone and skin removed (44 g): about 129 kcal. 1 drumstick, without skin (59 g): about 173 kcal. 1 drumstick, with skin (76 g): about 223 kcal.

Is cooked POPEYES high in protein?

Cooked POPEYES contains 20.4 g of protein per 100 g (41% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 9 g in 1 drumstick, bone and skin removed (44 g). About 28% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other fast foods, that is among the highest quarter (median 12.1 g).

How many carbs are in cooked POPEYES?

Cooked POPEYES has 9.8 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g.

How much fat is in cooked POPEYES?

Cooked POPEYES contains 19.1 g of fat per 100 g, of which 6.6 g is saturated (33% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cooked POPEYES contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are selenium (51% DV), Niacin (B3) (34% DV), Vitamin B12 (26% DV), Pantothenic acid (B5) (24% DV) and Riboflavin (B2) (19% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cooked POPEYES?

100 g contains 588 mg of sodium, 26% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading

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POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading contains 293 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 drumstick, bone and skin removed (44 g) provides about 129 kcal.

Roughly 59% of its calories come from fat, with 28% from protein and 13% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in fast foods on FoodFactly, where the median is 263 kcal per 100 g across 312 foods.

100 g provides 51% of the Daily Value for selenium, 34% of the Daily Value for Niacin (B3) and 26% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

293kcal per 100 g

20.4 gprotein

9.8 gcarbohydrates

19.1 gfat

129kcal in 1 drumstick, bone and skin removed (44 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	293 kcal
Total fat C	19.1 g	25%
Saturated fat C	6.6 g	33%
Trans fat C	0.54 g
Cholesterol C	108 mg	36%
Sodium C	588 mg	26%
Total carbohydrates C	9.8 g	4%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars	not reported
Protein C	20.4 g	41%
Thiamin (B1) C	0.1 mg	8%
Riboflavin (B2) C	0.25 mg	19%
Niacin (B3) C	5.4 mg	34%
Pantothenic acid (B5) C	1.2 mg	24%
Vitamin B6 C	0.24 mg	14%
Vitamin B12 C	0.62 µg	26%
Calcium C	20 mg	2%
Iron C	1.1 mg	6%
Magnesium C	22 mg	5%
Phosphorus C	171 mg	14%
Potassium C	261 mg	6%
Zinc C	1.8 mg	16%
Copper C	0.074 mg	8%
Manganese C	0.12 mg	5%
Selenium C	27.9 µg	51%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 28%
Carbohydrates 13%
Fat 59%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g

Nutritional insights

Protein20.4 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 12.1 g)
Fat19.1 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 12.1 g)
Saturated fat6.6 gin the top quarter of fast foods (median 4 g)
Sodium588 mgabove the median for fast foods (median 566 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water48.1 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	8.5 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	2.2 g

Amino acids (19)

Tryptophan C	0.16 g
Threonine C	0.67 g
Isoleucine C	0.6 g
Leucine C	1.2 g
Lysine C	0.89 g
Methionine C	0.3 g
Cystine C	0.24 g
Phenylalanine C	0.78 g
Tyrosine C	0.63 g
Valine C	0.75 g
Arginine C	1.2 g
Histidine C	0.49 g
Alanine C	1.2 g
Aspartic acid C	1.4 g
Glutamic acid C	4.8 g
Glycine C	1.7 g
Proline C	1.6 g
Serine C	0.8 g
Hydroxyproline C	0.53 g

Individual fatty acids (46)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) C	0.003 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) C	0.003 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) C	0.093 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) C	2 g
SFA 4:0 C	0.003 g
SFA 6:0 C	0.001 g
SFA 8:0 C	0.003 g
SFA 10:0 C	0.008 g
SFA 12:0 C	0.015 g
SFA 14:0 C	0.31 g
SFA 16:0 C	4.2 g
SFA 18:0 C	1.8 g
SFA 20:0 C	0.018 g
MUFA 18:1 C	7.2 g
PUFA 18:3 C	0.11 g
PUFA 20:4 C	0.062 g
SFA 22:0 C	0.007 g
MUFA 14:1 C	0.075 g
MUFA 16:1 C	1.1 g
PUFA 18:4 C	0.003 g
MUFA 20:1 C	0.07 g
MUFA 22:1 C	0.004 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) C	0.006 g
SFA 15:0 C	0.045 g
SFA 17:0 C	0.1 g
SFA 24:0 C	0.005 g
TFA 16:1 t C	0.03 g
TFA 18:1 t C	0.45 g
TFA 22:1 t C	0 g
TFA 18:2 t not further defined C	0.053 g
PUFA 18:2 CLAs C	0.042 g
MUFA 24:1 c C	0.006 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c C	0.017 g
MUFA 16:1 c C	1 g
MUFA 18:1 c C	6.8 g
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c C	1.9 g
MUFA 22:1 c C	0.004 g
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c C	0.019 g
MUFA 17:1 C	0.053 g
PUFA 20:3 C	0.03 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic C	0.48 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic C	0.053 g
MUFA 15:1 C	0.003 g
PUFA 20:3 n-3 C	0.001 g
PUFA 20:3 n-6 C	0.029 g
PUFA 22:4 C	0.018 g

Carotenoids (1)

Retinol C	23 µg

Other components (3)

Water C	48.1 g
Ash C	2.4 g
Energy C	1,228 kJ

Other forms of POPEYES

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
POPEYES, Spicy Chicken Strips, analyzed 2006	253	19.6 g	18.5 g	11.2 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Skin and Breading Cooked	433	14 g	21.5 g	32.3 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Thigh, meat only, skin and breading removed Cooked	188	24.3 g	0.85 g	9.7 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Wing, meat only, skin and breading removed Cooked	212	28.9 g	2.9 g	9.4 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat and skin with breading Cooked	274	21.7 g	9.8 g	16.5 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Breast, meat only, skin and breading removed Cooked	157	29 g	0 g	4.5 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Drumstick, meat only, skin and breading removed Cooked	170	26.5 g	0.04 g	7.1 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Thigh, meat and skin with breading Cooked	310	19.1 g	11.2 g	21 g
POPEYES, Fried Chicken, Mild, Wing, meat and skin with breading Cooked	338	20.4 g	13.5 g	22.5 g
POPEYES, biscuit	401	6 g	41 g	23.7 g
POPEYES, Coleslaw	161	0.98 g	14.1 g	11.2 g
POPEYES, Mild Chicken Strips, analyzed 2006	271	19.2 g	19.3 g	13 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Wing, meat and skin with breading Cooked	297	21.7 g	9.9 g	18.9 g
Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Wing, meat and skin and breading Cooked	310	21.1 g	11.2 g	20.1 g
KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading Cooked	274	20.6 g	8 g	17.7 g
Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Thigh, meat and skin and breading Cooked	274	19.2 g	8.7 g	18.1 g
KFC, Fried Chicken, ORIGINAL RECIPE, Thigh, meat and skin with breading Cooked	269	18.9 g	8.5 g	17.7 g
Fast Foods, Fried Chicken, Drumstick, meat and skin with breading Cooked	267	21.1 g	7.6 g	16.9 g
KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Breast, meat and skin with breading Cooked	268	21.2 g	8.5 g	16.6 g
KFC, Fried Chicken, EXTRA CRISPY, Thigh, meat and skin with breading Cooked	309	17.2 g	10.3 g	22.1 g

Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 170354. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 90/100 (how it is calculated).

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