How many calories are in a fried chicken sandwich?
Logged in Kallo on November 1, 2026
Anywhere from about 300 to 1,100 kcal. Fried or grilled, the sauce and the side decide a chicken sandwich. Here are four real ones, each typed into Kallo the way people describe them.
Fast food, mayo and pickles
Fried chicken sandwich from a fast food place (brioche bun + crispy fried chicken breast + pickles + mayo)
Fried chicken sandwich from a fast food place (brioche bun + crispy fried chicken breast + pickles + mayo)
Spicy, with fries
Spicy fried chicken sandwich (brioche bun + fried chicken thigh + spicy mayo + coleslaw) with medium fries
Spicy fried chicken sandwich (brioche bun + fried chicken thigh + spicy mayo + coleslaw) with medium fries
Grilled instead of fried
Grilled chicken sandwich (whole wheat bun + grilled chicken breast + lettuce + tomato + mustard, no mayo)
Grilled chicken sandwich (whole wheat bun + grilled chicken breast + lettuce + tomato + mustard, no mayo)
Homemade, air-fried
Homemade chicken sandwich (1 burger bun + 130g breaded chicken breast cooked in the air fryer + lettuce + 1 tablespoon light mayo)
Homemade chicken sandwich (1 burger bun + 130g breaded chicken breast cooked in the air fryer + lettuce + 1 tablespoon light mayo)
What moves the number
In the fast food sandwich, the fried chicken is half of it. The bun adds 176 kcal and the mayo 105.
Where these numbers come from
Each meal above was typed into Kallo once, on November 1, 2026. Kallo split it into ingredients, estimated the grams, and took calories and macros from USDA FoodData Central, FAO/INFOODS, and Vietnam’s National Institute of Nutrition.
More meals
- Chicken shawarma400 to 700 kcal
- Cheeseburger400 to 1,300 kcal
- Club sandwich200 to 700 kcal
- Hot dog300 to 700 kcal
- Gyro400 to 1,000 kcal
- Falafel wrap600 to 1,000 kcal
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Type yours the way you would say it, like “crispy chicken sandwich, no mayo, small fries”, and Kallo works out the rest.