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Calories · Korean

Calories in Korean fried chicken

A typical restaurant serving of Korean fried chicken (half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust, about 300 g) is about 860 calories, usually 500–1,300.

Restaurant portions vary; this is a typical estimate, not a label. Also called chikin, huraideu chicken, yangnyeom chicken.

~860
Korean fried chicken

The usual range

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Protein, carbs and fat

  • Protein87 g
  • Carbs24 g
  • Fat46 g

One serving

Serving
half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust
Weight
~300 g
Per 100 g
~287

The dish

About Korean fried chicken

Korean fried chicken is double-fried, so the crisp skin and batter hold a good share of oil. A half chicken per person is a typical order; sauced yangnyeom pieces add sugar, while plain fried carries a little more fat.

Ways it comes

One dish, a few numbers

Korean fried chicken · rough numbers

  • One piece~170
  • Half a chicken~860
  • A whole chicken~1,700

What moves the number

Why one plate is 500 and another 1,300

  • Double-frying in a thin, crackly batter
  • Skin-on pieces
  • Sweet-spicy yangnyeom glaze
  • Sides like pickled radish are light, but beer and fries are not

Ordering lighter

If you want a lighter plate

  • Share a whole chicken among three instead of two
  • Pick plain fried over heavily glazed
  • Eat the pickled radish between pieces

Side by side

Next to other Korean dishes

Korean · typical restaurant servingAll about Korean food →

  • Kimchi jjigae~240one bowl of stew, rice not included · usually 180–400
  • Japchae~290one plate of stir-fried glass noodles with vegetables and beef · usually 220–450
  • Kimbap~320one whole roll, usually cut into 8 to 10 slices · usually 250–480
  • Beef bulgogi~340one serving of marinated beef, rice and side dishes not included · usually 250–520
  • Tteokbokki~480one restaurant plate · usually 350–750
  • Dakgalbi~600one portion of spicy stir-fried chicken with cabbage and rice cakes · usually 450–850
  • Bibimbap~640one bowl with rice, vegetables, beef, egg and gochujang · usually 480–850
  • Samgyeopsal (Korean BBQ pork belly)~700one portion of grilled pork belly, without rice, wraps or sides · usually 470–930
  • Jjamppong~860one large bowl of spicy seafood noodle soup · usually 600–1,000
  • Korean fried chicken~860half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust · usually 500–1,300
  • Jajangmyeon~920one bowl of noodles in black bean sauce · usually 650–1,100

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How these numbers were made

Method and sources

Last reviewed

Restaurant portions and cooking vary, so these are typical estimates for one serving, built from the sources below. Treat it as a rough number: your plate may land anywhere in the range.

If you manage a health condition, ask a doctor or registered dietitian.

AI helped draft this page; every number was checked against the sources.

  1. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Fried chicken, restaurant chain (닭튀김_후라이드 치킨)
  2. Korea MFDS Food Composition Database — Yangnyeom chicken, restaurant chain (닭튀김_양념 치킨)

Questions

Questions people ask.

How many calories are in Korean fried chicken?

A typical restaurant serving of Korean fried chicken (half a chicken, around 5 pieces of meat and crust, about 300 g) is about 860 calories, usually 500–1,300. The number depends mostly on the portion and how it is cooked.

How many calories are in one piece of Korean fried chicken?

About 170 a piece, so half a chicken is about 860 and a whole one about 1,700.

Is yangnyeom higher than plain fried?

They end up close: the sweet-spicy glaze adds sugar, while plain fried carries a little more fat. How many pieces you eat matters more.

What changes the calories in Korean fried chicken?

Double-frying in a thin, crackly batter. Skin-on pieces.

How can I order Korean fried chicken lighter?

Share a whole chicken among three instead of two. Pick plain fried over heavily glazed.

Can PlateDiary show calories for the dishes I eat out?

Yes, if you want it to: calories in PlateDiary are off unless you turn them on. Switch them on and each dish you save from a photo of the table gets one rough “~” number you can accept or change.