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The Unhealthiest Fast-Food Chicken Nuggets, Ranked
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A study by telehealth platform PlushCare ranked nine fast-food nuggets by calories, saturated fat, sugar, and sodium — and while most were salty little bombs, one chain managed to blow past the rest with saturated fat levels nearly double (or more) than anyone else on the list.
KFC Kentucky Fried Nuggets (10 pc)u/Forward_Standard via Reddit.comUnhealthiness Score: 19Energy: 4 points Saturated Fat: 0 points Sugar: 0 points Sodium: 15 pointsZero saturated fat is a shocker from KFC — especially considering the nuggets are fried (we’re guessing in Colonel Sanders’ tears).
Jack in the Box Chicken Nuggets (8 pc)u/snorkelsneedsair via Reddit.comUnhealthiness Score: 22Energy: 5 points Saturated Fat: 4 points Sugar: 0 points Sodium: 13 pointsJack’s nuggets fly just under the radar.
Popeyes Nuggets (8 pc)u/woodford2016 via Reddit.comUnhealthiness Score: 30Energy: 5 points Saturated Fat: 13 points Sugar: 0 points Sodium: 12 pointsPopeyes takes the top spot for most unhealthy nuggets, and it’s not even close.
Eight pieces bring 380 calories, 27 grams of fat, a whopping 13 grams of saturated fat, and 590 milligrams of sodium.