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Protein at Popeyes

Every chain menu in America is required to show you calories. Not one is required to show you protein. So here it is — 9 Popeyes items, using Popeyes's own published figures.

Source: Popeyes published nutrition, read 19 August 2026.

Ranked by protein

This operator publishes protein but not serving weights, so protein per 100 g — the figure that tells you how dense a plate is — cannot be worked out from their numbers. These are ranked by total protein, and nothing here is estimated to fill the gap.

ItemProtein
Signature Chicken Breast (each) - Classic or Spicyone bone-in signature chicken breast; one published row covers Classic and Spicy52 g
Tenders - Blackened (5 Pieces)five blackened (non-breaded) chicken tenders as published47 g
Tenders - Classic or Spicy (3 Pieces)three breaded tenders; one published row covers Classic and Spicy35 g
Tenders - Blackened (3 Pieces)three blackened (non-breaded) chicken tenders as published28 g
Chicken Sandwich - Classicclassic chicken sandwich as published; the Spicy build is a separate published row at the same figure28 g
Chicken Biscuitbreakfast chicken biscuit as published; guide marks breakfast as not available at all locations17 g
Signature Chicken Leg (each) - Classic or Spicyone bone-in signature chicken leg; one published row covers Classic and Spicy15 g
Butterfly Shrimp (8 Pieces)eight-piece butterfly shrimp as published14 g
Kids Meal Tender - Classic (1 Piece)single classic tender from the Kids Meals section as published12 g

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