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KFC Classic Ranch

$0.29 130 cal

Our signature ranch sauce, perfect for any fried chicken meal.

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrient Amount % DV
Calories 130kcal 7%
Total Fat 14g 18%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 10mg 3%
Sodium 240mg 10%
Total Carbohydrate 2g 1%
Total Sugars 1g 2%

Figures are KFC's own published nutrition data, for a 25g serving, and can vary by restaurant or customisation. Percent Daily Values use a 2,000 calorie diet. Compare this against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

Classic Ranch Complete Information

KFC Classic Ranch costs $0.29 and carries 130 cal. Cool, herby and thick, it is the most ordered dip KFC sells and the one that works against heat better than anything else on the counter. Buttermilk and fat coat the tongue where a vinegar sauce strips it, which is the actual reason ranch and cayenne belong together.

It is also the heaviest dip on the menu. Two tubs of ranch carry roughly what an 8 pc. Nuggets does on its own, so a tray with three of them is not the small addition it looks. That is worth knowing rather than worth avoiding. If the creaminess is what you want with less of the weight, Honey Mustard is sharper and lighter, and Buffalo Ranch is the same base with cayenne stirred through.

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk
  • Eggs

Not stated by KFC: Meat, Animal Products, Corn, Seeds, Sulfites, Nitrates, Yeast, Alcohol, Artificial Coloring, Onion, Garlic, Crustacean Shellfish, Molluscan Shellfish, Celery, Mustard, Lupin. KFC records no status for these, so treat them as unknown rather than absent.

Allergen information is based on standard recipes. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy when ordering.

Pairs Well Together

Pepsi is carried by 21 of the restaurants we sampled, which makes it the safest thing to add.

$0.29 Classic Ranch $2.99 Pepsi

Combo Total

$3.28 380 cal

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KFC Classic Ranch Recipe

A dip is the easiest thing on this site to reproduce at home and the one where the difference in cost is largest. Five minutes of whisking replaces a tub at $0.29, and the result keeps for a week.

Prep10 min
CookPT0M
Total70 min
DifficultyEasy
Servings
6

Ingredients

Everything

Method

0 of 3 steps

Tips

  • Rest it. This is the whole difference between a homemade dip and one that tastes like the tub.
  • Make double. It keeps a week in a sealed jar and you will use it faster than that.
  • Taste it cold, which is how it will be eaten.

Variations

  • Thin with a spoon of buttermilk for a pourable dressing rather than a dip.
  • Add cayenne or hot sauce a quarter teaspoon at a time for a hot version.
  • Double the acid for something sharper that cuts fried food harder.

Serve it with

  • With tenders, which is what dips are actually ordered for.
  • As a sandwich spread rather than a dip.
  • A jar costs less than three tubs at $0.29 each.

A home version of Classic Ranch. It is our own recipe, not KFC's, and the Original Recipe blend stays a trade secret.

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Classic Ranch Questions

$0.29 per tub. Most restaurants include one or two with a tenders or nuggets order before charging for extras.

130 cal per tub, which makes it the heaviest dip on the menu.

Capsaicin dissolves in fat, not in water. A creamy buttermilk dip carries it away; a vinegar-based sauce does not.

A sauce is included with most tenders orders. The 3 pc. Tenders Combo comes with one, and the larger boxes scale up from there.

Buffalo Ranch is this same ranch with cayenne sauce stirred through it, so it is creamy first and hot second.

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