KFC Sauce
A signature smoky blend of tangy and sweet flavors, perfect for pairing with KFC crispy fried chicken.
- 90 cal
KFC Sauce List & Prices 2026 | Every KFC Dipping Sauce
There are ten sauces at KFC, and the pricing is stranger than it looks. Seven proper dips cost $0.29 a tub. Three condiment packets cost $0.50, which means a sachet of Ketchup costs more than a full tub of KFC Sauce. This is the complete KFC sauces list with what each one costs, what it carries and what it is actually good on.
- 10 items on the menu
- $0.29 starting price
- 0 to 130 calorie range
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All KFC Sauces Items (10)
Buffalo Ranch
Add on Buffalo Ranch sauce, made with buttermilk and a blend of peppers, herbs and spices.
- 120 cal
Comeback Sauce
Try our Comeback Sauce, a creamy, zesty sauce that pairs perfectly with our world famous fried chicken.
- 120 cal
Honey Mustard
Try our signature honey mustard sauce, a blend of sweetness and tangy mustard.
- 110 cal
Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour Sauce
Our Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour Sauce is a balanced combination of sweet and tangy flavors with an iconic sticky sauce texture.
- 45 cal
Hot Sauce
Signature KFC hot sauce, perfect for adding heat to any fried chicken combo or meal—great for dipping or drizzling.
Honey Sauce
Mix the best of both worlds with our mouthwatering crispy fried chicken and sweet honey sauce! Order online for delivery or pick up at a KFC near you.
- 30 cal
Ketchup
Classic KFC ketchup, a tangy sauce perfect for dipping with fried chicken, chicken nuggets, or sandwiches.
- 30 cal
KFC Sauces Prices and Nutrition
| Item | Price | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC Sauce | $0.29 | 90 cal | Not published | 5g | 8g | 170mg |
| Classic Ranch | $0.29 | 130 cal | Not published | 2g | 14g | 240mg |
| Buffalo Ranch | $0.29 | 120 cal | 1g | 2g | 13g | 290mg |
| Comeback Sauce | $0.29 | 120 cal | Not published | 2g | 12g | 340mg |
| Honey BBQ Sauce | $0.29 | 45 cal | Not published | 11g | Not published | 150mg |
| Honey Mustard | $0.29 | 110 cal | Not published | 6g | 9g | 120mg |
| Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour Sauce | $0.29 | 45 cal | Not published | 11g | Not published | 180mg |
| Hot Sauce | $0.50 | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Honey Sauce | $0.50 | 30 cal | Not published | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Ketchup | $0.50 | 30 cal | Not published | 8g | Not published | 250mg |
Data from publicly available KFC information · Updated 14 August 2026. Prices are the typical US price and vary by location.
KFC Sauces List with Prices 2026
The seven dips split three ways by base. Creamy: Classic Ranch and Buffalo Ranch, both built on buttermilk, and Comeback Sauce, which is closer to a mayonnaise. Sweet: Honey BBQ Sauce, Honey Mustard and Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour. House: KFC Sauce, which is smoky, sweet and tangy at once and reads closer to a burger sauce than a barbecue one.
The three packets are a different thing entirely. Ketchup, Honey Sauce and Hot Sauce are condiments rather than dips, priced above the tubs and meant for fries, a Biscuit and bone-in chicken respectively. Nothing on this page is exclusive to one item, so any of them can go on anything.
The Full KFC Sauces List
A complete list of KFC sauces, with the brand's own published figures for one tub or packet. Sodium is the column worth reading: the range across these is wider than the calorie range is.
| Sauce | Price | Calories | Sodium | Base | Best on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KFC Sauce | $0.29 | 90 cal | 170 mg | House blend | Everything; it is the default |
| Classic Ranch | $0.29 | 130 cal | 240 mg | Buttermilk | Anything spicy |
| Buffalo Ranch | $0.29 | 120 cal | 290 mg | Buttermilk and cayenne | Plain tenders and nuggets |
| Comeback Sauce | $0.29 | 120 cal | 340 mg | Mayonnaise and pepper | Original Recipe chicken and Secret Recipe Fries |
| Honey BBQ Sauce | $0.29 | 45 cal | 150 mg | Honey and smoke | Nuggets, and children |
| Honey Mustard | $0.29 | 110 cal | 120 mg | Mustard and honey | Heavy or hot trays |
| Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour | $0.29 | 45 cal | 180 mg | Pineapple and vinegar | Nuggets |
| Ketchup | $0.50 | 30 cal | 250 mg | Tomato | Secret Recipe Fries |
| Honey Sauce | $0.50 | 30 cal | Not published | Honey, one ingredient | A Biscuit |
| Hot Sauce | $0.50 | Not published | Not published | Vinegar and chilli | Bone-in chicken, shaken not dipped |
Two things stand out from that list of KFC sauces. The sweet ones are the lightest, not the heaviest: Honey BBQ Sauce at 45 cal is a third of Classic Ranch. And Comeback Sauce carries the most sodium of any dip, nearly three times what Honey Mustard does.
The KFC Sauce List Has a Pricing Oddity
This is the part of the KFC sauce list that catches people out. A tub of KFC Sauce, Classic Ranch or Comeback Sauce is $0.29. A sachet of Ketchup is $0.50. The packet costs more than the dip, and by a meaningful margin at this size.
It matters on a family order more than a single one. Six packets on a table costs more than six tubs would, and the tubs hold considerably more. If you are eating Secret Recipe Fries and do not specifically want tomato, any of the seven dips is both cheaper and larger. Comeback Sauce in particular is the one that suits fries.
KFC Comeback Sauce, Explained
Of everything on this page it is the one with a history. Comeback sauce was invented in a Jackson, Mississippi restaurant in the 1930s and spread across the South as a house dressing for fried fish, crackers and salad long before any chain picked it up. The base is mayonnaise, thinned and sharpened with pepper, chilli, garlic and a little tomato.
That ancestry decides what it suits. A sauce built for fried food works on plain Original Recipe chicken and on Secret Recipe Fries, and it is wasted on anything already carrying a sauce of its own. It is peppery rather than hot, so it will not fight a Nashville Hot Chicken Sandwich, and at 120 cal with 340 mg of sodium it is the heaviest-seasoned dip KFC sells.
The Best KFC Sauces for Each Job
There is no single answer, because the sauces at KFC are doing different jobs. This is which one to reach for and why.
| If you are eating | Order this | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Plain Original Recipe chicken | Comeback Sauce | Built for fried food; peppery enough to add something the coating does not |
| Anything spicy | Classic Ranch | Capsaicin dissolves in fat, so buttermilk carries heat away; vinegar does not |
| Nuggets | Honey BBQ Sauce | Sweet, and the lightest dip here at 45 cal |
| Tenders | KFC Sauce | The house blend; it works on everything and specialises in nothing |
| Secret Recipe Fries | Comeback Sauce | Cheaper and larger than a Ketchup packet, and sharper |
| A heavy or salty tray | Honey Mustard | Acid cuts fried coating the way pickles do on a sandwich |
| A biscuit | Honey Sauce | One ingredient, and a Southern habit older than the chain |
| Something fruity | Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour | Pineapple and vinegar; the only sauce here that is not savoury or creamy |
If you only ever order one, make it KFC Sauce. If you order two, make the second Comeback Sauce, because it is the one that tastes of somewhere rather than of a category.
How Many KFC Dipping Sauces Come With an Order?
Sauces scale with the food rather than being charged for separately, and the ratio is roughly one per two tenders or one per four to six nuggets. A 3 pc. Tenders Combo carries one. The 8 pc. Nuggets carries two. The 36 pc. Nuggets carries six, which is one each for a table of six.
Extras are $0.29 apiece, which is cheap enough that ordering two different ones costs less than a side. On a shared tray that is usually the right move: one creamy and one sweet covers most preferences without anyone having to agree. The full range with individual prices sits on the Sides menu.
Worth keeping in proportion: two tubs of Classic Ranch carry roughly what an 8 pc. Nuggets box does on its own. Dips are small but they are not free of consequence, and the nutrition calculator counts them.
Picking the Right Sauce
- Skip the ketchup packet. Any of the seven dips costs less and holds more. Comeback Sauce is the one that actually suits Secret Recipe Fries.
- Sweet is lighter than creamy. Honey BBQ Sauce and Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour are about a third of Classic Ranch on calories, which is the reverse of what most people assume.
- Dairy beats vinegar against heat. Classic Ranch carries capsaicin away; a hot sauce on top of hot chicken does not.
- Ask before you pay for extras. Most orders already include one or two, and counters will usually add a third without charging.
- Order two different ones. At $0.29 each, two dips cost less than a single side and cover a whole table's preferences.
- Hot Sauce is not a dip. It is thin and vinegar-based, meant to be shaken over bone-in chicken rather than dipped into.
- Sauce pricing varies by franchise. The figures here are medians from 22 sampled US restaurants, so a branch may charge more or less per tub.
What Do the Sauces Contain?
The creamy sauces are the ones to check. Classic Ranch, Buffalo Ranch and Comeback Sauce are built on buttermilk or mayonnaise, which means milk and eggs. The sweet sauces and the packets are mostly sugar, vinegar and tomato, and KFC publishes fewer flags on them.
For the sauces KFC has published nothing on, this page prints nothing rather than inferring from the base. Tubs are also filled in the same preparation area as the rest of the menu, which no ingredient list accounts for. Anyone eating around an allergy should work from KFC's own current sheet and raise it at the counter.
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KFC Sauces Questions
Ten. The seven dips are KFC Sauce, Classic Ranch, Buffalo Ranch, Comeback Sauce, Honey BBQ Sauce, Honey Mustard and Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour, all at $0.29. The three packets are Ketchup, Honey Sauce and Hot Sauce at $0.50.
$0.29 per tub for any of the seven dips. Most orders include one or two before you pay for extras: a 3 pc. Tenders Combo comes with one, and a 36 pc. Nuggets comes with six.
A Mississippi sauce from the 1930s, built on a mayonnaise base with pepper, chilli and spices. It was a Southern staple long before KFC put it on a national menu. KFC Comeback Sauce is peppery and savoury rather than hot, and at 120 cal it carries the most sodium of any dip here.
It depends what you are dipping. KFC Sauce is the safe default and works on everything. Classic Ranch is the most ordered and the right answer against anything spicy. Comeback Sauce is the most interesting and the one that rewards plain Original Recipe chicken.
Honey BBQ Sauce and Sticky Chicky Sweet 'n Sour are joint lowest at 45 cal a tub, roughly a third of what Classic Ranch carries. Sugar-based sauces are lighter than mayonnaise-based ones, which runs against most people's expectations.
KFC prices the condiment packets above the tubs: $0.50 against $0.29. We report what the restaurants we sample charge rather than the reasoning, and across those restaurants the gap is consistent.
Roughly one per two tenders or four to six nuggets. The 8 pc. Nuggets includes two, the 36 pc. Nuggets includes six, and most combos include one. Extras are $0.29 each.
Yes, at $0.29. It is the sweet and sour option, built on pineapple and vinegar, and the only sauce here that tastes of fruit rather than of the fryer.
No. It is a thin vinegar-based sauce meant to be shaken over food rather than dipped into, which is why it is priced with the packets. For heat you can dip in, Buffalo Ranch is the one to order.
Not from the US menu. Every sauce here is sold as a single tub or packet at the counter, and the largest quantity KFC lists is the six that come with the 36 pc. Nuggets.
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