fried chicken Trends

Highlights

Top 4 restaurant dishesSee More

@craveitsf

$5.95

@munchie_nation

$5.75

@2xminus

$17.00

@honeybutterchi

$10.00

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#1	beer	29.88%
#2	fruit juice	29.00%
#3	juice	26.42%
#4	pasta	24.85%
#5	wine	22.65%
#6	lemon	15.58%
#7	hot pepper	13.24%
#8	roll	10.98%
#9	steak	10.83%
#10	berries	10.04%

Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve fried chicken

37.51%

70,798 of 188,757 Restaurants

Top dish:
Fried Chicken Breast

Online Recipes Percentage of all online fried chicken recipes

0.53%

12,766 of 2,398,435 Recipes

Top recipe:
Kung Pao Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

Overview

fried chicken Growth Over Time

Year Over Year

17.15%

Yearly Eating Frequency

2.04

Share of Plate The percentage of the average American diet that fried chicken represents

Eat in vs Eat out The popularity of fried chicken at home vs at restaurants. The dashed black line represents the breakdown of the industry average

Eat In
Market Avg.
Eat Out

Restaurants Percentage of restaurants that serve fried chicken

37.51%

70,798 of 188,757 Restaurants

Top dish:
Fried Chicken Breast

Online Recipes Percentage of all online fried chicken recipes

0.53%

12,766 of 2,398,435 Recipes

Top recipe:
Kung Pao Chicken Noodle Stir-Fry

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Innovation Analysis

The most popular ingredients, flavors, and variations for fried chicken, as well as the food and beverage combinations trending and fading over the past year

food and beverages Trends Highlights the most popular food and beverages ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top food and beverages Ingredients
#1	meat	33.02%
#2	vegetables	16.5%
#3	fries	11.34%
#4	fruit	7.47%
#5	seafood	7.17%
#6	fried rice	6.41%
#7	chicken sandwich	4.93%
#8	sandwich	4.86%
#9	fried shrimp	4.08%
#10	grilled chicken	3.82%
#11	iced tea	0.27%
#12	corona	0.03%
#13	fettuccine alfredo	0.03%
#14	clam chowder	0.03%
#15	york cheesecake	0.02%
#16	cappuccino	0.01%
#17	coors light	0.01%
#18	corona light	0.01%
#19	budweiser	0.01%
#20	stella artois	0%


Fastest Rising food and beverages Ingredients
#1	corona light
#2	budweiser
#3	coors light
#4	corona
#5	fettuccine alfredo
#6	chicken sandwich	18.10%
#7	sandwich	17.69%
#8	seafood	9.02%
#9	fried shrimp	5.57%
#10	fruit	5.21%
#11	fries	2.05%
#12	grilled chicken	1.03%


Fastest Falling food and beverages Ingredients
#1	york cheesecake	85.59%
#2	stella artois	71.18%
#3	cappuccino	50.6%
#4	clam chowder	49.57%
#5	iced tea	48.78%
#6	fried rice	8.58%
#7	vegetables	0.89%
#8	meat	0.15%

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meat Trends Highlights the most popular meat ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top meat Ingredients
#1	chicken	56.19%
#2	steak	6.63%
#3	bacon	6.62%
#4	pork	6.47%
#5	beef	5.73%
#6	sausage	4.88%
#7	chicken sausage	4.88%
#8	breasts	4.59%
#9	ham	1.8%
#10	buffalo sauce	1.43%
#11	pork breakfast sausage	0.4%
#12	beef sirloin	0.07%
#13	marrow	0.06%
#14	bone marrow	0.06%
#15	bison	0.06%
#16	beef chuck	0.05%
#17	chuck steak	0.03%
#18	kielbasa sausage	0.02%
#19	deli turkey	0.02%
#20	turkey pepperoni	0.01%


Fastest Rising meat Ingredients
#1	turkey pepperoni
#2	beef sirloin
#3	beef chuck
#4	chuck steak
#5	bison
#6	buffalo sauce	37.56%
#7	breasts	16.81%
#8	steak	10.83%
#9	beef	8.67%
#10	bacon	0.18%


Fastest Falling meat Ingredients
#1	pork breakfast sausage	38.49%
#2	deli turkey	38.25%
#3	bone marrow	37.75%
#4	marrow	36.82%
#5	kielbasa sausage	35.16%
#6	ham	17.08%
#7	pork	10.14%
#8	chicken sausage	5.64%
#9	sausage	5.64%

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vegetables Trends Highlights the most popular vegetables ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top vegetables Ingredients
#1	greens	15.97%
#2	onion	14.37%
#3	tomatoes	13.18%
#4	potatoes	12.19%
#5	beans	8.55%
#6	lettuce greens	8.42%
#7	lettuce	8.42%
#8	pickled vegetables	6.84%
#9	salad greens	5.93%
#10	mushrooms	5.83%
#11	russet potatoes	0.07%
#12	leafy greens	0.04%
#13	hominy	0.04%
#14	morel mushrooms	0.04%
#15	iceburg lettuce	0.04%
#16	kabocha	0.02%
#17	sunflower sprouts	0.02%
#18	cipollini onions	0.02%
#19	exotic mushrooms	0.02%
#20	cannellini beans	0.01%


Fastest Rising vegetables Ingredients
#1	kabocha
#2	russet potatoes
#3	leafy greens
#4	sunflower sprouts
#5	cipollini onions
#6	mushrooms	15.24%
#7	beans	7.66%
#8	pickled vegetables	7.14%
#9	onion	6.11%
#10	salad greens	5.72%


Fastest Falling vegetables Ingredients
#1	iceburg lettuce	90.39%
#2	exotic mushrooms	78.39%
#3	morel mushrooms	76.42%
#4	hominy	75.3%
#5	cannellini beans	71.18%
#6	greens	4.6%
#7	lettuce	4.53%
#8	lettuce greens	4.53%
#9	tomatoes	3.96%
#10	potatoes	3.88%

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dairy Trends Highlights the most popular dairy ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top dairy Ingredients
#1	cheese	32.83%
#2	cheese sauce	14.65%
#3	butter	11.64%
#4	cream	8.35%
#5	buttermilk	7.53%
#6	cheddar	7.04%
#7	cream cheese	5.48%
#8	blue cheese	4.34%
#9	parmesan	4.1%
#10	half and half	3.39%
#11	balsamic cream	0.2%
#12	organic milk	0.19%
#13	danish blue	0.1%
#14	oaxaca cheese	0.07%
#15	daiya cheese	0.02%
#16	bufala mozzarella	0.01%
#17	hazelnut milk	0.01%
#18	whey protein	0.01%
#19	whole milk mozzarella	0.01%
#20	vanilla nut milk	0.01%


Fastest Rising dairy Ingredients
#1	bufala mozzarella
#2	hazelnut milk
#3	whey protein
#4	oaxaca cheese
#5	whole milk mozzarella
#6	blue cheese	15.81%
#7	buttermilk	6.32%
#8	cheese	6.09%
#9	cream cheese	4.48%
#10	cream	1.33%
#11	cheddar	0.93%


Fastest Falling dairy Ingredients
#1	daiya cheese	85.59%
#2	vanilla nut milk	82.71%
#3	danish blue	80.48%
#4	organic milk	56.77%
#5	balsamic cream	55.67%
#6	parmesan	6.58%
#7	half and half	6.09%
#8	cheese sauce	0.74%
#9	butter	0.01%

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condiments Trends Highlights the most popular condiments ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top condiments Ingredients
#1	hot sauce	13.14%
#2	spicy sauce	12.88%
#3	pickles	11.35%
#4	tomato sauce	10.01%
#5	tomato meat sauce	9.99%
#6	honey	9.35%
#7	chili	8.53%
#8	salad dressing	8.42%
#9	gravy	7.93%
#10	garlic sauce	7.77%
#11	garlic chutney	0.14%
#12	tomato basil marinara	0.11%
#13	champagne vinaigrette	0.08%
#14	champagne vinegar	0.08%
#15	orange marmalade	0.06%
#16	lemon basil pesto	0.05%
#17	sundried tomato pesto	0.04%
#18	vanilla coconut milk	0.03%
#19	pickled pepperoncinis	0.03%
#20	strawberry compote	0.03%


Fastest Rising condiments Ingredients
#1	sundried tomato pesto
#2	champagne vinaigrette
#3	champagne vinegar
#4	lemon basil pesto
#5	orange marmalade
#6	salad dressing	14.26%
#7	honey	9.68%
#8	hot sauce	7.97%
#9	pickles	7.33%
#10	spicy sauce	6.91%
#11	garlic sauce	5.34%


Fastest Falling condiments Ingredients
#1	strawberry compote	82.71%
#2	tomato basil marinara	74.3%
#3	pickled pepperoncinis	71.18%
#4	vanilla coconut milk	71.18%
#5	garlic chutney	67.29%
#6	tomato sauce	9.48%
#7	tomato meat sauce	9.18%
#8	chili	6.18%
#9	gravy	3.95%

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perishables and prepared Trends Highlights the most popular perishables and prepared ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1	eggs	21.3%
#2	chicken salad	18.95%
#3	salad	18.94%
#4	fruit salad	8.45%
#5	slaw	5.73%
#6	tacos	5.34%
#7	curry	5.34%
#8	stir fry	5.25%
#9	vegetable soup	4.81%
#10	potato masher	4.28%
#11	beyond meat	0.41%
#12	spinach tortillas	0.33%
#13	lasagna	0.23%
#14	seitan	0.2%
#15	impossible burger	0.11%
#16	red pepper hummus	0.11%
#17	flatbread sandwich	0.08%
#18	tabbouleh	0.08%
#19	rice krispies	0.03%
#20	lemon sole	0.01%


Fastest Rising perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1	impossible burger
#2	lemon sole
#3	red pepper hummus
#4	beyond meat
#5	lasagna
#6	tacos	35.99%
#7	potato masher	15.73%
#8	fruit salad	6.21%
#9	slaw	6.00%
#10	vegetable soup	5.49%
#11	salad	4.87%
#12	chicken salad	4.74%


Fastest Falling perishables and prepared Ingredients
#1	rice krispies	65.42%
#2	spinach tortillas	46.69%
#3	tabbouleh	44.06%
#4	flatbread sandwich	42.37%
#5	seitan	41.44%
#6	curry	17.38%
#7	stir fry	16.47%
#8	eggs	3.86%

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bakery and desserts Trends Highlights the most popular bakery and desserts ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category


Top bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1	bread	27.63%
#2	waffles	12.59%
#3	roll	8.56%
#4	rolls	8.56%
#5	toast	8.34%
#6	sandwich bread	8.13%
#7	biscuits	7.81%
#8	buns	7.11%
#9	potato bread	6.14%
#10	garlic bread	4.65%
#11	strawberry shortcake	0.15%
#12	french toast sticks	0.13%
#13	yellow corn tortillas	0.1%
#14	zeppole	0.01%
#15	cinnamon swirl	0.01%
#16	dark chocolate cocoa	0.01%
#17	marshmallow creme	0.01%
#18	gingerbread	0.01%
#19	sheet cake	0.01%
#20	molten chocolate cake	0.01%


Fastest Rising bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1	zeppole
#2	cinnamon swirl
#3	dark chocolate cocoa
#4	marshmallow creme
#5	gingerbread
#6	sandwich bread	17.86%
#7	buns	14.01%
#8	roll	10.98%
#9	rolls	10.98%
#10	waffles	7.28%
#11	potato bread	5.54%
#12	bread	3.71%
#13	garlic bread	3.71%
#14	biscuits	0.74%


Fastest Falling bakery and desserts Ingredients
#1	french toast sticks	89.63%
#2	molten chocolate cake	85.59%
#3	strawberry shortcake	82.44%
#4	yellow corn tortillas	72.21%
#5	sheet cake	71.18%
#6	toast	2.13%

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seafood Trends Highlights the most popular seafood ingredients with fried chicken, as well as its fastest rising and falling ingredients. Broken down by food category <