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Golden Corral calories and nutrition

Large restaurant chains in the United States are required to publish calorie counts and nutrition figures for their standard menu items. This page gathers the published figures for 970 items on the Golden Corral menu in one place: calories, protein, carbohydrates and fat, with fiber and sodium where the chain reports them. Every table is sorted so the lightest options surface first.

The lightest order listed is the Chicken Fajitas at 60 calories. The strongest protein-to-calorie ratio belongs to the Grilled Chicken Breast: 83 g of protein in 430 calories. 615 of the 684 food orders on the Golden Corral menu (drinks and add-ons aside) come in under 500 calories.

Menu items listed
970
Lightest order
60 cal
Chicken Fajitas
Under 500 calories
615
of 684 food orders
Most protein per calorie
19.3 g
per 100 cal · Grilled Chicken Breast

Lowest-calorie orders at Golden Corral

The eight lightest food orders on the Golden Corral menu, with the macronutrients behind each figure.

Most protein per calorie at Golden Corral

Grams of protein per 100 calories, among food orders of 150 calories or more. A high ratio means more of each calorie goes to protein.

Leading pick: Grilled Chicken Breast, 83 g protein in 430 cal.

What fits a calorie budget

How many food orders at Golden Corral fit under three common ceilings, drinks and add-ons aside.

Under 300 calories
524
food orders
Under 500 calories
615
food orders
Under 700 calories
651
food orders

Cindar runs the same count against a personal budget that moves through the day: what fits at noon after a light breakfast is not what fits at eight after a large lunch.

Full Golden Corral menu with calories

Every Golden Corral item in the database, by section, lightest first.

Burgers6 items

Sandwiches & Wraps29 items

Entrées15 items

Pizza7 items

Salads & Bowls18 items

Sides161 items

Donuts & Bakery23 items

Desserts121 items

Drinks78 items

Extras184 items

Other Menu Items328 items

The same figures, matched to the calories left in a day.

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About this data

Nutrition figures on this page are the values recorded for Golden Corral in the 2022 edition of MenuStat, a public archive of chain-restaurant nutrition disclosures, as compiled in the Cindar restaurant database; the restaurant may have revised them since.

Data version 2026.05.1+ms2022-r5+official-1627oyq+c1+s3, retrieved September 6, 2026. Recipes, portion sizes and regional menus change; the restaurant's own current publication controls where the two differ. Figures are provided for general information and are not medical or dietary advice.

Golden Corral and related marks are trademarks of their respective owners. Cindar and Hestia Studios are not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by Golden Corral; the name appears here only to identify the restaurant these figures describe.

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