The incredibles facts on everything Americans eat for the Super Bowl: chicken wings are the No. 1

It is expected that 1.470 billion chicken wings will be consumed this Sunday.

Nadie se quedará sin comer alitas
Nadie se quedará sin comer alitas (Freepik)
Por Daniela Bracho

This Sunday, February 9, the Super Bowl 2025 will be held at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, home of the New Orleans Saints. The Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs will face each other in their second Super Bowl in three years.

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But while the teams fight for glory, the fans also have their own mission: to eat like never before.

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One of the most curious (and delicious) aspects of the Super Bowl is the amount of food that is consumed. Here are some shocking facts about what Americans will devour this Sunday.

Facts of Everything Americans Eat for the Super Bowl

1. The Day When the Most Wings Are Eaten in History

  • It is expected that 1,470 million chicken wings will be consumed this Sunday according to the National Chicken Council.
  • This represents an increase of 1.5% compared to last year.
  • If every NFL player ate 50 wings a day, it would take them 720 years to finish them all.
El platillo predilecto
El platillo predilecto (Freepik)

2. Cheese covers everything (literally)

  • They will eat 88 million pounds of cheese.
  • This is enough to cover the field of the Mercedes-Benz Stadium entirely with a layer of cheese.

3. Beer in Industrial Quantities

  • Fans will drink 325.5 million gallons of beer.
  • This is equivalent to filling almost 500 Olympic-sized swimming pools with beer.

4. Snacks for All Tastes

  • 14,500 tons of "papas fritas" will be consumed.
  • They will also devour 4 millonions of pounds of pretzels.
  • And 3.8 million pounds of popcorn will be eaten.
  • And nuts cannot be missing: 2.5 million pounds of them will be consumed this Sunday.
Los snacks son parte importante de la celebración
Los snacks son parte importante de la celebración (Freepik)

5. Pizza, the other star of the Super Bowl

  • It is estimated that around 12.5 million pizzas will be ordered.
  • This means that, on average, each household will order at least one pizza during the game.

6. Avocados: The Green Gold of the Super Bowl

  • The avocado producers from Mexico sent more than 110,000 tons of avocados to the U.S. for the event.
  • This is equivalent to more than 250 million pieces of avocado.
  • “Imagine the amount of guacamole that will be prepared this Sunday!”
Son la joya de la corona
Son la joya de la corona (Freepik)

7. La fiesta tiene un precio... y no es barato

  • Americans will spend approximately $14.8 billion on Super Bowl festivities.
  • This includes food, drinks, decorations, and other expenses related to the Greatest Sports Event in America.

The Super Bowl is not only the most important sporting event of the year, but also a true food marathon. Get your snacks, pizzas, and guacamole ready because Sunday promises to be historic in every sense!

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