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General tso's chicken vs. Grape-Nuts Cereal — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between general tso's chicken and grape-Nuts Cereal?

  • General tso's chicken is richer in vitamin K, while grape-Nuts Cereal is higher in iron, manganese, folate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, phosphorus, fiber, vitamin B3, and copper.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal's daily need coverage for iron is 336% higher.
  • Grape-Nuts Cereal has 19 times less vitamin K than general tso's chicken. General tso's chicken has 38.2µg of vitamin K, while grape-Nuts Cereal has 2µg.

We used Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken and Cereals ready-to-eat, POST, GRAPE-NUTS Cereal types in this comparison.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 3.6% 18% 44% 15% 35% 54% 57% 9.8% 79%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 89% 9.6% 35% 1050% 113% 56% 200% 61% 422% 50%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +58.2%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +588.9%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +166.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +99%
Contains more IronIron +2313.8%
Contains more CopperCopper +639.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +59.2%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +267.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +4214.7%
~equal in Sodium ~465mg

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 5.3% 3.7% 24% 3% 6.8% 27% 53% 37% 47% 28% 96% 8.3% 23%
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.33% 0% 12% 0% 163% 28% 162% 52% 198% 0% 5% 259% 17%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +1500%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +95.2%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +1810%
Contains more CholineCholine +30.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +2307.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +202.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +41.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +325.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +3036.4%
~equal in Vitamin B2 ~0.12mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General tso's chicken Grape-Nuts Cereal DV% diff.
Iron 1.16mg 28mg 336%
Manganese 0.075mg 3.236mg 137%
Folate 11µg 345µg 84%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 0.65mg 52%
Vitamin B6 0.202mg 0.86mg 51%
Phosphorus 127mg 467mg 49%
Fiber 0.9g 13g 48%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.501g 0.78g 45%
Vitamin B3 2.853mg 8.62mg 36%
Copper 0.046mg 0.34mg 33%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 2µg 30%
Magnesium 18mg 124mg 25%
Fats 16.36g 1.81g 22%
Carbs 23.99g 80.49g 19%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Saturated fat 2.76g 0.34g 11%
Selenium 14.4µg 9.1µg 10%
Monounsaturated fat 3.879g 0.21g 9%
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 0µg 9%
Zinc 1.3mg 2.07mg 7%
Potassium 201mg 400mg 6%
Starch 11.83g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.617mg 0.872mg 5%
Vitamin E 1.21mg 0.62mg 4%
Protein 12.9g 11.22g 3%
Calories 295kcal 361kcal 3%
Calcium 12mg 32mg 2%
Choline 41.5mg 31.9mg 2%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0.1mg 2%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Vitamin A 11µg 0µg 1%
Sodium 435mg 465mg 1%
Vitamin D 6IU 0IU 1%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 0µg 1%
Net carbs 23.09g 67.49g N/A
Sugar 11.6g 8.86g N/A
Vitamin B2 0.118mg 0.12mg 0%
Trans fat 0.09g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.142mg 0%
Threonine 0.552mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.564mg 0%
Leucine 1.026mg 0%
Lysine 1.089mg 0%
Methionine 0.332mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.563mg 0%
Valine 0.607mg 0%
Histidine 0.333mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.84g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.006g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - Eicosatrienoic acid 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.01g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.011g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 6.47g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
13% 16% 24% 45%
Protein: 12.9 g
Fats: 16.36 g
Carbs: 23.99 g
Water: 45.15 g
Other: 1.6 g
11% 2% 80% 4% 3%
Protein: 11.22 g
Fats: 1.81 g
Carbs: 80.49 g
Water: 3.5 g
Other: 2.98 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +15%
Contains more FatsFats +803.9%
Contains more WaterWater +1190%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +235.5%
Contains more OtherOther +86.3%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
20% 27% 53%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 2.76 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 3.879 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 7.501 g
26% 16% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.34 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.21 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.78 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1747.1%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +861.7%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -87.7%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. General tso's chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167675/nutrients
  2. Grape-Nuts Cereal - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171647/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.