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General tso's chicken vs. Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between general tso's chicken and cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp

  • General tso's chicken has more vitamin K; however, cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B2, iron, vitamin B3, folate, zinc, and vitamin A.
  • Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp covers your daily need for vitamin B12, 199% more than general tso's chicken.
  • General tso's chicken has 32 times more vitamin K than cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp. While general tso's chicken has 38.2µg of vitamin K, cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp has only 1.2µg.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken and Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp.

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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 51% 7.2% 19% 338% 67% 205% 102% 78% 0% 109%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +∞%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +100%
Contains more IronIron +675.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +334.8%
Contains more ZincZinc +476.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +38.2%
~equal in Potassium ~212mg

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% 247% 8% 50% 313% 323% 313% 0% 392% 625% 3% 250% 8.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +202.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3083.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +167.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +6627.3%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +1550%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +4529.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +1086.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +485.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +741.6%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +2172.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +2927.3%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient General tso's chicken Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp DV% diff.
Vitamin B12 0.22µg 5µg 199%
Vitamin B6 0.202mg 1.7mg 115%
Vitamin B1 0.027mg 1.25mg 102%
Vitamin B2 0.118mg 1.4mg 99%
Iron 1.16mg 9mg 98%
Vitamin B3 2.853mg 16.7mg 87%
Folate 11µg 333µg 81%
Vitamin A 11µg 740µg 81%
Zinc 1.3mg 7.5mg 56%
Polyunsaturated fat 7.501g 1.7g 39%
Vitamin K 38.2µg 1.2µg 31%
Carbs 23.99g 83g 20%
Cholesterol 53mg 0mg 18%
Fats 16.36g 5g 17%
Copper 0.046mg 0.2mg 17%
Vitamin D 6IU 133IU 16%
Phosphorus 127mg 237mg 16%
Vitamin D 0.2µg 3.3µg 16%
Fiber 0.9g 4.4g 14%
Protein 12.9g 6.6g 13%
Magnesium 18mg 72mg 13%
Vitamin B5 0.617mg 12%
Selenium 14.4µg 19.9µg 10%
Saturated fat 2.76g 0.9g 8%
Sodium 435mg 596mg 7%
Choline 41.5mg 15.5mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 3.879g 1.7g 5%
Calories 295kcal 390kcal 5%
Vitamin E 1.21mg 0.4mg 5%
Starch 11.83g 5%
Manganese 0.075mg 3%
Vitamin C 1.6mg 0mg 2%
Fructose 0.51g 1%
Calcium 12mg 24mg 1%
Net carbs 23.09g 78.6g N/A
Potassium 201mg 212mg 0%
Sugar 11.6g 34.7g N/A
Trans fat 0.09g 0.5g 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 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
7% 5% 83% 3% 3%
Protein: 6.6 g
Fats: 5 g
Carbs: 83 g
Water: 2.5 g
Other: 2.9 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +95.5%
Contains more FatsFats +227.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1706%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +246%
Contains more OtherOther +81.3%

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
21% 40% 40%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.9 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 1.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.7 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +128.2%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +341.2%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -67.4%

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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. Cereals ready-to-eat, Post, Waffle Crisp - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174628/nutrients

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

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