General tso's chicken vs. Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are general tso's chicken and prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) different?

General tso's chicken is richer in vitamin K, while prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) are higher in manganese, selenium, vitamin B1, copper, fiber, vitamin E, and magnesium.
Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) cover your daily need for manganese, 90% more than general tso's chicken.
General tso's chicken contains 27 times more cholesterol than prawn crackers (Shrimp chips). General tso's chicken contains 53mg of cholesterol, while prawn crackers (Shrimp chips) contain 2mg.

Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken and Snacks, shrimp cracker types were used in this article.

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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.

General tso's chicken

Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips)

Contains less SodiumSodium

-23.8%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+300%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+66.7%
Contains more IronIron	+64.7%
Contains more CopperCopper	+380.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+50.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+2753.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+129.9%

~equal in Potassium ~193mg

~equal in Zinc ~1.38mg

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.

General tso's chicken

Prawn crackers (Shrimp chips)

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+29.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+92.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1000%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+198.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+135.8%

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+171.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+877.8%
Contains more FolateFolate	+109.1%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~2.631mg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.216mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Manganese	0.075mg	2.14mg	90%
Selenium	14.4µg	33.1µg	34%
Polyunsaturated fat	7.501g	3.971g	24%
Vitamin K	38.2µg	12.8µg	21%
Vitamin B1	0.027mg	0.264mg	20%
Fiber	0.9g	5.6g	19%
Copper	0.046mg	0.221mg	19%
Cholesterol	53mg	2mg	17%
Vitamin E	1.21mg	3.28mg	14%
Magnesium	18mg	72mg	13%
Protein	12.9g	7.14g	12%
Saturated fat	2.76g	5.357g	12%
Carbs	23.99g	59.09g	12%
Monounsaturated fat	3.879g	7.997g	10%
Iron	1.16mg	1.91mg	9%
Phosphorus	127mg	191mg	9%
Starch	11.83g	30.36g	8%
Vitamin B12	0.22µg	0.02µg	8%
Calories	295kcal	426kcal	7%
Vitamin B5	0.617mg	0.321mg	6%
Sodium	435mg	571mg	6%
Choline	41.5mg	17.6mg	4%
Folate	11µg	23µg	3%
Vitamin C	1.6mg	0mg	2%
Fats	16.36g	17.86g	2%
Vitamin B2	0.118mg	0.091mg	2%
Fructose	0.51g	0.02g	1%
Vitamin B6	0.202mg	0.216mg	1%
Vitamin B3	2.853mg	2.631mg	1%
Vitamin A	11µg	0µg	1%
Zinc	1.3mg	1.38mg	1%
Calcium	12mg	20mg	1%
Vitamin D	6IU	0IU	1%
Vitamin D	0.2µg	0µg	1%
Net carbs	23.09g	53.49g	N/A
Potassium	201mg	193mg	0%
Sugar	11.6g	21.43g	N/A
Trans fat	0.09g	0.066g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.142mg	0.094mg	0%
Threonine	0.552mg	0.2mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.564mg	0.242mg	0%
Leucine	1.026mg	0.489mg	0%
Lysine	1.089mg	0.208mg	0%
Methionine	0.332mg	0.126mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.563mg	0.367mg	0%
Valine	0.607mg	0.306mg	0%
Histidine	0.333mg	0.192mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.005g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.005g	0.001g	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