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Hot sauce vs. Kung Pao chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hot sauce and kung Pao chicken?

  • Hot sauce is higher in vitamin C; however, kung Pao chicken is richer in vitamin A, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin K, manganese, and vitamin B5.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 97% more.
  • Kung Pao chicken contains 11 times less vitamin C than hot sauce. Hot sauce contains 74.8mg of vitamin C, while kung Pao chicken contains 7.1mg.
  • Kung Pao chicken has less sodium.

We used Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot and Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken types 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.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 17% 6% 19% 29% 24% 20% 40% 52% 33% 44%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.4%
Contains more IronIron +58.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +572.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
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 24% 22% 20% 0% 8% 13% 52% 30% 56% 14% 34% 12% 20%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +953.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.1%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +985.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Hot sauce Kung Pao chicken DV% diff.
Sodium 2643mg 402mg 97%
Vitamin C 74.8mg 7.1mg 75%
Protein 0.51g 9.76g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 0.196g 3.02g 19%
Vitamin B3 0.254mg 2.757mg 16%
Selenium 0µg 8.1µg 15%
Phosphorus 11mg 94mg 12%
Fats 0.37g 6.98g 10%
Manganese 0.049mg 0.256mg 9%
Vitamin K 2.4µg 13.6µg 9%
Cholesterol 0mg 26mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.11mg 0.5mg 8%
Choline 37.4mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.157mg 0.243mg 7%
Saturated fat 0.052g 1.352g 6%
Vitamin E 0.12mg 1.02mg 6%
Vitamin A 8µg 65µg 6%
Calories 11kcal 129kcal 6%
Zinc 0.11mg 0.74mg 6%
Magnesium 5mg 24mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 0.03g 2.173g 5%
Vitamin B12 0µg 0.11µg 5%
Fiber 0.3g 1.5g 5%
Copper 0.028mg 0.073mg 5%
Iron 0.48mg 0.76mg 4%
Folate 6µg 16µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.082mg 0.055mg 2%
Potassium 144mg 218mg 2%
Carbs 1.75g 6.87g 2%
Fructose 0.54g 1%
Calcium 8mg 20mg 1%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Net carbs 1.45g 5.37g N/A
Sugar 1.26g 3.03g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.036mg 0.032mg 0%
Trans fat 0.034g N/A
Tryptophan 0.007mg 0.118mg 0%
Threonine 0.019mg 0.407mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.017mg 0.431mg 0%
Leucine 0.027mg 0.775mg 0%
Lysine 0.023mg 0.449mg 0%
Methionine 0.006mg 0.24mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.016mg 0.402mg 0%
Valine 0.022mg 0.47mg 0%
Histidine 0.01mg 0.265mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.244g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.688g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
10% 7% 7% 75%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 6.98 g
Carbs: 6.87 g
Water: 74.78 g
Other: 1.61 g
Contains more WaterWater +20.3%
Contains more OtherOther +359%
Contains more ProteinProtein +1813.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1786.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +292.6%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.352 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.173 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.02 g
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7143.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1440.8%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/nutrients
  2. Kung Pao chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167676/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.