Hummus vs. Kung Pao chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between hummus and kung Pao chicken?

Hummus is higher in copper, manganese, iron, fiber, folate, vitamin B1, phosphorus, and magnesium; however, kung Pao chicken is richer in vitamin A and vitamin B3.
Hummus's daily need coverage for copper is 50% more.
Kung Pao chicken contains 6 times less vitamin B1 than hummus. Hummus contains 0.18mg of vitamin B1, while kung Pao chicken contains 0.032mg.
Hummus has a lower glycemic index (6) than kung Pao chicken (55).

We used Hummus, commercial 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.

Hummus

Kung Pao chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+195.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+90%
Contains more IronIron	+221.1%
Contains more CopperCopper	+621.9%
Contains more ZincZinc	+147.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+87.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+202%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+211.5%

~equal in Potassium ~218mg

~equal in Sodium ~402mg

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.

Hummus

Kung Pao chicken

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+462.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+16.4%
Contains more FolateFolate	+418.8%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+373.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+278.8%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+21.5%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Copper	0.527mg	0.073mg	50%
Manganese	0.773mg	0.256mg	22%
Iron	2.44mg	0.76mg	21%
Fiber	6g	1.5g	18%
Folate	83µg	16µg	17%
Vitamin B3	0.582mg	2.757mg	14%
Phosphorus	176mg	94mg	12%
Vitamin B1	0.18mg	0.032mg	12%
Magnesium	71mg	24mg	11%
Vitamin K		13.6µg	11%
Selenium	2.6µg	8.1µg	10%
Zinc	1.83mg	0.74mg	10%
Cholesterol	0mg	26mg	9%
Vitamin C	0mg	7.1mg	8%
Vitamin E		1.02mg	7%
Vitamin A		65µg	7%
Vitamin B5	0.132mg	0.5mg	7%
Choline		37.4mg	7%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.11µg	5%
Monounsaturated fat	4.039g	2.173g	5%
Protein	7.9g	9.76g	4%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.613g	3.02g	4%
Fats	9.6g	6.98g	4%
Vitamin B6	0.2mg	0.243mg	3%
Calories	166kcal	129kcal	2%
Carbs	14.29g	6.87g	2%
Calcium	38mg	20mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.064mg	0.055mg	1%
Fructose		0.54g	1%
Starch		2.53g	1%
Sodium	379mg	402mg	1%
Net carbs	8.29g	5.37g	N/A
Potassium	228mg	218mg	0%
Sugar		3.03g	N/A
Trans fat		0.034g	N/A
Saturated fat	1.437g	1.352g	0%
Tryptophan		0.118mg	0%
Threonine		0.407mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.431mg	0%
Leucine		0.775mg	0%
Lysine		0.449mg	0%
Methionine		0.24mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.402mg	0%
Valine		0.47mg	0%
Histidine		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