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

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Important differences between kung Pao chicken and apples

  • Apples have less vitamin A, vitamin B3, vitamin B6, selenium, phosphorus, manganese, vitamin K, and vitamin B5.
  • Kung Pao chicken's daily need coverage for vitamin A is 25% more.
  • Apples are lower in cholesterol.
  • Kung Pao chicken has a higher glycemic index than apples.

The food varieties used in the comparison are Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Apples, raw, with skin.

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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 17% 6% 19% 29% 24% 20% 40% 52% 33% 44%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 3.6% 1.8% 9.4% 4.5% 9% 1.1% 4.7% 0.13% 4.6% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +233.3%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +103.7%
Contains more IronIron +533.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +170.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +1750%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +631.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%
Contains less SodiumSodium -99.8%

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 24% 22% 20% 0% 8% 13% 52% 30% 56% 14% 34% 12% 20%
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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 15% 1% 3.6% 0% 4.3% 6% 1.7% 3.7% 9.5% 0% 5.5% 2.3% 1.9%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +54.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +466.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +88.2%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +111.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +2929.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +719.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +492.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +518.2%
Contains more FolateFolate +433.3%
Contains more CholineCholine +1000%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Apple DV% diff.
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0.051g 20%
Protein 9.76g 0.26g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 0.091mg 17%
Sodium 402mg 1mg 17%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.041mg 16%
Selenium 8.1µg 0µg 15%
Phosphorus 94mg 11mg 12%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.035mg 10%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 2.2µg 10%
Fats 6.98g 0.17g 10%
Cholesterol 26mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.061mg 9%
Iron 0.76mg 0.12mg 8%
Vitamin A 65µg 3µg 7%
Fructose 0.54g 5.9g 7%
Choline 37.4mg 3.4mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0.028g 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.04mg 6%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0.18mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Copper 0.073mg 0.027mg 5%
Magnesium 24mg 5mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0.007g 5%
Calories 129kcal 52kcal 4%
Fiber 1.5g 2.4g 4%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 4.6mg 3%
Folate 16µg 3µg 3%
Potassium 218mg 107mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.026mg 2%
Carbs 6.87g 13.81g 2%
Starch 2.53g 0.05g 1%
Calcium 20mg 6mg 1%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.017mg 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 11.41g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 10.39g N/A
Trans fat 0.034g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.001mg 0%
Threonine 0.407mg 0.006mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.431mg 0.006mg 0%
Leucine 0.775mg 0.013mg 0%
Lysine 0.449mg 0.012mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.001mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.006mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.012mg 0%
Histidine 0.265mg 0.005mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.244g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g 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
10% 7% 7% 75%
Protein: 9.76 g
Fats: 6.98 g
Carbs: 6.87 g
Water: 74.78 g
Other: 1.61 g
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14% 86%
Protein: 0.26 g
Fats: 0.17 g
Carbs: 13.81 g
Water: 85.56 g
Other: 0.2 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +3653.8%
Contains more FatsFats +4005.9%
Contains more OtherOther +705%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +101%
Contains more WaterWater +14.4%

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
21% 33% 46%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.352 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.173 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 3.02 g
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33% 8% 59%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.028 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.007 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.051 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +30942.9%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +5821.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -97.9%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 33% 11% 10%
Starch: 2.53 g
Sucrose: 1.86 g
Glucose: 0.63 g
Fructose: 0.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
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20% 23% 56%
Starch: 0.05 g
Sucrose: 2.07 g
Glucose: 2.43 g
Fructose: 5.9 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +4960%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +11.3%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +285.7%
Contains more FructoseFructose +992.6%
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. Kung Pao chicken - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/167676/nutrients
  2. Apple - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171688/nutrients

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

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