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

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How are kung Pao chicken and arugula different?

Kung Pao chicken has more vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin B6; however, arugula is richer in vitamin K, vitamin A, folate, calcium, vitamin C, and iron.
Arugula covers your daily need for vitamin K, 79% more than kung Pao chicken.
Kung Pao chicken has 27 times more selenium than arugula. Kung Pao chicken has 8.1µg of selenium, while arugula has 0.3µg.
Arugula contains less sodium.
Kung Pao chicken has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of kung Pao chicken is 55, while the glycemic index of arugula is 32.

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Arugula, raw 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.

Kung Pao chicken

Arugula

Contains more ZincZinc	+57.4%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+80.8%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+2600%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+95.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+700%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+69.3%
Contains more IronIron	+92.1%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-93.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+25.4%

~equal in Copper ~0.076mg

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.

Kung Pao chicken

Arugula

Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+137.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+803.9%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+14.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+232.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more CholineCholine	+144.4%

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+111.3%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+83.1%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+37.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+56.4%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+698.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+506.3%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin K	13.6µg	108.6µg	79%
Folate	16µg	97µg	20%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.02g	0.319g	18%
Sodium	402mg	27mg	16%
Vitamin B3	2.757mg	0.305mg	15%
Calcium	20mg	160mg	14%
Protein	9.76g	2.58g	14%
Selenium	8.1µg	0.3µg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.243mg	0.073mg	13%
Fats	6.98g	0.66g	10%
Vitamin C	7.1mg	15mg	9%
Cholesterol	26mg	0mg	9%
Iron	0.76mg	1.46mg	9%
Saturated fat	1.352g	0.086g	6%
Vitamin A	65µg	119µg	6%
Phosphorus	94mg	52mg	6%
Monounsaturated fat	2.173g	0.049g	5%
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	0µg	5%
Calories	129kcal	25kcal	5%
Magnesium	24mg	47mg	5%
Vitamin E	1.02mg	0.43mg	4%
Potassium	218mg	369mg	4%
Choline	37.4mg	15.3mg	4%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.321mg	3%
Zinc	0.74mg	0.47mg	2%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.086mg	2%
Vitamin B5	0.5mg	0.437mg	1%
Fructose	0.54g		1%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.044mg	1%
Starch	2.53g		1%
Carbs	6.87g	3.65g	1%
Net carbs	5.37g	2.05g	N/A
Sugar	3.03g	2.05g	N/A
Fiber	1.5g	1.6g	0%
Copper	0.073mg	0.076mg	0%
Trans fat	0.034g	0g	N/A
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	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