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Kung Pao chicken vs. Baking powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kung Pao chicken and baking powder different?

  • Kung Pao chicken has more vitamin A, vitamin B6, vitamin B3, selenium, vitamin K, and manganese; however, baking powder is richer in calcium, phosphorus, and iron.
  • Baking powder covers your daily need for calcium, 586% more than kung Pao chicken.
  • Kung Pao chicken contains less sodium.
  • Baking powder has a higher glycemic index. The glycemic index of baking powder is 92, while the glycemic index of kung Pao chicken is 55.

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Leavening agents, baking powder, double-acting, sodium aluminum sulfate 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.
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%
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 19% 1763% 1.8% 413% 3.3% 0.27% 939% 1383% 1.4% 1.1%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +990%
Contains more CopperCopper +630%
Contains more ZincZinc +7300%
Contains less SodiumSodium -96.2%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +2227.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +3950%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +12.5%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +29280%
Contains more IronIron +1350%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +2230.9%

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%
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 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Baking powder DV% diff.
Calcium 20mg 5876mg 586%
Sodium 402mg 10600mg 443%
Phosphorus 94mg 2191mg 300%
Iron 0.76mg 11.02mg 128%
Protein 9.76g 0g 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0g 20%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0mg 19%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 0mg 17%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.2µg 14%
Fats 6.98g 0g 11%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 0µg 11%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.011mg 11%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0mg 10%
Cholesterol 26mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 0mg 8%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0mg 7%
Vitamin A 65µg 0µg 7%
Copper 0.073mg 0.01mg 7%
Choline 37.4mg 0mg 7%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.01mg 7%
Carbs 6.87g 27.7g 7%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0g 6%
Potassium 218mg 20mg 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.2g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0g 5%
Folate 16µg 0µg 4%
Calories 129kcal 53kcal 4%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0mg 4%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0mg 3%
Fructose 0.54g 1%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Magnesium 24mg 27mg 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 27.5g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 0g N/A
Trans fat 0.034g 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

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
28% 5% 67%
Protein: 0 g
Fats: 0 g
Carbs: 27.7 g
Water: 5 g
Other: 67.3 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +∞%
Contains more FatsFats +∞%
Contains more WaterWater +1395.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +303.2%
Contains more OtherOther +4080.1%

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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. Baking powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172803/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.