Kung Pao chicken vs. Banana chips — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kung Pao chicken and banana chips different?

Kung Pao chicken is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B3, selenium, and vitamin K; however, banana chips are richer in manganese, fiber, copper, and magnesium.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for banana chips is 138% higher.
Kung Pao chicken contains 67 times more sodium than banana chips. While kung Pao chicken contains 402mg of sodium, banana chips contain only 6mg.
Banana chips have a lower glycemic index (44) than kung Pao chicken (55).

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Snacks, banana chips are the varieties 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

Banana chips

Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+67.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+440%

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+216.7%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+145.9%
Contains more IronIron	+64.5%
Contains more CopperCopper	+180.8%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.5%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+509.4%

~equal in Calcium ~18mg

~equal in Zinc ~0.75mg

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

Banana chips

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+12.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+1525%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+325%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+223.5%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+288.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+946.2%
Contains more FolateFolate	+14.3%
Contains more CholineCholine	+75.6%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+165.6%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+24%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Vitamin B6 ~0.26mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.352g	28.97g	126%
Manganese	0.256mg	1.56mg	57%
Fats	6.98g	33.6g	41%
Fiber	1.5g	7.7g	25%
Calories	129kcal	519kcal	20%
Sodium	402mg	6mg	17%
Carbs	6.87g	58.4g	17%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.02g	0.63g	16%
Copper	0.073mg	0.205mg	15%
Protein	9.76g	2.3g	15%
Vitamin B3	2.757mg	0.71mg	13%
Magnesium	24mg	76mg	12%
Selenium	8.1µg	1.5µg	12%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	1.3µg	10%
Cholesterol	26mg	0mg	9%
Potassium	218mg	536mg	9%
Vitamin A	65µg	4µg	7%
Iron	0.76mg	1.25mg	6%
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	0µg	5%
Vitamin E	1.02mg	0.24mg	5%
Phosphorus	94mg	56mg	5%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.085mg	4%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.017mg	3%
Choline	37.4mg	21.3mg	3%
Vitamin B5	0.5mg	0.62mg	2%
Folate	16µg	14µg	1%
Monounsaturated fat	2.173g	1.95g	1%
Fructose	0.54g		1%
Vitamin B6	0.243mg	0.26mg	1%
Starch	2.53g		1%
Vitamin C	7.1mg	6.3mg	1%
Net carbs	5.37g	50.7g	N/A
Calcium	20mg	18mg	0%
Sugar	3.03g	35.34g	N/A
Zinc	0.74mg	0.75mg	0%
Trans fat	0.034g		N/A
Tryptophan	0.118mg	0.027mg	0%
Threonine	0.407mg	0.076mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.431mg	0.074mg	0%
Leucine	0.775mg	0.158mg	0%
Lysine	0.449mg	0.107mg	0%
Methionine	0.24mg	0.024mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.086mg	0%
Valine	0.47mg	0.104mg	0%
Histidine	0.265mg	0.18mg	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