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

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How are kung Pao chicken and croissant different?

Kung Pao chicken has more vitamin B6, vitamin A, and vitamin K; however, croissant is richer in vitamin B1, selenium, folate, iron, and vitamin B2.
Croissant covers your daily need for saturated fat, 52% more than kung Pao chicken.
Kung Pao chicken has 8 times more vitamin K than croissant. Kung Pao chicken has 13.6µg of vitamin K, while croissant has 1.8µg.
Kung Pao chicken contains less cholesterol.

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Croissants, butter 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

Croissant

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+50%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+84.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-13.9%

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+85%
Contains more IronIron	+167.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+11.7%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+28.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+180.2%

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

~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

Croissant

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3450%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+21.4%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+26%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+319%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+655.6%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+216.9%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+1112.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+338.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+72.2%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+45.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+450%

~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

~equal in Choline ~38.8mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	1.352g	11.659g	47%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.388mg	30%
Selenium	8.1µg	22.7µg	27%
Fats	6.98g	21g	22%
Folate	16µg	88µg	18%
Iron	0.76mg	2.03mg	16%
Vitamin A	65µg	206µg	16%
Calories	129kcal	406kcal	14%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.241mg	14%
Vitamin B6	0.243mg	0.058mg	14%
Cholesterol	26mg	67mg	14%
Carbs	6.87g	45.8g	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.02g	1.094g	13%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	1.8µg	10%
Monounsaturated fat	2.173g	5.525g	8%
Vitamin C	7.1mg	0.2mg	8%
Vitamin B5	0.5mg	0.861mg	7%
Vitamin B3	2.757mg	2.188mg	4%
Fiber	1.5g	2.6g	4%
Protein	9.76g	8.2g	3%
Potassium	218mg	118mg	3%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.33mg	3%
Sodium	402mg	467mg	3%
Magnesium	24mg	16mg	2%
Calcium	20mg	37mg	2%
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	0.16µg	2%
Phosphorus	94mg	105mg	2%
Fructose	0.54g		1%
Vitamin E	1.02mg	0.84mg	1%
Starch	2.53g		1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Net carbs	5.37g	43.2g	N/A
Sugar	3.03g	11.26g	N/A
Zinc	0.74mg	0.75mg	0%
Trans fat	0.034g		N/A
Choline	37.4mg	38.8mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.118mg	0.099mg	0%
Threonine	0.407mg	0.284mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.431mg	0.365mg	0%
Leucine	0.775mg	0.623mg	0%
Lysine	0.449mg	0.329mg	0%
Methionine	0.24mg	0.175mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.416mg	0%
Valine	0.47mg	0.41mg	0%
Histidine	0.265mg	0.187mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.002g	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