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Kung Pao chicken vs. Hot sauce — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between kung Pao chicken and hot sauce?

  • Kung Pao chicken is higher in vitamin A, vitamin B3, selenium, phosphorus, vitamin K, manganese, and vitamin B5; however, hot sauce is richer in vitamin C.
  • Hot sauce's daily need coverage for sodium is 97% more.
  • Hot sauce has less cholesterol.

We used Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Sauce, ready-to-serve, pepper or hot types 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 3.6% 2.4% 13% 18% 9.3% 3% 4.7% 345% 6.4% 0%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +380%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +150%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +51.4%
Contains more IronIron +58.3%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +572.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +754.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium -84.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +422.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +∞%

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 249% 2.7% 2.4% 0% 9% 19% 4.8% 6.6% 36% 0% 6% 4.5% 0%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +712.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +750%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +985.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +354.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +54.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +466.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +166.7%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +953.5%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +12.5%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +49.1%
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Hot sauce DV% diff.
Sodium 402mg 2643mg 97%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 74.8mg 75%
Protein 9.76g 0.51g 19%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0.196g 19%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 0.254mg 16%
Selenium 8.1µg 0µg 15%
Phosphorus 94mg 11mg 12%
Fats 6.98g 0.37g 10%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.049mg 9%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 2.4µg 9%
Cholesterol 26mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.11mg 8%
Choline 37.4mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.157mg 7%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0.052g 6%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0.12mg 6%
Vitamin A 65µg 8µg 6%
Calories 129kcal 11kcal 6%
Zinc 0.74mg 0.11mg 6%
Magnesium 24mg 5mg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0.03g 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 0.3g 5%
Copper 0.073mg 0.028mg 5%
Iron 0.76mg 0.48mg 4%
Folate 16µg 6µg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.082mg 2%
Potassium 218mg 144mg 2%
Carbs 6.87g 1.75g 2%
Fructose 0.54g 1%
Calcium 20mg 8mg 1%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 1.45g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 1.26g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.036mg 0%
Trans fat 0.034g N/A
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.007mg 0%
Threonine 0.407mg 0.019mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.431mg 0.017mg 0%
Leucine 0.775mg 0.027mg 0%
Lysine 0.449mg 0.023mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.006mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.016mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.022mg 0%
Histidine 0.265mg 0.01mg 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.244g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 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
2% 90% 7%
Protein: 0.51 g
Fats: 0.37 g
Carbs: 1.75 g
Water: 89.98 g
Other: 7.39 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +1813.7%
Contains more FatsFats +1786.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +292.6%
Contains more WaterWater +20.3%
Contains more OtherOther +359%

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
19% 11% 71%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.052 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.03 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.196 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +7143.3%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1440.8%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -96.2%

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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. Hot sauce - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/174527/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.