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Kung Pao chicken vs. Mexican tea — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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Summary of differences between kung Pao chicken and Mexican tea

  • Kung Pao chicken has more vitamin A, vitamin B3, and selenium; however, Mexican tea is higher in manganese, folate, calcium, magnesium, vitamin B2, and iron.
  • Mexican tea covers your daily need for manganese, 124% more than kung Pao chicken.
  • Kung Pao chicken has 23 times more vitamin A than Mexican tea. While kung Pao chicken has 1299IU of vitamin A, Mexican tea has only 57IU.
  • Mexican tea has less sodium.

These are the specific foods used in this comparison Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Epazote, raw.

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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 86% 83% 56% 71% 63% 30% 37% 5.6% 404% 4.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +800%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +404.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1275%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +190.4%
Contains more IronIron +147.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +160.3%
Contains more ZincZinc +48.6%
Contains less SodiumSodium -89.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +1110.2%
~equal in Phosphorus ~86mg

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 12% 1% 0% 0% 7% 80% 12% 11% 35% 0% 0% 161% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +97.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +2066.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +14.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +331.5%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +179.3%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +59.9%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +532.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +1243.8%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Mexican tea DV% diff.
Manganese 0.256mg 3.098mg 124%
Folate 16µg 215µg 50%
Calcium 20mg 275mg 26%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.348mg 23%
Magnesium 24mg 121mg 23%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 20%
Protein 9.76g 0.33g 19%
Sodium 402mg 43mg 16%
Iron 0.76mg 1.88mg 14%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 0.639mg 13%
Selenium 8.1µg 0.9µg 13%
Copper 0.073mg 0.19mg 13%
Potassium 218mg 633mg 12%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 11%
Fats 6.98g 0.52g 10%
Fiber 1.5g 3.8g 9%
Cholesterol 26mg 0mg 9%
Vitamin A 65µg 3µg 7%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 7%
Choline 37.4mg 7%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.152mg 7%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.179mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.352g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 5%
Calories 129kcal 32kcal 5%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 3.6mg 4%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.1mg 3%
Fructose 0.54g 1%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Phosphorus 94mg 86mg 1%
Carbs 6.87g 7.44g 0%
Net carbs 5.37g 3.64g N/A
Sugar 3.03g N/A
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.028mg 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 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
7% 89% 3%
Protein: 0.33 g
Fats: 0.52 g
Carbs: 7.44 g
Water: 89.21 g
Other: 2.5 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +2857.6%
Contains more FatsFats +1242.3%
Contains more WaterWater +19.3%
Contains more OtherOther +55.3%
~equal in Carbs ~7.44g

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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. Mexican tea - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/169398/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.