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Kung Pao chicken vs. True morels — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kung Pao chicken and true morels different?

  • Kung Pao chicken is higher in vitamin A and selenium; however, true morels are richer in iron, copper, vitamin D, manganese, phosphorus, zinc, and vitamin B2.
  • Daily need coverage for iron for true morels is 143% higher.
  • True morels have less sodium.
  • True morels have a lower glycemic index (32) than kung Pao chicken (55).

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Mushrooms, morel, raw 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.
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 14% 13% 36% 457% 208% 55% 83% 2.7% 77% 12%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +26.3%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +268.2%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +115%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +88.5%
Contains more IronIron +1502.6%
Contains more CopperCopper +756.2%
Contains more ZincZinc +174.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +106.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -94.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +129.3%

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% 77% 17% 47% 42% 26% 31% 0% 0% 6.8% 0%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +22.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +13.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +78.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +∞%
Contains more FolateFolate +77.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +115.6%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +272.7%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken True morels DV% diff.
Iron 0.76mg 12.18mg 143%
Copper 0.073mg 0.625mg 61%
Vitamin D 0IU 206IU 26%
Vitamin D 0µg 5.1µg 26%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0.433g 17%
Sodium 402mg 21mg 17%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.587mg 14%
Phosphorus 94mg 194mg 14%
Protein 9.76g 3.12g 13%
Zinc 0.74mg 2.03mg 12%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.205mg 12%
Selenium 8.1µg 2.2µg 11%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 11%
Fats 6.98g 0.57g 10%
Cholesterol 26mg 9%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 8%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.136mg 8%
Choline 37.4mg 7%
Vitamin A 65µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 7%
Potassium 218mg 411mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0.065g 6%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 5%
Fiber 1.5g 2.8g 5%
Calories 129kcal 31kcal 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0.052g 5%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.069mg 3%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 2.252mg 3%
Calcium 20mg 43mg 2%
Folate 16µg 9µg 2%
Fructose 0.54g 0g 1%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.44mg 1%
Magnesium 24mg 19mg 1%
Carbs 6.87g 5.1g 1%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 2.3g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 0.6g N/A
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 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.244g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DPA 0.004g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid 0.002g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid 0.005g 0g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.001g N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid 2.688g 0.215g 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
3% 5% 90%
Protein: 3.12 g
Fats: 0.57 g
Carbs: 5.1 g
Water: 89.61 g
Other: 1.6 g
Contains more ProteinProtein +212.8%
Contains more FatsFats +1124.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +34.7%
Contains more WaterWater +19.8%
~equal in Other ~1.6g

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
12% 9% 79%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.065 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.052 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.433 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +4078.8%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +597.5%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -95.2%

Carbohydrate type comparison

Carbohydrate type breakdown side-by-side comparison
46% 33% 11% 10%
Starch: 2.53 g
Sucrose: 1.86 g
Glucose: 0.63 g
Fructose: 0.54 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
100%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 0 g
Glucose: 0.6 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +∞%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
~equal in Glucose ~0.6g
~equal in Lactose ~0g
~equal in Maltose ~0g
~equal in Galactose ~0g

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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. True morels - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168423/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

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