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

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Differences between kung Pao chicken and pilaf

  • Kung Pao chicken has more vitamin A and vitamin K, while pilaf has more folate, vitamin B1, selenium, manganese, vitamin B3, iron, and vitamin B6.
  • Pilaf's daily need coverage for folate is 49% higher.
  • Pilaf contains 93 times less vitamin A than kung Pao chicken. Kung Pao chicken contains 1299IU of vitamin A, while pilaf contains 14IU.
  • The amount of sodium in kung Pao chicken is lower.

The food types used in this comparison are Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Rice and vermicelli mix, rice pilaf flavor, unprepared.

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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%
Pilaf
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 23% 25% 17% 92% 55% 28% 66% 170% 115% 177%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +16%
Contains less SodiumSodium -69.1%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +33.3%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +315%
Contains more IronIron +221.1%
Contains more CopperCopper +127.4%
Contains more ZincZinc +36.5%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +63.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +244.5%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +300%

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%
Pilaf
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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 14% 1.3% 0.8% 0% 151% 20% 115% 43% 92% 2.5% 1.3% 159% 9.5%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +73.2%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +1525%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +2450%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +450%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +2620%
Contains more CholineCholine +113.7%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1784.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +58.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +122.2%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +43%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +64.6%
Contains more FolateFolate +1225%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Pilaf DV% diff.
Folate 16µg 212µg 49%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.603mg 48%
Selenium 8.1µg 32.4µg 44%
Sodium 402mg 1303mg 39%
Starch 2.53g 71.23g 28%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.882mg 27%
Carbs 6.87g 76.31g 23%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 6.127mg 21%
Iron 0.76mg 2.44mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0.377g 18%
Calories 129kcal 359kcal 12%
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 0.4mg 12%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 0.5µg 11%
Copper 0.073mg 0.166mg 10%
Phosphorus 94mg 154mg 9%
Fats 6.98g 1.37g 9%
Cholesterol 26mg 1mg 8%
Vitamin A 65µg 4µg 7%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0.04mg 7%
Calcium 20mg 83mg 6%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0.307g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0.373g 5%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.715mg 4%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0.02µg 4%
Choline 37.4mg 17.5mg 4%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 4.1mg 3%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.087mg 2%
Zinc 0.74mg 1.01mg 2%
Magnesium 24mg 32mg 2%
Fructose 0.54g 0g 1%
Fiber 1.5g 1.2g 1%
Potassium 218mg 188mg 1%
Protein 9.76g 10.42g 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 75.11g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 1.53g N/A
Trans fat 0.034g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.086mg 0%
Threonine 0.407mg 0.221mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.431mg 0.279mg 0%
Leucine 0.775mg 0.523mg 0%
Lysine 0.449mg 0.189mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.145mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.32mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.374mg 0%
Histidine 0.265mg 0.15mg 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 0g 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
Pilaf
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10% 76% 8% 4%
Protein: 10.42 g
Fats: 1.37 g
Carbs: 76.31 g
Water: 8.04 g
Other: 3.86 g
Contains more FatsFats +409.5%
Contains more WaterWater +830.1%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1010.8%
Contains more OtherOther +139.8%
~equal in Protein ~10.42g

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
Pilaf
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29% 35% 36%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.307 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.373 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.377 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +482.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +701.1%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -77.3%

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
Pilaf
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98%
Starch: 71.23 g
Sucrose: 0.3 g
Glucose: 0.1 g
Fructose: 0 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 1.13 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more SucroseSucrose +520%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +530%
Contains more FructoseFructose +∞%
Contains more StarchStarch +2715.4%
Contains more MaltoseMaltose +∞%
~equal in Lactose ~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. Pilaf - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/168951/nutrients

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

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