Kung Pao chicken vs. Rib eye steak — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the main differences between kung Pao chicken and rib eye steak?

Kung Pao chicken is richer in vitamin A, while rib eye steak is higher in vitamin B12, zinc, selenium, iron, vitamin B6, and vitamin B2.
Rib eye steak's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 83% higher.
Rib eye steak has 52 times less vitamin A than kung Pao chicken. Kung Pao chicken has 1299IU of vitamin A, while rib eye steak has 25IU.
Rib eye steak is lower in sodium.
Kung Pao chicken has a higher glycemic index (55) than rib eye steak (0).

We used Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Beef, rib eye steak, boneless, lip-on, separable lean, and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, grilled types in this comparison.

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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

Rib eye steak

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+81.8%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+220%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+19.3%
Contains more IronIron	+194.7%
Contains more ZincZinc	+698.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+61.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-86.6%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+266.7%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

~equal in Copper ~0.08mg

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

Rib eye steak

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+712.5%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+920%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+750%
Contains more FolateFolate	+166.7%

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+121.9%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+421.8%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+78%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+96.3%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+1809.1%
Contains more CholineCholine	+30.5%

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.536mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	0.11µg	2.1µg	83%
Zinc	0.74mg	5.91mg	47%
Selenium	8.1µg	29.7µg	39%
Saturated fat	1.352g	9.684g	38%
Protein	9.76g	23.69g	28%
Fats	6.98g	21.81g	23%
Monounsaturated fat	2.173g	10.519g	21%
Iron	0.76mg	2.24mg	19%
Vitamin B2	0.055mg	0.287mg	18%
Cholesterol	26mg	80mg	18%
Vitamin B6	0.243mg	0.477mg	18%
Sodium	402mg	54mg	15%
Vitamin B3	2.757mg	4.908mg	13%
Polyunsaturated fat	3.02g	1.027g	13%
Vitamin K	13.6µg	1.6µg	10%
Manganese	0.256mg	0.08mg	8%
Calories	129kcal	291kcal	8%
Vitamin C	7.1mg	0mg	8%
Phosphorus	94mg	152mg	8%
Vitamin A	65µg	8µg	6%
Vitamin E	1.02mg	0.1mg	6%
Fiber	1.5g	0g	6%
Folate	16µg	6µg	3%
Vitamin B1	0.032mg	0.071mg	3%
Choline	37.4mg	48.8mg	2%
Carbs	6.87g	0g	2%
Fructose	0.54g		1%
Vitamin B5	0.5mg	0.536mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.2µg	1%
Copper	0.073mg	0.08mg	1%
Potassium	218mg	260mg	1%
Calcium	20mg	11mg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	7IU	1%
Starch	2.53g		1%
Net carbs	5.37g	0g	N/A
Magnesium	24mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	3.03g	0g	N/A
Trans fat	0.034g	1.478g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.118mg	0.265mg	0%
Threonine	0.407mg	1.116mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.431mg	1.103mg	0%
Leucine	0.775mg	2.041mg	0%
Lysine	0.449mg	2.269mg	0%
Methionine	0.24mg	0.641mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.402mg	0.95mg	0%
Valine	0.47mg	1.184mg	0%
Histidine	0.265mg	0.888mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0.003g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA	0.244g	0.038g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0.004g	0.014g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid	0.002g		N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid	0.005g	0.024g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid	0.005g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid	2.688g	0.7g	N/A