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Kung Pao chicken vs. Garlic powder — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are kung Pao chicken and garlic powder different?

  • Kung Pao chicken is higher in vitamin A; however, garlic powder is richer in vitamin B6, iron, copper, phosphorus, vitamin B1, manganese, fiber, selenium, and potassium.
  • Daily need coverage for vitamin B6 for garlic powder is 109% higher.
  • Garlic powder has a lower glycemic index (5) than kung Pao chicken (55).

Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken and Spices, garlic powder 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 55% 24% 105% 212% 178% 82% 177% 7.8% 128% 130%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +220.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +295%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +447.2%
Contains more IronIron +643.4%
Contains more CopperCopper +630.1%
Contains more ZincZinc +304.1%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +340.4%
Contains less SodiumSodium -85.1%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +282.4%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +195.1%

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 4% 0% 13% 0% 109% 33% 15% 45% 382% 0% 1% 35% 37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +491.7%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A +∞%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E +52.2%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +246.4%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K +3300%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +1259.4%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +156.4%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +48.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +580.7%
Contains more FolateFolate +193.8%
Contains more CholineCholine +80.5%
~equal in Vitamin D ~0µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Kung Pao chicken Garlic powder DV% diff.
Vitamin B6 0.243mg 1.654mg 109%
Iron 0.76mg 5.65mg 61%
Copper 0.073mg 0.533mg 51%
Phosphorus 94mg 414mg 46%
Vitamin B1 0.032mg 0.435mg 34%
Manganese 0.256mg 0.979mg 31%
Fiber 1.5g 9g 30%
Potassium 218mg 1193mg 29%
Selenium 8.1µg 23.9µg 29%
Carbs 6.87g 72.73g 22%
Zinc 0.74mg 2.99mg 20%
Polyunsaturated fat 3.02g 0.178g 19%
Sodium 402mg 60mg 15%
Protein 9.76g 16.55g 14%
Magnesium 24mg 77mg 13%
Vitamin B3 2.757mg 0.796mg 12%
Vitamin K 13.6µg 0.4µg 11%
Calories 129kcal 331kcal 10%
Fats 6.98g 0.73g 10%
Cholesterol 26mg 0mg 9%
Folate 16µg 47µg 8%
Vitamin C 7.1mg 1.2mg 7%
Vitamin A 65µg 0µg 7%
Vitamin B2 0.055mg 0.141mg 7%
Calcium 20mg 79mg 6%
Vitamin B5 0.5mg 0.743mg 5%
Vitamin B12 0.11µg 0µg 5%
Choline 37.4mg 67.5mg 5%
Saturated fat 1.352g 0.249g 5%
Monounsaturated fat 2.173g 0.115g 5%
Vitamin E 1.02mg 0.67mg 2%
Starch 2.53g 1%
Net carbs 5.37g 63.73g N/A
Sugar 3.03g 2.43g N/A
Trans fat 0.034g 0g N/A
Tryptophan 0.118mg 0.121mg 0%
Threonine 0.407mg 0.374mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.431mg 0.414mg 0%
Leucine 0.775mg 0.728mg 0%
Lysine 0.449mg 0.768mg 0%
Methionine 0.24mg 0.111mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.402mg 0.525mg 0%
Valine 0.47mg 0.667mg 0%
Histidine 0.265mg 0.263mg 0%
Fructose 0.54g 0.31g 0%
Omega-3 - EPA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - DHA 0.003g 0g N/A
Omega-3 - ALA 0.244g 0.012g 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 N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.005g 0.022g 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
17% 73% 6% 4%
Protein: 16.55 g
Fats: 0.73 g
Carbs: 72.73 g
Water: 6.45 g
Other: 3.54 g
Contains more FatsFats +856.2%
Contains more WaterWater +1059.4%
Contains more ProteinProtein +69.6%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +958.7%
Contains more OtherOther +119.9%

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
46% 21% 33%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 0.249 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 0.115 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 0.178 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +1789.6%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +1596.6%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -81.6%

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
84% 3% 13%
Starch: 0 g
Sucrose: 2.05 g
Glucose: 0.07 g
Fructose: 0.31 g
Lactose: 0 g
Maltose: 0 g
Galactose: 0 g
Contains more StarchStarch +∞%
Contains more GlucoseGlucose +800%
Contains more FructoseFructose +74.2%
Contains more SucroseSucrose +10.2%
~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. Garlic powder - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/171325/nutrients

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

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