Potato chips vs. Orange chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

Compare

Significant differences between potato chips and orange chicken

Potato chips have more vitamin E, vitamin C, vitamin B6, potassium, copper, and fiber; however, orange chicken is richer in selenium.
Potato chips cover your daily vitamin E needs 54% more than orange chicken.
Orange chicken has 35 times less vitamin C than potato chips. Potato chips have 31.1mg of vitamin C, while orange chicken has 0.9mg.
Orange chicken contains less saturated fat.

Specific food types used in this comparison are Snacks, potato chips, plain, unsalted and Restaurant, Chinese, orange chicken.

Infographic

Infographic link

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.

Potato chips

Orange chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+235%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+71.4%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+510%
Contains more IronIron	+73.4%
Contains more CopperCopper	+628.6%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+26.9%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-98.6%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+405.7%

Contains more SeleniumSelenium

+111.1%

~equal in Zinc ~1.13mg

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.

Potato chips

Orange chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+3355.6%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+751.4%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+288.4%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+187%
Contains more FolateFolate	+350%

Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+11.7%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+148.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+10.4%
Contains more CholineCholine	+76.3%

~equal in Vitamin B3 ~3.59mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin E	9.11mg	1.07mg	54%
Polyunsaturated fat	12.17g	6.086g	41%
Saturated fat	10.96g	2.422g	39%
Vitamin C	31.1mg	0.9mg	34%
Fats	34.6g	12.68g	34%
Vitamin B6	0.66mg	0.23mg	33%
Potassium	1275mg	209mg	31%
Copper	0.306mg	0.042mg	29%
Sodium	8mg	553mg	24%
Histidine	153mg	0.359mg	22%
Cholesterol	0mg	61mg	20%
Monounsaturated fat	9.84g	3.474g	16%
Selenium	8.1µg	17.1µg	16%
Fiber	4.8g	0.8g	16%
Protein	7g	14.46g	15%
Manganese	0.44mg	0.087mg	15%
Calories	536kcal	262kcal	14%
Vitamin B5	0.402mg	1mg	12%
Magnesium	67mg	20mg	11%
Carbs	52.9g	22.46g	10%
Vitamin B1	0.167mg	0.043mg	10%
Iron	1.63mg	0.94mg	9%
Folate	45µg	10µg	9%
Vitamin A	0µg	75µg	8%
Vitamin B12	0µg	0.2µg	8%
Choline	37.5mg	66.1mg	5%
Phosphorus	165mg	130mg	5%
Starch		10.5g	4%
Vitamin B2	0.197mg	0.22mg	2%
Vitamin K	22.1µg	24.4µg	2%
Vitamin B3	3.827mg	3.59mg	1%
Vitamin D	0µg	0.1µg	1%
Vitamin D	0IU	5IU	1%
Calcium	24mg	14mg	1%
Fructose		0.67g	1%
Net carbs	48.1g	21.66g	N/A
Sugar	0.22g	13.6g	N/A
Zinc	1.09mg	1.13mg	0%
Trans fat		0.053g	N/A
Tryptophan	0.108mg	0.113mg	0%
Threonine	0.253mg	0.576mg	0%
Isoleucine	0.283mg	0.576mg	0%
Leucine	0.419mg	1.001mg	0%
Lysine	0.424mg	1.058mg	0%
Methionine	0.11mg	0.34mg	0%
Phenylalanine	0.31mg	0.51mg	0%
Valine	0.392mg	0.614mg	0%
Omega-3 - EPA	0g	0.001g	N/A
Omega-3 - DHA	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 - ALA		0.619g	N/A
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.003g	N/A
Omega-6 - Gamma-linoleic acid		0.028g	N/A
Omega-6 - Dihomo-gamma-linoleic acid		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.008g	N/A
Omega-6 - Linoleic acid		5.284g	N/A