Granola vs. General tso's chicken — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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What are the differences between granola and general tso's chicken?

The amount of vitamin B12, vitamin B6, folate, copper, vitamin B1, zinc, vitamin B2, vitamin A, vitamin B3, and iron in granola is higher than in general tso's chicken.
Granola's daily need coverage for vitamin B12 is 491% more.
General tso's chicken contains 74 times less folate than granola. Granola contains 816µg of folate, while general tso's chicken contains 11µg.

We used Cereals ready-to-eat, KELLOGG, KELLOGG'S Low Fat Granola without Raisins and Restaurant, Chinese, general tso's chicken types in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

The mineral comparison score is based on which food has a more favorable amount of each mineral. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily mineral needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola

General tso's chicken

Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium	+277.8%
Contains more CalciumCalcium	+175%
Contains more IronIron	+219%
Contains more CopperCopper	+1204.3%
Contains more ZincZinc	+492.3%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+79.5%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-40.9%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+20.1%

Contains more ManganeseManganese

+∞%

~equal in Potassium ~201mg

Vitamin Comparison

The vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins in which one food is richer than the other. The �coverage� charts below show how much of the daily vitamin needs are covered by the selected amount of each food.

Granola

General tso's chicken

Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C	+275%
Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+950%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+4072.7%
Contains more Vitamin EVitamin E	+100.8%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+2714.8%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+637.3%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+257.5%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+1919.8%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+5354.5%
Contains more FolateFolate	+7318.2%

Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+2838.5%

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Vitamin B12	12µg	0.22µg	491%
Vitamin B6	4.08mg	0.202mg	298%
Folate	816µg	11µg	201%
Copper	0.6mg	0.046mg	62%
Vitamin B1	0.76mg	0.027mg	61%
Zinc	7.7mg	1.3mg	58%
Vitamin B2	0.87mg	0.118mg	58%
Omega-3 (ALA)		0.84g	53%
Vitamin A	459µg	11µg	50%
Vitamin B3	10.2mg	2.853mg	46%
Polyunsaturated fat	1.6g	7.501g	39%
Omega-6 (Linoleic acid)		6.47g	38%
Iron	3.7mg	1.16mg	32%
Vitamin K	1.3µg	38.2µg	31%
Fiber	7g	0.9g	24%
Carbs	80.9g	23.99g	19%
Cholesterol	0mg	53mg	18%
Fats	5.7g	16.36g	16%
Phosphorus	228mg	127mg	14%
Magnesium	68mg	18mg	12%
Vitamin B5		0.617mg	12%
Vitamin D*	82 IU	6 IU	10%
Vitamin D	2.1µg	0.2µg	10%
Protein	8.7g	12.9g	8%
Sodium	257mg	435mg	8%
Vitamin E	2.43mg	1.21mg	8%
Saturated fat	1.39g	2.76g	6%
Calories	389kcal	295kcal	5%
Vitamin C	6mg	1.6mg	5%
Starch		11.83g	5%
Selenium	17.3µg	14.4µg	5%
Manganese		0.075mg	3%
Choline	22.6mg	41.5mg	3%
Monounsaturated fat	2.5g	3.879g	3%
Calcium	33mg	12mg	2%
Fructose		0.51g	1%
Protein per 100 calories	2.2g	4.4g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	447kcal	229kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	26g	34g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	2.9	4.1	N/A
Net carbs	73.9g	23.09g	N/A
Potassium	215mg	201mg	0%
Sugar	28.3g	11.6g	N/A
Trans fat	0g	0.09g	N/A
Tryptophan		0.142mg	0%
Threonine		0.552mg	0%
Isoleucine		0.564mg	0%
Leucine		1.026mg	0%
Lysine		1.089mg	0%
Methionine		0.332mg	0%
Phenylalanine		0.563mg	0%
Valine		0.607mg	0%
Histidine		0.333mg	0%
Omega-3 (EPA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DHA)	0g	0.005g	N/A
Omega-3 (DPA)	0g	0.006g	N/A
Omega-3 (Eicosatrienoic acid)		0.001g	N/A
Omega-6 (Gamma-linolenic acid)		0.005g	N/A
Omega-6 (Dihomo-gamma-linolenic acid)		0.01g	N/A
Omega-6 (Eicosadienoic acid)		0.011g	N/A