Cashew chicken calories and nutrition facts
Cashew chicken: 160 kcal per 100 g, protein 18.4 g, fat 7 g, carbs 4.5 g. Typical serving (300 g): 480 kcal.
In most of the US, cashew chicken is a Chinese-American stir-fry of chicken, cashews, bell pepper and onion in a light brown sauce, but in Springfield, Missouri, it’s breaded, deep-fried and smothered in gravy. The stir-fried kind comes to about 160 kcal per 100 g, or around 480 kcal for a 300 g takeout box. The nuts carry much of the fat.
- High in protein
- High in vitamin B3
- Source of vitamin C
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 48%
- Fat 41%
- Carbs 12%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 300 g 480 kcal P 55.2 · F 21 · C 13.4 g
- 100 kcal is 60 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 110 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 1.6 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 160 kcal 669 kJ 8%
- Protein 18.4 g 37%
- Fat 7 g 10%
- Carbs available, without fibre 4.5 g 2%
- Fibre 0.9 g
- Salt 0.81 g 13%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 48%
- Fat 41%
- Carbs 12%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 18.8 µg 2%
- Vitamin D 0.1 µg 2%
- Vitamin E 0.78 mg 6%
- Vitamin K no data
- Vitamin C 20 mg 25%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.14 mg 13%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.15 mg 11%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 5.1 mg 32%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid 0.89 mg 15%
- Vitamin B6 0.33 mg 24%
- Folate B9 14 µg 7%
- Vitamin B12 0 µg 0%
- Choline no data
Minerals
- Potassium 426 mg 21%
- Calcium 10 mg 1%
- Phosphorus 171 mg 24%
- Magnesium 43 mg 11%
- Iron 1.2 mg 9%
- Zinc 1.4 mg 14%
- Copper 0.21 mg 21%
- Manganese 0.29 mg 14%
- Selenium 13 µg 24%
- Iodine 6 µg 4%
- Sodium 322 mg 13%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- High in vitamin B3
- Source of vitamin C
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of selenium
- Source of vitamin B6
- Source of potassium
- Source of copper
Dishes
Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 94% More protein than 94% of dishes.
- 95% More vitamin B3 than 95% of dishes.
- 96% More vitamin C than 96% of dishes.
- 85% More phosphorus than 85% of dishes.
- 97% More vitamin B6 than 97% of dishes.
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The foods with the nearest calories and macros.
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Where these numbers come from
CoFID (United Kingdom), code 19-569.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.