General Tso’s chicken calories and nutrition facts
Per 100 g: 295 kcal — 12.9 g protein, 16.4 g fat and 23.1 g carbs.
General Tso’s chicken is deep-fried chicken in a sweet, tangy, chili-spiked sauce, named after a 19th-century Hunan general but created by chef Peng Chang-kuei in Taiwan and sweetened in New York. At about 295 kcal per 100 g it’s one of the richest takeout dishes, and a 250 g portion is around 740 kcal. Steamed rice adds more again.
- Source of protein
- High in vitamin K
- Source of selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 18%
- Fat 51%
- Carbs 32%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 250 g 738 kcal
- 100 kcal is 34 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 155 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 3 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).
Energy and macros
- Energy 295 kcal 15%
- Protein 12.9 g 26%
- Fat 16.4 g 23%
- Carbs available, without fibre 23.1 g 9%
- Fibre 0.9 g
- Salt 1.1 g 18%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 18%
- Fat 51%
- Carbs 32%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 11 µg 1%
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg 4%
- Vitamin E 1.2 mg 10%
- Vitamin K 38.2 µg 51%
- Vitamin C 1.6 mg 2%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.027 mg 2%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.118 mg 8%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 2.9 mg 18%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.202 mg 14%
- Folate B9 15 µg 8%
- Vitamin B12 0.22 µg 9%
- Choline 41.5 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 201 mg 10%
- Calcium 12 mg 2%
- Phosphorus 127 mg 18%
- Magnesium 18 mg 5%
- Iron 1.2 mg 8%
- Zinc 1.3 mg 13%
- Copper 0.046 mg 5%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 14.4 µg 26%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 435 mg 18%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- Source of protein
- High in vitamin K
- Source of selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin B3
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Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 691 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 94% More calories than 94% of dishes.
- 80% More protein than 80% of dishes.
- 91% More vitamin K than 91% of dishes.
- 80% More vitamin B3 than 80% of dishes.
Similar in composition
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), code 2706794.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.