1 cup
209 kcal
162 g
Mixed disheshigher variability
Kung pao chicken: calories and nutrition
Kung pao chicken has about 156 calories per USDA reference amount in the cited USDA reference record. Use the portion controls and preparation factors below to interpret the estimate.
What this number means
A portion-aware estimate, not a promise
A USDA reference amount weighing 121 grams has about 156 calories in the cited source record.
The listed household measures span roughly 156–209 calories across the listed portions. That range describes the source portions below; it is not a confidence interval and does not capture every recipe.
Calculated from the smallest and largest usable household measures listed by USDA for this exact FNDDS record; not a confidence interval.
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- Calories
- 156 kcal
- Protein
- 11.8 g
- Carbohydrate
- 8.3 g
- Total fat
- 8.4 g
Household measures
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These values scale the source nutrition by gram weight. Rounding keeps the comparison readable.
At a glance
Nutrient highlights per source serving
The strongest supplied Daily Value signals, shown without extrapolating missing values.
Protein
11.8 g≈ 24% Daily ValueSodium
486.4 mg≈ 21% Daily ValueTotal fat
8.4 g≈ 11% Daily ValueSource-serving signals
What stands out in this record
These observations are calculated from the cited USDA reference amount. They describe the database serving, not a measurement or recommendation for your plate.
- The representative USDA portion supplies 11.8 g protein, about 24% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
- The representative USDA portion contains 486 mg sodium, about 21% of the Daily Value used on U.S. labels.
Nutrition facts
Compare the source serving with 100 grams
Values are rounded for readability. The source serving is 121 g.
| Nutrient | Amount | Approx. % Daily Value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 156 kcal 129 kcal | — |
| Protein | 11.8 g 9.8 g | 24% |
| Carbohydrate | 8.3 g 6.9 g | — |
| Total fat | 8.4 g 7 g | 11% |
| Dietary fiber | 1.8 g 1.5 g | — |
| Sugars | 3.7 g 3 g | — |
| Sodium | 486.4 mg 402 mg | 21% |
| Saturated fat | 1.6 g 1.4 g | — |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2.6 g 2.2 g | — |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 3.7 g 3 g | — |
| Cholesterol | 31.5 mg 26 mg | — |
| Potassium | 263.8 mg 218 mg | — |
| Calcium | 24.2 mg 20 mg | — |
| Iron | 0.9 mg 0.8 mg | — |
| Magnesium | 29 mg 24 mg | — |
| Vitamin C | 8.6 mg 7.1 mg | — |
| Vitamin D | 0 µg 0 µg | — |
| Vitamin A | 78.7 µg 65 µg | — |
| Caffeine | 0 mg 0 mg | — |
| Alcohol | 0 g 0 g | — |
| Water | 90.5 g 74.8 g | — |
Daily Values appear only when they are supplied by the reviewed data record. Individual needs differ.
Inside the source record
Source formulation behind this USDA record
USDA links this survey-food entry to one source input used to calculate the reference nutrition. Publishing those inputs makes the record easier to inspect and helps explain why two similarly named foods can have different values.
How to read this
A single-source formulation
Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chicken is the only listed source input for this record. That does not mean every real-world version is identical; brands, preparation, water content, and portion weight can still differ.
100 g total listed input weight across the formulation.
| # | USDA input | Listed amount | Input weight | Share of listed input weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Restaurant, Chinese, kung pao chickenUSDA ingredient 36619 | 100 GM | 100 g | 100% |
What changes the estimate most?
This is a standardized USDA survey-food profile, not a measurement of every preparation. Actual nutrition can change with amount served, recipe and ingredient ratios, added cooking fat, sauces and toppings.
Food estimates can be sensitive to portion weight, preparation, ingredient ratios, and additions that are difficult to judge from appearance alone.
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amount served
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recipe and ingredient ratios
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added cooking fat
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sauces and toppings
How we estimated this
Traceable back to the source record
This profile uses FoodData Central Survey Foods (FNDDS). It reports the source serving, calculates the 100-gram comparison from the same record, and scales household portions by their listed gram weights.
About the serving label: USDA describes the underlying portion as “Typical reported amount.” We display it as “USDA reference amount” to make clear that it is a database comparison point—not a suggested portion or a claim about what most people should eat.
Data cycle: 2021–2023, published 2024-10-31
FoodData Central ID: 2706796
FNDDS food code: 27445220
It does not reconstruct every possible recipe or infer your plate’s weight. Preparation and recipe differences belong in the uncertainty explanation, not hidden decimal places.
Source release 2024-10-31. Read the full nutrition methodology.