💎 Key Nutrients
What This USDA Entry Represents
This page covers restaurant-style Chinese General Tso's chicken: battered or fried chicken served with a sweet-savory sauce. USDA FoodData Central entry 167675 is a reference for a prepared restaurant dish, not a universal recipe. Sauce, breading, oil, chicken cut and portion size can differ substantially between restaurants, so a menu label or weighed serving may not match this database entry.
General Tso's Chicken Nutrition per 100 g
For 100 g, the recorded values are 295 calories, 12.9 g protein, 23.99 g carbohydrate, and 16.36 g total fat. It also contains 11.6 g total sugars, 0.9 g fiber, 2.8 g saturated fat, 0.09 g trans fat, and 435 mg sodium. The entry includes 53 mg cholesterol, 201 mg potassium and 1.16 mg iron. These are database values for the prepared dish, not a nutrition guarantee for every takeout order.
How to Read a Restaurant Portion
The USDA values are normalized to 100 g, while the page notes that this is approximately one-half cup. A 200 g portion would be about twice the listed calories and macros: 590 calories, 25.8 g protein, 47.98 g carbohydrate and 32.72 g fat, before adding rice or other sides. Weigh the chicken and sauce if you need a closer estimate; rice, egg rolls and drinks must be counted separately.
Sugar, Sodium and Meal Balance
The sauce and breading help explain the recorded 23.99 g carbohydrate and 11.6 g sugars per 100 g. Sodium is 435 mg per 100 g, and a larger order can contain several 100 g units. If you want the dish while keeping the meal more balanced, compare the portion size first and add vegetables or another unsauced side; those choices do not change the nutrition values of this entry.
Compare Like with Like
Use this entry for the prepared restaurant dish as recorded. Plain grilled chicken, unbreaded chicken, extra sauce and fried rice are different foods and should not be substituted for it. When comparing menus, check whether the order includes batter, sauce or rice, then count that component separately; a smaller portion or vegetable side changes the meal total without changing this entry's values.
🧊 Storage Guide
❄️
Fridge
3–4 days
🧊
Freezer
2–3 months
⚠️ Signs of
Spoilage:
- smell: Sour or off odor
- visual: Mold growth, Discoloration
- texture: Slimy surface
- when to discard: Foul smell, Visible mold
🔬 Detailed Nutrition Profile (USDA)
Common Portions
1.00 order
(535.00g)
3.00 pieces
(53.00g)
| Nutrient | Amount | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Water | 45.1500 | g |
| Energy | 295.0000 | kcal |
| Energy | 1233.0000 | kJ |
| Protein | 12.9000 | g |
| Total lipid (fat) | 16.3600 | g |
| Ash | 1.6000 | g |
| Carbohydrate, by difference | 23.9900 | g |
| Fiber, total dietary | 0.9000 | g |
| Total Sugars | 11.6000 | g |
| Sucrose | 10.4600 | g |
| Glucose | 0.6200 | g |
| Fructose | 0.5100 | g |
| Lactose | 0.0000 | g |
| Maltose | 0.0000 | g |
| Galactose | 0.0000 | g |
| Starch | 11.8300 | g |
| Calcium, Ca | 12.0000 | mg |
| Iron, Fe | 1.1600 | mg |
| Magnesium, Mg | 18.0000 | mg |
| Phosphorus, P | 127.0000 | mg |
| Potassium, K | 201.0000 | mg |
| Sodium, Na | 435.0000 | mg |
| Zinc, Zn | 1.3000 | mg |
| Copper, Cu | 0.0460 | mg |
| Manganese, Mn | 0.0750 | mg |
| Selenium, Se | 14.4000 | µg |
| Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid | 1.6000 | mg |
| Thiamin | 0.0270 | mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.1180 | mg |
| Niacin | 2.8530 | mg |
| Pantothenic acid | 0.6170 | mg |
| Vitamin B-6 | 0.2020 | mg |
| Folate, total | 11.0000 | µg |
| Folic acid | 5.0000 | µg |
| Folate, food | 6.0000 | µg |
| Folate, DFE | 15.0000 | µg |
| Choline, total | 41.5000 | mg |
| Betaine | 5.5000 | mg |
| Vitamin B-12 | 0.2200 | µg |
| Vitamin B-12, added | 0.0000 | µg |
| Vitamin A, RAE | 11.0000 | µg |
| Retinol | 7.0000 | µg |
| Carotene, beta | 37.0000 | µg |
| Carotene, alpha | 2.0000 | µg |
| Cryptoxanthin, beta | 9.0000 | µg |
| Vitamin A, IU | 94.0000 | IU |
| Lycopene | 20.0000 | µg |
| Lutein + zeaxanthin | 99.0000 | µg |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 1.2100 | mg |
| Vitamin E, added | 0.0000 | mg |
| Tocopherol, beta | 0.1500 | mg |
| Tocopherol, gamma | 6.1400 | mg |
| Tocopherol, delta | 2.7500 | mg |
| Tocotrienol, alpha | 0.0200 | mg |
| Tocotrienol, beta | 0.0000 | mg |
| Tocotrienol, gamma | 0.0200 | mg |
| Tocotrienol, delta | 0.0000 | mg |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units | 6.0000 | IU |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0.2000 | µg |
| Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) | 0.2000 | µg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 38.2000 | µg |
| Vitamin K (Menaquinone-4) | 7.2000 | µg |
| Fatty acids, total saturated | 2.7600 | g |
| SFA 4:0 | 0.0070 | g |
| SFA 6:0 | 0.0000 | g |
| SFA 8:0 | 0.0080 | g |
| SFA 10:0 | 0.0010 | g |
| SFA 12:0 | 0.0030 | g |
| SFA 14:0 | 0.0290 | g |
| SFA 15:0 | 0.0050 | g |
| SFA 16:0 | 1.9200 | g |
| SFA 17:0 | 0.0160 | g |
| SFA 18:0 | 0.6810 | g |
| SFA 20:0 | 0.0380 | g |
| SFA 22:0 | 0.0390 | g |
| SFA 24:0 | 0.0130 | g |
| Fatty acids, total monounsaturated | 3.8790 | g |
| MUFA 14:1 | 0.0060 | g |
| MUFA 15:1 | 0.0000 | g |
| MUFA 16:1 | 0.1870 | g |
| MUFA 16:1 c | 0.1850 | g |
| MUFA 17:1 | 0.0130 | g |
| MUFA 18:1 | 3.5910 | g |
| MUFA 18:1 c | 3.5620 | g |
| MUFA 20:1 | 0.0720 | g |
| MUFA 22:1 | 0.0070 | g |
| MUFA 22:1 c | 0.0040 | g |
| MUFA 24:1 c | 0.0030 | g |
| Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated | 7.5010 | g |
| PUFA 18:2 | 6.5410 | g |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c | 6.4700 | g |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs | 0.0160 | g |
| PUFA 18:3 | 0.8450 | g |
| PUFA 18:3 n-3 c,c,c (ALA) | 0.8400 | g |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c | 0.0050 | g |
| PUFA 18:4 | 0.0010 | g |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c | 0.0110 | g |
| PUFA 20:3 | 0.0110 | g |
| PUFA 20:3 n-3 | 0.0010 | g |
| PUFA 20:3 n-6 | 0.0100 | g |
| PUFA 20:4 | 0.0600 | g |
| PUFA 20:5 n-3 (EPA) | 0.0050 | g |
| PUFA 22:4 | 0.0150 | g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) | 0.0060 | g |
| PUFA 22:6 n-3 (DHA) | 0.0050 | g |
| Fatty acids, total trans | 0.0900 | g |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic | 0.0340 | g |
| TFA 16:1 t | 0.0020 | g |
| TFA 18:1 t | 0.0290 | g |
| TFA 22:1 t | 0.0030 | g |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined | 0.0560 | g |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic | 0.0560 | g |
| Cholesterol | 53.0000 | mg |
| Tryptophan | 0.1420 | g |
| Threonine | 0.5520 | g |
| Isoleucine | 0.5640 | g |
| Leucine | 1.0260 | g |
| Lysine | 1.0890 | g |
| Methionine | 0.3320 | g |
| Cystine | 0.1440 | g |
| Phenylalanine | 0.5630 | g |
| Tyrosine | 0.3890 | g |
| Valine | 0.6070 | g |
| Arginine | 0.6880 | g |
| Histidine | 0.3330 | g |
| Alanine | 0.7520 | g |
| Aspartic acid | 1.2020 | g |
| Glutamic acid | 2.3990 | g |
| Glycine | 0.6060 | g |
| Proline | 0.4930 | g |
| Serine | 0.5290 | g |
| Alcohol, ethyl | 0.0000 | g |
| Caffeine | 0.0000 | mg |
| Theobromine | 0.0000 | mg |
Source: USDA FoodData Central (FDC ID: 167675)
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