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Blood Sugar Impact of General Tso's Chicken

This food has a high impact on blood sugar and may cause a rapid spike. Consider pairing with protein or fat to moderate the impact.

Frozen Dinners & Entrees H.J. Heinz Company Branded
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Grams
per serving

Key Nutrients

Per 255.0g serving
Nutrient Amount
per serving
Carbs 45.0g
Sugars 8.0g
Fiber 3.1g
Protein 13.0g
Fat 8.0g

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Nutritional Information

Complete nutritional breakdown per serving based on USDA data.

Serving size 255.0 Gg

Calories 301

% Daily Value*

Total Fat 8.0g 10%
Saturated Fat 1.5g 8%
Trans Fat 0.0g
Monounsaturated Fat 2.0g
Polyunsaturated Fat 4.0g
Cholesterol 20.4mg 7%
Sodium 708.9mg 31%
Total Carbohydrates 45.0g 16%
Dietary Fiber 3.1g 11%
Total Sugars 8.0g

* 33.9g of carbohydrates not detailed in USDA data

Protein 13.0g 26%
Calcium 300.9mg 23%
Iron 1.8mg 10%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

INGREDIENTS:

SAUCE (WATER, REDUCED SODIUM SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID], SUGAR, GREEN ONIONS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALTED MIRIN WINE [SAKE (WATER, RICE, KOJI [ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE]), SUGAR, WATER, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT], SHERRY WINE [SHERRY WINE, SALT, SULFITES], GARLIC, SOYBEAN OIL, ROASTED SESAME OIL, SALTED CHILI PEPPER [CHILI PEPPERS, SALT], GINGER, SESAME SEEDS, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED CHILE DE ARBOL PEPPERS, ONION JUICE CONCENTRATE, RICE VINEGAR, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, ACETIC ACID, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, FLAVORING, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, GARLIC POWDER, TURMERIC), COOKED ENRICHED RICE (WATER, ENRICHED WHITE RICE [WHITE RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID]), COOKED SESAME FLAVORED BREADED CHICKEN TENDERLOINS (CHICKEN TENDERLOINS, WATER, SESAME SEASONING [SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), CHICKEN STOCK, MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SESAME OIL, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, GINGER, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR], ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN WITH LESS THAN 2% SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE, AND LACTIC ACID] LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], DRIED GARLIC, YEAST, DRIED ONION, SOYBEAN OIL), BROCCOLI, RED BELL PEPPERS.

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Vitamins & Minerals

Micronutrient content per serving, shown as a percentage of recommended daily values.

Vitamins

Vitamin C 4% DV
Vitamin A 17% DV

Minerals

Calcium 12% DV
Iron 4% DV
* % Daily Values based on 2,000 calorie diet

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Ingredient Analysis

Breakdown of ingredients and processing level to help you understand what's in this food.

Total Ingredients
91
Processing Level
Moderately Processed

SAUCE (WATER, REDUCED SODIUM SOY SAUCE [WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, VINEGAR, LACTIC ACID], SUGAR, GREEN ONIONS, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALTED MIRIN WINE [SAKE (WATER, RICE, KOJI [ASPERGILLUS ORYZAE]), SUGAR, WATER, SALT, YEAST EXTRACT], SHERRY WINE [SHERRY WINE, SALT, SULFITES], GARLIC, SOYBEAN OIL, ROASTED SESAME OIL, SALTED CHILI PEPPER [CHILI PEPPERS, SALT], GINGER, SESAME SEEDS, XANTHAN GUM, DEHYDRATED CHILE DE ARBOL PEPPERS, ONION JUICE CONCENTRATE, RICE VINEGAR, SALT, HYDROLYZED SOY AND CORN PROTEIN, ACETIC ACID, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, AUTOLYZED YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, FLAVORING, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, GARLIC POWDER, TURMERIC), COOKED ENRICHED RICE (WATER, ENRICHED WHITE RICE [WHITE RICE, IRON, NIACIN, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, FOLIC ACID]), COOKED SESAME FLAVORED BREADED CHICKEN TENDERLOINS (CHICKEN TENDERLOINS, WATER, SESAME SEASONING [SALT, YEAST EXTRACT, SUGAR, DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, WHEAT, SALT), CHICKEN STOCK, MALTODEXTRIN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SESAME OIL, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, GINGER, CHICKEN FAT, NATURAL FLAVOR], ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN WITH LESS THAN 2% SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SALT, ENRICHED BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, DEXTROSE, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR [MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, SILICON DIOXIDE, AND LACTIC ACID] LEAVENING [SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, MONOCALCIUM PHOSPHATE], DRIED GARLIC, YEAST, DRIED ONION, SOYBEAN OIL), BROCCOLI, RED BELL PEPPERS.

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Data Details

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About Our Food Data

All nutritional data comes from the USDA Food Database. Some branded products contain self-reported information that may not be perfectly accurate. Food details are inherently difficult to measure precisely, so we do our best to provide reliable information and use the data quality score below to help you assess accuracy.

Brand H.J. Heinz Company
Data Source Branded
Data Quality Score 100/100
Quality Tier High
USDA Food Record ID 1648551

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