How many calories are in Sweet and Sour Chicken?

• The number of calories in Sweet and Sour Chicken depends on the recipe. Most recipes are around 500 calories per serving.
  
  

Nutritional Value

• Calories 494
  Protein 33.8g
  Carbohydrates 81.2g
  Dietary Fiber 2.2g
  Sugar 21.4g
  Fat Total 2.8g
  Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.5
  Saturated Fat 2.3g
  Mono-unsaturated Fat 2.7g
  Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 3.5
  Poly-unsaturated Fat 2.1g
  % Calories from Fat 5.3%
  Cholesterol 66mg
  Sodium 412mg
  
  

Vitamins

• Vitamins % RDA Minerals % RDA
  Vitamin A 457 IU 9%
  Calcium 47mg 5%
  Thiamin (B1) 2.16mg 144%
  Copper 2.57mg 129%
  Riboflavin (B2) 1.95mg 114%
  Iron 3.8mg 21%
  Niacin (B3) 17.2mg 86%
  Magnesium 70mg 17%
  Vitamin B6 3.01mg 151%
  Manganese 2.42mg 97%
  Vitamin B12 0.53mcg 27%
  Phosphorus 346mg 35%
  Vitamin C 19.9mg 33%
  Potassium 583mg 17%
  Vitamin E 2.5 IU 8%
  Selenium 47.4mcg 68%
  Folate 23mcg 11%
  Pantothentic Acid 2.10mg 21%
  
  

Recipe for Sweet and Sour Chicken

• The recipe for the above mentioned nutritional value, can be found at http://www.mealsforyou.com: Sweet and Sour Chicken Recipe.
  
  

Nutritional Benefits of Sweet and Sour Chicken

• Although the chicken offers protein and iron, the nutritional benefits of the chicken are far outweighed by drawbacks that come from deep frying the chicken The sweet and sour sauce adds mainly calories and sugar.