What is Hot Orange Chicken?
Hot Orange Chicken is a chicken entrée. It can be ordered as one of the proteins on a Bowl, Plate, or Bigger Plate.
Nutrition breakdown
Ranking the listed macros by estimated calories (4 calories per gram of protein or carbohydrate, 9 per gram of fat), carbohydrates about 236 calories from 59g, fat about 225 calories from 25g, and protein about 68 calories from 17g. Carbohydrates are the largest energy source in this serving.
Those estimated macro calories add up to about 529, compared with the listed total of 550. Gaps like that are usually rounding in the published values.
Sugar is listed at 22g, which is 37% of the 59g of carbohydrates in this serving.
This serving is 28% of a 2,000 calorie daily reference used on nutrition labels. That reference is a labeling tool, not a personal calorie target.
Serving size and portion context
The published serving size for Hot Orange Chicken is 5.92 oz. The nutrition table on this page is for that serving, not for an entire Bowl or Plate.
A Cub Meal listing also exists: Hot Orange Chicken - Cub Meal is 4.44 oz and 415 calories, compared with 5.92 oz and 550 calories for this serving.
A Bowl uses one side plus one entrée. A Plate uses one side plus two entrées. A Bigger Plate uses one side plus three entrées. Adding Hot Orange Chicken fills one of those slots.
How Hot Orange Chicken compares with similar items
Potato Chicken at 190 calories, Black Pepper Chicken at 280 calories, Kung Pao Chicken at 320 calories, Teriyaki Chicken at 340 calories, and Orange Chicken at 510 calories. That places Hot Orange Chicken as the highest calorie listing in this group.
Hot Orange Chicken lists 17g of protein. For reference, Potato Chicken at 8g protein, Black Pepper Chicken at 13g protein, Kung Pao Chicken at 17g protein, and Teriyaki Chicken at 41g protein.
How Hot Orange Chicken changes a complete meal
Each line is this entrée plus one listed side serving. A Plate with two entrées would add another entrée on top of these totals.
- Super Greens: 680 calories and 26g protein together
- Chow Mein: 1150 calories and 32g protein together
- Fried Rice: 1170 calories and 30g protein together
Lower and higher calorie comparisons
Choosing Hot Orange Chicken instead of Potato Chicken adds 360 listed calories to that slot.
Allergen information
Published allergen tags for Hot Orange Chicken list Sesame. Shared cooking surfaces can still cause cross contact. Confirm with Panda Express before ordering.
Dietary considerations
Carbohydrates are the largest calorie source in the listed macros for Hot Orange Chicken. That is a description of this serving, not a diet recommendation.
This page only uses the published fields for calories, protein, carbohydrates, total fat, sugar, serving size, and allergen tags. Sodium, fiber, and ingredients are not in the dataset used here, so they are not estimated.
Relevant pairings with Hot Orange Chicken
These are other listed menu items added to Hot Orange Chicken. Each total uses published serving values.
- Chow Fun: 960 calories and 26g protein together
- Mushroom Chicken: 770 calories and 30g protein together
- String Bean Chicken Breast: 760 calories and 29g protein together
Frequently Asked Questions
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How does Hot Orange Chicken compare with Potato Chicken?
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Does Hot Orange Chicken have more protein than Teriyaki Chicken?
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