Chinese chicken balls can contain significant calories.
Image Credit: Tapsiful/iStock/Getty Images Chicken balls, usually made in sweet and sour sauce, are a common food in Chinese cuisine. They are typically breaded and deep fried, and can be high in calories.
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Sweet and Sour
Two chicken balls in sweet and sour sauce have 162 calories and 5 g of protein. Additionally, the chicken balls have slightly more than two-thirds of the daily recommended vitamin C intake, according to the My Fitness Pal.
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No Sweet and Sour
Twelve deep-fried chicken balls without sweet and sour sauce can have up to 1,800 calories, according to Restaurant Confidential and the Center for Science in the Public Interest. The meal also can have 20 g of saturated fat and 2,700 mg of sodium. Eating four of these is the equivalent of a 10-piece McDonald’s chicken McNuggets meal.
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Consderations
Restaurant Confidential says some dishes at Chinese restaurants have high amounts of sodium as well as breading and batter. It recommends having foods stir-fried rather than deep-fried, and not adding salt.
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references & resources
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Chinese Restaurant Food
My Fitness Pal: Calories in Chinese Food Chicken Balls with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinatown Connection: Chinese Food Nutrition
references & resources
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Chinese Restaurant Food
My Fitness Pal: Calories in Chinese Food Chicken Balls with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinatown Connection: Chinese Food Nutrition
Chinese chicken balls can contain significant calories.
Image Credit: Tapsiful/iStock/Getty Images
Image Credit: Tapsiful/iStock/Getty Images
Center for Science in the Public Interest: Chinese Restaurant Food
My Fitness Pal: Calories in Chinese Food Chicken Balls with Sweet and Sour Sauce
Chinatown Connection: Chinese Food Nutrition
