Chicken fried rice is a dish that primarily consists of chicken and rice, with a few other vegetables. It's a common dish in Asian cuisine and you can prepare it at home if you have a wok. The fat and sodium content of chicken fried rice is highly dependent upon the vegetable oil and soy sauce that the recipe calls for.
Serving Information
SparkPeople provides nutritional information for a typical recipe for chicken fried rice. A serving contains ¼ lb. chicken breast, ½ cup rice, ½ cup peas and carrots, and 3/8 cup scrambled eggs. Each serving of chicken fried rice also contains ¼ tbsp. canola oil and ½ tbsp. soy sauce.
Calories
A serving of chicken fried rice contains 343 calories. This provides 17 percent of the Daily Value, or DV, for calories, assuming the standard intake of 2,000 calories per day. Fat provides 98 calories, protein accounts for 64 calories and carbohydrates make up the remaining 181 calories.
Protein And Carbohydrates
Chicken fried rice contains about 16 g of protein per serving, which provides 32 percent of the DV for protein. It also has about 46g of total carbohydrates, including 2.4 g of dietary fiber. This provides approximately 15 percent of the DV for total carbohydrates and about 10 percent of the DV for dietary fiber.
Fat
A serving of chicken fried rice contains 11 g of fat, which provides about 17 percent of the DV for fat. This total includes 2.4g of saturated fat, or about 12 percent of the DV for saturated fat. Chicken fried rice also has 204mg cholesterol, equal to 68 percent of the DV for cholesterol.
Vitamins And Minerals
This recipe for chicken fried rice has 677 mg sodium per serving, or 28 percent of the DV for sodium. Significant vitamin content in a serving of chicken fried rice includes 139 percent of the DV for vitamin A, 23.4 percent of the DV for selenium and 19.5 percent of the DV for iron.
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