Panda Express nutrition comparison

Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared

Sort direct official rows by calories without hiding serving size or the sodium and protein tradeoffs.

Nutrition information source: Panda Express official nutrition table: view the official nutrition table.

Retrieved August 18, 2026. Values below preserve the serving definitions printed in that file.

Start with the calorie order and the printed portion

The selected rows ascend from Super Greens at 130 calories to Kung Pao Chicken at 320. Between them are Broccoli Beef at 150, Cream Cheese Rangoon at 190, String Bean Chicken at 210, and Grilled Teriyaki Chicken at 275. This is a serving-level sort, not a per-ounce claim.

The calorie-gap column uses Super Greens as the zero point. It shows that Broccoli Beef is only 20 calories higher, while Kung Pao Chicken is 190 higher. Protein and sodium remain beside the ranking because a smaller calorie value does not automatically answer which entree, side, or appetizer fits the intended order.

Selected Panda Express source servings ranked by calories. The calorie gap is measured against the 130-calorie Super Greens row.
RankItemPublished servingCaloriesCalories above lowestProteinSodium
1Super Greens10.00 oz13009g370mg
2Broccoli Beef5.44 oz150+2015g520mg
3Cream Cheese Rangoon2.40 oz190+605g180mg
4String Bean Chicken5.60 oz210+8012g560mg
5Grilled Teriyaki Chicken6.00 oz275+14533g470mg
6Kung Pao Chicken6.73 oz320+19017g1050mg

Change the side before trimming around the edges

One published Chow Mein serving lists 600 calories; one Super Greens serving lists 130. Replacing the former with the latter saves 470 calories by direct subtraction. The serving weights differ, so the result describes the menu choice as published rather than equal ounces of food.

This side swap also changes protein, carbohydrate, fat, fiber, and sodium. A calorie-control plan should therefore record the whole selected row instead of subtracting 470 calories while silently retaining Chow Mein's other nutrients. Half portions and mixed sides are outside this calculation unless the restaurant supplies their exact serving values.

Use entree swaps with like-for-like menu roles

Orange Chicken lists 510 calories for 5.92 oz; Broccoli Beef lists 150 for 5.44 oz. Choosing the latter reduces the published-serving total by 360 calories. String Bean Chicken provides another entree comparison at 210, a 300-calorie reduction from Orange Chicken.

Cream Cheese Rangoon is low in this six-row calorie sort, but it is an appetizer serving of three pieces rather than an entree replacement. Treating its 190 calories as a complete-meal recommendation would misuse the ranking. The same caution applies to comparing a 10-ounce vegetable side directly with a smaller entree without considering the rest of the order.

Build the controlled total explicitly

Pick a realistic side, add one intended entree serving, include appetizers, sauces, drinks, and extra quantities, then compare the resulting sum with the alternative order. Do not begin with the smallest isolated number and assume the plate inherits it. A specific swap is useful only when the removed and added rows are both named.

Keep the calorie saving attached to the replacement rather than treating it as permission for an untracked addition. For example, the Chow Mein-to-Super Greens difference remains 470 calories only while the quantities stay at one published serving each. Doubling the entree, adding rangoons, or selecting a sweetened beverage creates a new total that must be rebuilt from its own rows.

The conclusion is narrow: among the displayed direct servings, Super Greens is the lowest-calorie side and Broccoli Beef is the lowest-calorie entree. Current recipes, restaurant portions, allergies, ingredients, and personal energy needs are not established by this frozen table.

Complete-dataset audit for Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared

The v7 audit behind Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared reads all 179 in-scope JSON records from Panda Express's frozen file, preserves each printed serving and category, and orders them by calories from lowest to highest. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared audit does not stop after a convenient top six. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared full ranking includes records whose menu roles differ, so rank, name, serving, category, direct value, and derived value remain attached to the same row. For Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, 178 records have a numeric value that supports ordering; any remaining source value stays visible at the end rather than being converted into zero.

In Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, the first numeric position is Coca-Cola Zero Sugar - Kids at 0 for 12.00 oz; the final numeric position is Fried Rice at 620 for 11.00 oz. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared endpoints describe the frozen dataset, not nationwide availability or a promise about a specific store. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared ties remain separate source records and are then ordered by name and serving so a reader can reproduce the table without an unstated editorial tie-break.

How Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared reads the derived column

For Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, FDA uses 2,000 calories per day as a general nutrition-label reference and notes that individual calorie needs may be higher or lower. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared percentage column supplies scale for one published serving; it is not a daily meal plan or a claim that a lower-calorie row is nutritionally complete. On Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, the calculation labeled “Share of a 2,000-calorie reference” is performed directly from the visible JSON value, rounded to one decimal place, and never written back into the source data. For Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, a dash means the denominator is zero, the field is null, or the source uses a nonnumeric marker that cannot support exact arithmetic.

The all-item calorie order preserves sides, entrees, appetizers, sauces, and beverages. A lower number is meaningful only after the serving and menu role are matched to the intended order. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared derived column is a second comparison lens, not a substitute for the direct amount. Before using a Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared number, match the serving, preparation, category, and number of portions to the order actually being considered.

A calculated Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared plan with every component named

The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared calculated combination uses Broccoli Beef, Super Greens. Its exact JSON-row sum is 280 calories, 24g protein, 26g carbohydrate, 10g fat, and 890mg sodium. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared total is arithmetic over the named source servings, not a restaurant-published meal record. Recompute the Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared plan if a size, quantity, sauce, side, milk, sweetener, topping, bread, or other component changes.

The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared plan is intentionally explicit because a single favorable row can be overwhelmed by additions. For Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared, record each component once, sum calories and the relevant nutrient in milligrams or grams, and then calculate any percentage from the combined total rather than adding already-rounded percentages. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared sequence keeps direct restaurant disclosures separate from ChainMenu's arithmetic and avoids hidden double counting.

Boundaries of the Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared ranking

Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared is a nutrition comparison, not a medical recommendation, nutrient-content certification, availability database, ingredient statement, allergen assessment, or judgment of overall diet quality. The source files behind Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared do not establish portion accuracy at a particular counter, personal energy needs, taste, price, caffeine where absent, amino-acid quality, or the effect of a customized recipe. The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared complete table improves coverage without creating evidence for those missing questions.

Use the Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared ranking to identify candidates, its selected comparison table to inspect the decision closely, and its calculated plan to test the assembled order. When a current restaurant disclosure differs from the Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared frozen snapshot, the current disclosure controls. A person applying Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared to a clinician-set target should use that target rather than the general reference denominator shown here.

Frequently asked questions

What is the lowest-calorie displayed Panda Express row?

Super Greens is lowest in this selected table at 130 calories for 10.00 oz.

How many calories does the Chow Mein to Super Greens swap save?

Using one published serving of each, the arithmetic difference is 470 calories.

Are calories normalized to equal ounces here?

No. The ranking preserves each official serving, so the serving label must remain attached to every comparison.

Complete JSON ranking

Every record for Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared

The Lower-Calorie Panda Express Items Compared exhaustive table is separate from the editorial word count so large datasets do not turn table labels into prose.

Complete lowest to highest ranking of all 179 in-scope JSON records by calories. A dash means the source value cannot support the derived calculation.
RankItemServingCategoryCaloriesShare of a 2,000-calorie reference
1Coca-Cola Zero Sugar - Kids12.00 ozBeverages00.0%
2Coca-Cola Zero Sugar - Large42.00 ozBeverages00.0%
3Coca-Cola Zero Sugar - Medium30.00 ozBeverages00.0%
4Coca-Cola Zero Sugar - Small22.00 ozBeverages00.0%
5Diet Coke - Kids12.00 ozBeverages00.0%
6Diet Coke - Large42.00 ozBeverages00.0%
7Diet Coke - Medium30.00 ozBeverages00.0%
8Diet Coke - Small22.00 ozBeverages00.0%
9Glaceau Vitaminwater Squeezed Zero - Kids12.00 ozBeverages00.0%
10Gold Peak Premium Unsweetened Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages00.0%
11Gold Peak Premium Unsweetened Tea - Large42.00 ozBeverages00.0%
12Gold Peak Premium Unsweetened Tea - Medium30.00 ozBeverages00.0%
13Gold Peak Premium Unsweetened Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages00.0%
14Sprite Zero - Kids12.00 ozBeverages00.0%
15Black Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages50.2%
16Black Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages50.2%
17Glaceau Vitaminwater Squeezed Zero - Medium30.00 ozBeverages50.2%
18Glaceau Vitaminwater Squeezed Zero - Small22.00 ozBeverages50.2%
19Minute Maid Light Lemonade - Kids12.00 ozBeverages50.2%
20Passionfruit Mango Black Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages50.2%
21Passionfruit Mango Black Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages50.2%
22Soy Sauce0.21 ozMore50.2%
23Sprite Zero - Medium30.00 ozBeverages50.2%
24Sprite Zero - Small22.00 ozBeverages50.2%
25Black Tea - Large40.00 ozBeverages100.5%
26Black Tea - Medium32.00 ozBeverages100.5%
27Chili Sauce0.25 ozMore100.5%
28Glaceau Vitaminwater Squeezed Zero - Large42.00 ozBeverages100.5%
29Hot Mustard0.25 ozMore100.5%
30Lemon Green Tea - Medium32.00 ozBeverages100.5%
31Lemon Green Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages100.5%
32Minute Maid Light Lemonade - Small22.00 ozBeverages100.5%
33Passionfruit Mango Black Tea - Medium32.00 ozBeverages100.5%
34Potsticker Sauce0.40 ozMore100.5%
35Sprite Zero - Large42.00 ozBeverages100.5%
36Lemon Green Tea - Large40.00 ozBeverages150.8%
37Minute Maid Light Lemonade - Medium30.00 ozBeverages150.8%
38Passionfruit Mango Black Tea - Large40.00 ozBeverages150.8%
39Fortune Cookie0.18 ozMore201.0%
40Minute Maid Light Lemonade - Large42.00 ozBeverages201.0%
41Tree Top Apple Crisps0.34 ozMore402.0%
42Super Greens - Cub Meal Entree5.25 ozVegetables603.0%
43Steamed Ginger Fish - Cub Meal2.00 ozSeafood703.5%
44Sweet & Sour Sauce1.80 ozMore703.5%
45Teriyaki Sauce1.80 ozMore703.5%
46FUZE Lemon Black Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages804.0%
47FUZE Raspberry Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages804.0%
48Powerade Fruit Punch - Kids12.00 ozBeverages804.0%
49Powerade Mountain Berry Blast - Kids12.00 ozBeverages804.0%
50Super Greens - Cub Meal7.50 ozSides904.5%
51Super Greens Entree7.00 ozVegetables904.5%
52Broccoli Beef - Cub Meal4.10 ozBeef1105.5%
53Hot & Sour Soup - Cup12.20 ozSoup1206.0%
54Black Pepper Sirloin Steak - Cub Meal3.85 ozBeef1306.5%
55Seagram'S Ginger Ale - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1306.5%
56Super Greens10.00 ozSides1306.5%
57Dr Pepper - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1407.0%
58Potato Chicken - Cub Meal3.90 ozChicken1407.0%
59Sprite - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1407.0%
60Wok-Fired Shrimp - Cub Meal4.50 ozSeafood1407.0%
61Apple Pie Roll1.94 ozMore1507.5%
62Broccoli Beef5.44 ozBeef1507.5%
63Cherry Coca-Cola - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
64Coca-Cola - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
65Fanta Fruit Punch - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
66Fanta Orange - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
67FUZE Lemon Black Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
68FUZE Raspberry Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
69Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
70Powerade Fruit Punch - Small22.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
71Powerade Mountain Berry Blast - Small22.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
72Sweet Tea - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1507.5%
73Barq'S Root Beer - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1608.0%
74Chicken Potsticker (3 Pcs)3.30 ozAppetizers1608.0%
75Fanta Orange (PR only) - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1608.0%
76Fanta Strawberry (TX only) - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1608.0%
77Fanta Strawberry - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1608.0%
78Minute Maid Lemonade - Kids12.00 ozBeverages1608.0%
79String Bean Chicken Breast - Cub Meal4.20 ozChicken Breast1608.0%
80Hot & Sour Soup - Bowl17.40 ozSoup1708.5%
81Mushroom Chicken - Cub Meal4.30 ozChicken1708.5%
82Black Pepper Sirloin Steak5.10 ozBeef1809.0%
83Cream Cheese Rangoon (3 Pcs)2.40 ozAppetizers1909.5%
84Potato Chicken5.20 ozChicken1909.5%
85Wok-Fired Shrimp6.00 ozSeafood1909.5%
86Mango Guava Tea24.00 ozBeverages1959.8%
87Black Pepper Chicken - Cub Meal4.60 ozChicken20010.0%
88Chicken Egg Roll (1 Roll)2.75 ozAppetizers20010.0%
89Powerade Fruit Punch - Medium30.00 ozBeverages20010.0%
90Steamed Ginger Fish6.00 ozSeafood20010.0%
91FUZE Lemon Black Tea - Medium30.00 ozBeverages21010.5%
92FUZE Raspberry Tea - Medium30.00 ozBeverages21010.5%
93Grilled Teriyaki Chicken - Cub Meal4.50 ozChicken21010.5%
94Peach Lychee Refresher24.00 ozBeverages21010.5%
95Powerade Mountain Berry Blast - Medium30.00 ozBeverages21010.5%
96String Bean Chicken Breast5.60 ozChicken Breast21010.5%
97Watermelon Mango Refresher24.00 ozBeverages21010.5%
98Kung Pao Chicken - Cub Meal5.05 ozChicken22011.0%
99Mushroom Chicken5.70 ozChicken22011.0%
100Honey Walnut Shrimp - Cub Meal3.30 ozSeafood24012.0%
101Pomegranate Pineapple Lemonade24.00 ozBeverages24012.0%
102Seagram'S Ginger Ale - Small22.00 ozBeverages24012.0%
103Vegetable Spring Roll (2 Rolls)3.50 ozAppetizers24012.0%
104Eggplant Tofu - Cub Meal4.60 ozVegetables25012.5%
105Honey Sesame Chicken Breast - Cub Meal4.00 ozChicken Breast25012.5%
106Sprite - Small22.00 ozBeverages25012.5%
107Teriyaki Chicken - Cub Meal4.50 ozChicken25012.5%
108Dr Pepper - Small22.00 ozBeverages26013.0%
109Coca-Cola - Small22.00 ozBeverages27013.5%
110Fanta Orange - Small22.00 ozBeverages27013.5%
111Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast - Cub Meal4.10 ozChicken Breast27013.5%
112Sweetfire Chicken Breast - Cub Meal4.40 ozChicken Breast27013.5%
113Grilled Teriyaki Chicken6.00 ozChicken27513.8%
114Black Pepper Chicken6.30 ozChicken28014.0%
115Cherry Coca-Cola - Small22.00 ozBeverages28014.0%
116Fanta Fruit Punch - Small22.00 ozBeverages28014.0%
117Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch - Small22.00 ozBeverages28014.0%
118Powerade Fruit Punch - Large42.00 ozBeverages28014.0%
119Sweet Tea - Small22.00 ozBeverages28014.0%
120Barq'S Root Beer - Small22.00 ozBeverages29014.5%
121Fanta Strawberry - Small22.00 ozBeverages29014.5%
122Minute Maid Lemonade - Small22.00 ozBeverages29014.5%
123Powerade Mountain Berry Blast - Large42.00 ozBeverages29014.5%
124Broccoli Beef Cub Meal (White Rice, Super Greens, Broccoli Beef, Apple Crisps, Bottled Water)9.5 ozCub Meals30015.0%
125Chow Fun - Cub Meal6.20 ozSides30015.0%
126Fanta Orange (PR only) - Small22.00 ozBeverages30015.0%
127Fanta Strawberry (TX only) - Small22.00 ozBeverages30015.0%
128FUZE Lemon Black Tea - Large42.00 ozBeverages30015.0%
129FUZE Raspberry Tea - Large42.00 ozBeverages30015.0%
130Sweet & Sour Chicken Breast5.50 ozChicken Breast30015.0%
131Kung Pao Chicken6.73 ozChicken32016.0%
132Seagram'S Ginger Ale - Medium30.00 ozBeverages32016.0%
133Eggplant Tofu6.10 ozVegetables34017.0%
134Honey Sesame Chicken Breast5.30 ozChicken Breast34017.0%
135Sprite - Meddium30.00 ozBeverages34017.0%
136Teriyaki Chicken6.00 ozChicken34017.0%
137Beijing Beef - Cub Meal4.20 ozBeef36018.0%
138Dr Pepper - Medium30.00 ozBeverages36018.0%
139Sweetfire Chicken Breast5.80 ozChicken Breast36018.0%
140Coca-Cola - Medium30.00 ozBeverages37018.5%
141Fanta Orange - Medium30.00 ozBeverages37018.5%
142Cherry Coca-Cola - Medium30.00 ozBeverages38019.0%
143Fanta Fruit Punch - Medium30.00 ozBeverages38019.0%
144Orange Chicken - Cub Meal4.44 ozChicken38019.0%
145Fanta Strawberry - Medium30.00 ozBeverages39019.5%
146Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch - Medium30.00 ozBeverages39019.5%
147Minute Maid Lemonade - Medium30.00 ozBeverages39019.5%
148White Steamed Rice - Cub Meal8.25 ozSides39019.5%
149Grilled Teriyaki Chicken Cub Meal (Chow Mein, Super Greens, Grilled Teriyaki Chicken, Apple Crisps, Bottled Water)9.3 ozCub Meals40020.0%
150Chow Fun8.50 ozSides41020.5%
151Fanta Orange (PR only) - Medium30.00 ozBeverages41020.5%
152Fanta Strawberry (TX only) - Medium30.00 ozBeverages41020.5%
153Sweet Tea - Medium32.00 ozBeverages41020.5%
154Hot Orange Chicken - Cub Meal4.44 ozChicken41520.8%
155Honey Walnut Shrimp4.39 ozSeafood43021.5%
156Chow Mein - Cub Meal8.25 ozSides44022.0%
157Seagram'S Ginger Ale - Large42.00 ozBeverages45022.5%
158Fried Rice - Cub Meal8.25 ozSides46623.3%
159Beijing Beef5.60 ozBeef47023.5%
160Sprite - Large42.00 ozBeverages47023.5%
161Dr Pepper - Large42.00 ozBeverages50025.0%
162Coca-Cola - Large42.00 ozBeverages51025.5%
163Orange Chicken5.92 ozChicken51025.5%
164Sweet Tea - Large40.00 ozBeverages51025.5%
165Fanta Orange - Large42.00 ozBeverages52026.0%
166White Steamed Rice11.00 ozSides52026.0%
167Fanta Fruit Punch - Large42.00 ozBeverages53026.5%
168Cherry Coca-Cola - Large42.00 ozBeverages54027.0%
169Hi-C Flashin Fruit Punch - Large42.00 ozBeverages54027.0%
170Fanta Strawberry - Large42.00 ozBeverages55027.5%
171Hot Orange Chicken5.92 ozChicken55027.5%
172Minute Maid Lemonade - Large42.00 ozBeverages55027.5%
173Barq'S Root Beer - Large42.00 ozBeverages56028.0%
174Fanta Orange (PR only) - Large42.00 ozBeverages57028.5%
175Fanta Strawberry (TX only) - Large42.00 ozBeverages57028.5%
176Orange Chicken Cub Meal (White Rice, Super Greens, Orange Chicken, Apple Crisps, Bottled Water)9.5 ozCub Meals58029.0%
177Chow Mein11.00 ozSides60030.0%
178Fried Rice11.00 ozSides62031.0%
179Lemon Green Tea - Kids—Beverages——