Orange Chicken Calories & Nutrition Facts

510 calories Orange Chicken

Protein: 16g
Carbs: 53g
Fat: 24g
Sodium: 850mg

Panda Express sells more than 100 million pounds of Orange Chicken a year. It is also an American invention rather than a Chinese dish.

Panda Express publishes 3 versions of this, running from 440 calories (Beyond Orange Chicken) up to 550 calories (Hot Orange Chicken).

Every published Orange Chicken version

Version	Serving	Calories	Fat (g)	Carbs (g)	Protein (g)	Sodium (mg)
Orange Chicken	5.92 oz	510	24	53	16	850
Hot Orange Chicken	5.92 oz	550	27	59	17	950
Beyond Orange Chicken	4.75 oz	440	22	47	13	810

How it compares

Published figures from each chain's own nutrition data.

Panda Express Orange Chicken 510 calories

Panda Express Beijing Beef 470 calories Panda Express Chow Mein 600 calories

Where the Orange Chicken came from

Introduced 1987

Andy Kao developed the recipe around 1987, at about the time Panda Express opened at the Ala Moana Center in Hawaii. It is chopped chicken, battered and fried, then coated in a sweet orange chilli sauce that thickens to a glaze.

Panda Express sells over 100 million pounds of it every year.
It is American-Chinese food rather than Chinese food, and is rarely found in restaurants in China. The journalist Jennifer 8. Lee describes dishes like it as Americanized mutations of the sweet and sour dishes that do exist there.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many calories are in Panda Express Orange Chicken?

510 calories for a standard entrée portion.

How many calories is Beyond Orange Chicken?

440 calories, about 70 fewer than the chicken version.

Is Orange Chicken a real Chinese dish?

No. It is American-Chinese, developed for Panda Express around 1987, and is rarely found in China.

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CalorieLookup.com is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Panda Express. Nutrition figures on this page are Panda Express' own published data (Panda Express official nutrition & allergen page (pandaexpress.com/nutritioninformation) for Sides, Vegetables, and core Chicken/Chicken Breast entrees; supplemented by fastfoodnutrition.org (which cites Panda Express as its nutritional information source) for Beef & Pork, Shrimp & Fish, Appetizers, Sauces & Cookies, Beverages, and additional Chicken/Chicken Breast varieties not exposed on the official page's rendered category list), last verified 2026-08-19. Historical details are drawn from public reference sources. Menu items and recipes change over time and vary by location — confirm with the restaurant before making dietary decisions.