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Biscuit vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are biscuits and fajita different?

  • Biscuits are higher in iron, calcium, vitamin B1, folate, and manganese; however, fajita is richer in vitamin B6, vitamin B12, and phosphorus.
  • Daily need coverage for cholesterol for fajita is 28% higher.
  • Biscuits contain 18 times more calcium than fajita. While biscuits contain 235mg of calcium, fajita contains only 13mg.
  • Fajita has less saturated fat.

Biscuits, plain or buttermilk, prepared from recipe and USDA Commodity, chicken fajita strips, frozen are the varieties used in this article.

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Mineral Comparison

Mineral comparison score is based on the number of minerals by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 13% 71% 11% 109% 27% 15% 70% 76% 49% 106%
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Magnesium Magnesium Calcium Calcium Potassium Potassium Iron Iron Copper Copper Zinc Zinc Phosphorus Phosphorus Sodium Sodium Manganese Manganese Selenium Selenium 16% 3.9% 25% 37% 10% 37% 119% 104% 8.6% 91%
Contains more CalciumCalcium +1707.7%
Contains more IronIron +192.9%
Contains more CopperCopper +173.3%
Contains less SodiumSodium -27.4%
Contains more ManganeseManganese +472.7%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium +16.8%
Contains more MagnesiumMagnesium +22.2%
Contains more PotassiumPotassium +134.7%
Contains more ZincZinc +153.7%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus +68.9%

Vitamin Comparison

Vitamin comparison score is based on the number of vitamins by which one or the other food is richer. The "coverage" charts below show how much of the daily needs can be covered by 300 grams of the food.
Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0.67% 0% 0% 0% 89% 72% 55% 17% 8.1% 10% 0% 46% 0%
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Vitamin C Vit. C Vitamin A Vit. A Vitamin E Vit. E Vitamin D Vit. D Vitamin B1 Vit. B1 Vitamin B2 Vit. B2 Vitamin B3 Vit. B3 Vitamin B5 Vit. B5 Vitamin B6 Vit. B6 Vitamin B12 Vit. B12 Vitamin K Vit. K Folate Folate Choline Choline 0% 0% 4.4% 0% 25% 49% 90% 44% 89% 68% 0.5% 3% 37%
Contains more Vitamin CVitamin C +∞%
Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1 +256%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2 +45.5%
Contains more FolateFolate +1425%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3 +62.1%
Contains more Vitamin B5Vitamin B5 +154.7%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6 +1005.7%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12 +575%
~equal in Vitamin A ~0µg
~equal in Vitamin D ~µg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient Biscuit Fajita DV% diff.
Cholesterol 3mg 88mg 28%
Vitamin B6 0.035mg 0.387mg 27%
Iron 2.9mg 0.99mg 24%
Protein 7g 18.56g 23%
Calcium 235mg 13mg 22%
Vitamin B1 0.356mg 0.1mg 21%
Polyunsaturated fat 4.163g 1.089g 20%
Vitamin B12 0.08µg 0.54µg 19%
Fats 16.3g 5.73g 16%
Phosphorus 164mg 277mg 16%
Carbs 44.6g 2.23g 14%
Folate 61µg 4µg 14%
Manganese 0.378mg 0.066mg 14%
Saturated fat 4.324g 1.596g 12%
Choline 67.8mg 12%
Monounsaturated fat 6.93g 2.333g 11%
Vitamin B3 2.949mg 4.779mg 11%
Calories 353kcal 135kcal 11%
Sodium 580mg 799mg 10%
Vitamin B5 0.285mg 0.726mg 9%
Zinc 0.54mg 1.37mg 8%
Vitamin B2 0.31mg 0.213mg 7%
Copper 0.082mg 0.03mg 6%
Fiber 1.5g 0g 6%
Selenium 19.5µg 16.7µg 5%
Potassium 121mg 284mg 5%
Vitamin E 0.22mg 1%
Magnesium 18mg 22mg 1%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0mg 0%
Net carbs 43.1g 2.23g N/A
Sugar 2.18g 0g N/A
Vitamin K 0.2µg 0%
Tryptophan 0.087mg 0.2mg 0%
Threonine 0.211mg 0.452mg 0%
Isoleucine 0.273mg 0.813mg 0%
Leucine 0.514mg 1.56mg 0%
Lysine 0.226mg 1.857mg 0%
Methionine 0.132mg 0.552mg 0%
Phenylalanine 0.347mg 0.763mg 0%
Valine 0.313mg 0.847mg 0%
Histidine 0.161mg 0.68mg 0%
Omega-3 - DPA 0g 0.007g N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid 0.01g N/A

Macronutrient Comparison

Macronutrient breakdown side-by-side comparison
7% 16% 45% 29% 3%
Protein: 7 g
Fats: 16.3 g
Carbs: 44.6 g
Water: 28.9 g
Other: 3.2 g
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19% 6% 2% 71% 3%
Protein: 18.56 g
Fats: 5.73 g
Carbs: 2.23 g
Water: 70.6 g
Other: 2.88 g
Contains more FatsFats +184.5%
Contains more CarbsCarbs +1900%
Contains more ProteinProtein +165.1%
Contains more WaterWater +144.3%
~equal in Other ~2.88g

Fat Type Comparison

Fat type breakdown side-by-side comparison
28% 45% 27%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 4.324 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 6.93 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 4.163 g
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32% 46% 22%
Saturated fat: Sat. Fat 1.596 g
Monounsaturated fat: Mono. Fat 2.333 g
Polyunsaturated fat: Poly. Fat 1.089 g
Contains more Mono. FatMonounsaturated fat +197%
Contains more Poly. FatPolyunsaturated fat +282.3%
Contains less Sat. FatSaturated fat -63.1%

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References

All the values for which the sources are not specified explicitly are taken from FDA’s Food Central. The exact link to the food presented on this page can be found below.

  1. Biscuit - https://fdc.nal.usda.gov/fdc-app.html#/food-details/172670/nutrients

All the Daily Values are presented for males aged 31-50, for 2000-calorie diets.

Data provided by FoodStruct.com should be considered and used as information only. Please consult your physician before beginning any diet.