Brie vs. Fajita — In-Depth Nutrition Comparison

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How are brie and fajita different?

Brie is higher in vitamin B12, vitamin B2, calcium, folate, and vitamin A; however, fajita is richer in vitamin B3, phosphorus, vitamin B6, and choline.
Daily need coverage for saturated fat for brie is 79% higher.
Fajita has less saturated fat.
Brie has a lower glycemic index (0) than fajita (42).

Cheese, brie 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.

Brie

Fajita

Contains more CalciumCalcium	+1315.4%
Contains more ZincZinc	+73.7%
Contains less SodiumSodium	-21.3%

Contains more PotassiumPotassium	+86.8%
Contains more IronIron	+98%
Contains more CopperCopper	+57.9%
Contains more PhosphorusPhosphorus	+47.3%
Contains more ManganeseManganese	+94.1%
Contains more SeleniumSelenium	+15.2%

~equal in Magnesium ~22mg

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.

Brie

Fajita

Contains more Vitamin DVitamin D	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin AVitamin A	+∞%
Contains more Vitamin B2Vitamin B2	+144.1%
Contains more Vitamin B12Vitamin B12	+205.6%
Contains more Vitamin KVitamin K	+1050%
Contains more FolateFolate	+1525%

Contains more Vitamin B1Vitamin B1	+42.9%
Contains more Vitamin B3Vitamin B3	+1157.6%
Contains more Vitamin B6Vitamin B6	+64.7%

~equal in Vitamin C ~0mg

~equal in Vitamin E ~0.22mg

~equal in Vitamin B5 ~0.726mg

All nutrients comparison - raw data values

Nutrient			DV% diff.
Saturated fat	17.41g	1.596g	72%
Vitamin B12	1.65µg	0.54µg	46%
Fats	27.68g	5.73g	34%
Vitamin B3	0.38mg	4.779mg	27%
Vitamin B2	0.52mg	0.213mg	24%
Vitamin A	174µg	0µg	19%
Calcium	184mg	13mg	17%
Folate	65µg	4µg	15%
Monounsaturated fat	8.013g	2.333g	14%
Phosphorus	188mg	277mg	13%
Vitamin B6	0.235mg	0.387mg	12%
Calories	334kcal	135kcal	10%
Choline	15.4mg	67.8mg	10%
Zinc	2.38mg	1.37mg	9%
Sodium	629mg	799mg	7%
Iron	0.5mg	0.99mg	6%
Protein	20.75g	18.56g	4%
Cholesterol	100mg	88mg	4%
Potassium	152mg	284mg	4%
Selenium	14.5µg	16.7µg	4%
Vitamin D*	20 IU		3%
Vitamin D	0.5µg		3%
Vitamin B1	0.07mg	0.1mg	3%
Vitamin K	2.3µg	0.2µg	2%
Polyunsaturated fat	0.826g	1.089g	2%
Carbs	0.45g	2.23g	1%
Copper	0.019mg	0.03mg	1%
Manganese	0.034mg	0.066mg	1%
Vitamin B5	0.69mg	0.726mg	1%
Protein per 100 calories	6.2g	14g	N/A
Calories per 10 g protein	161kcal	73kcal	N/A
Weight per 100 calories	30g	74g	N/A
Unsaturated / Saturated Fat ratio	0.51	2.1	N/A
Net carbs	0.45g	2.23g	N/A
Magnesium	20mg	22mg	0%
Sugar	0.45g	0g	N/A
Vitamin E	0.24mg	0.22mg	0%
Tryptophan	0.322mg	0.2mg	0%
Threonine	0.751mg	0.452mg	0%
Isoleucine	1.015mg	0.813mg	0%
Leucine	1.929mg	1.56mg	0%
Lysine	1.851mg	1.857mg	0%
Methionine	0.592mg	0.552mg	0%
Phenylalanine	1.158mg	0.763mg	0%
Valine	1.34mg	0.847mg	0%
Histidine	0.716mg	0.68mg	0%
Omega-3 - DPA	0g	0.007g	N/A
Omega-6 - Eicosadienoic acid		0.01g	N/A